Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Michael Lington to Release New CD "HEAT" on September...

Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Michael Lington to Release New CD "HEAT" on September 2 on Nu Groove Records Featuring Guest Vocals by the Legendary Aaron Neville and American Idol Finalist Ace Young

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
Saxophonist MICHAEL LINGTON will release his new CD HEAT, on
September 2 on Nu Groove, crossing over into the mainstream pop/adult
contemporary realm with vocal collaborations: That's When You Save Me,
an original track penned by hot young songwriter Claude Kelly (Leona
Lewis), performed with soul legend AARON NEVILLE; and a rock-edged
version of Gerry Rafferty's classic Baker Street, with former American
Idol finalist (and Grammy nominated songwriter) ACE YOUNG.

Lington co-produced seven of the tracks on HEAT with legendary
session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, whose credits range from Herbie
Hancock's Possibilities to Chris Botti's To Love Again. Mega producer
Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Grateful Dead) also contributed
three cuts. Veteran musicians on the CD include keyboardist Randy
Waldman, guitarists Michael Thompson and Kim Pierce; bassists Neil
Stubenhaus and Nathan East; and drummers Teddy Campbell and Vinnie
Colaiuta. Lington also introduces two rising female vocalists, U.K.
born Keely Hawkes and Nashville based Janie Clewer.

Since the late 90's, Lington has scored hit after Top 10 hit. A
Copenhagen native, Lington began performing in the U.S. with such
vocalists as Little Richard, Gary "U.S." Bonds and Randy Crawford. His
major breakthrough came with singer Bobby Caldwell, with whom he
played from 1994-1998, and collaborated on the AC hit Tell It Like It
Is. Lington's 2000 breakthrough disc titled Vivid featured the #2 hit
Twice In A Lifetime, and Sunset (Por Do Sol) which reached #4. His
third release Everything Must Change was chosen as one of 2002's top
contemporary jazz recordings by Jazziz magazine and spawned the Top 5
radio single Still Thinking Of You and Top 30 hit Off The Hook. 2004's
Stay With Me, his first release on fellow sax superstar Dave Koz's
Rendezvous Music, remained on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart
for 24 weeks and yielded three major radio hits with Show Me (#2), Two
Of A Kind (#2) and Pacifica (#6). His last CD, A Song For You included
two popular singles, It's Too Late and Tell Me All About It, a duet
with Koz.

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