# CD review: Isaac Edwards – Begin Again 2019: Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2019/05/10/cd-review-isaac-edwards-begin-again-2019-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2019-05-10T22:33:41+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Isaac Edwards finally reached a point in his life when he decided that he simply
had to overcome past regrets in order to pursue his dream. **

A newly married lawyer who litigated hundreds of cases by day during the four years
he spent his nights and weekends writing, producing and recording his new album,
the saxophonist will take a major step towards realizing his dream when “Begin Again”
drops on February 22 on the Songs In My Pocket Music label. The disc mixed by hit
saxman Darren Rahn will be preceded by the radio single, “Christina Christina,” 
an exotic Latin-singed seduction that goes for radio adds on January 14. (Listen
Below!)

Armed with a bachelor’s degree in saxophone and a master’s degree in jazz after 
studying alongside widely-accomplished saxophonists Eric Marienthal and Jeff Clayton,
Edwards has flirted with being a jazz musician by releasing a couple of albums in
the early 2000s. The gospel-jazz outing “Here” (2002) was nominated for a Vibe Award,
the Canadian equivalent to the Dove Awards. Two years later, his sophomore release,“
I’m On My Way,” featured a collaboration with Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum.
Neither sets were promoted at radio as Edwards’ focus was on holding down his high-
stress law position. But the fire inside never dimmed and in 2014, he wrote, recorded
and released the new album’s title track as a single, earning most added honors 
at Billboard when it was serviced to radio. The theme of the song began Edwards’
creative journey that will only be complete when the album drops.

“This album is about starting over and second chances. Being a jazz artist is something
I’ve dreamed about ever since I was a teenager. I’ve had some successes along the
way and had some regrets as well. With this record, I’m finally putting those regrets
in the rear-view mirror. My hope is that listeners will feel inspired to leave the
past in the past and renew their hope for a brighter future. Just like the dawn 
of a new day, each moment in our lives is another chance to do that thing we’ve 
been dreaming of doing. The thing that keeps us up at night, that we spend our days
dreaming about while we are at work. The fire that can’t be quenched; the drive 
we have deep inside. I believe that is what we need to be pursuing. That’s what 
this record is for me: it’s evidence that it’s never too late to start over, try
something new or become more today than we were yesterday,” said the San Diego-based
Edwards, who has opened for multiple Grammy-winning Christian pop icons Amy Grant
and Michael W. Smith.

“Begin Again” is an amalgam of sounds and contemporary styles. With jazz and pop
instrumentals serving as the foundation of the ten tracker, Edwards’ palette offers
vibrant shades of R&B, Latin, gospel and rock. The sessions were tracked with live
drums, bass, guitar, piano, violin, trumpet, trombone, clarinet and flute. In addition
to showcasing his lyrical sax work and gift for crafting infectious melodies, Edwards
added keyboards, synth and drum programming. A ten-time Grammy winner as a member
of Take 6, Joel Kibble graces the outing with his voice in a supporting role on “
Love Will Find A Way” and as the lovestruck protagonist on the urban adult contemporary
romancer “Just Like the First Time.” In the company of nine Edwards originals is
an instrumental reading of Monica’s hit, “Angel Of Mine,” that bodes to be a chart-
topper again in its new form. While most of the album is soulful midtempo grooves
and energizing exercises, “Qui Vivra Verra” stands out in striking contrast for 
its stark beauty and poignant simplicity – a melancholy sax, piano and violin selection
about the moment you realize a relationship has no future.

“This record is the most honest work I’ve created and recorded. I drew a lot from
my own personal experiences. I wrote from what was within my heart. And I’ve long
been acutely aware of the burning drive I’ve had to get this record out,” Edwards
said.

**Tracklist:**

 1.  Christina Christina
 2.  Begin Again
 3.  Lucky Day
 4.  Angel of Mine
 5.  Qui Vivra Verra
 6.  L’dub
 7.  Love Will Find a Way
 8.  Rise
 9.  Off a Riff
 10. Just Like the First Time

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