Saxophonist Dave Koz has become one of the most successful and beloved instrumentalists of his time and helped establish smooth jazz as a musical force to be reckoned with His career catapulted with 1993s Lucky Man one of Koz slickest and most commercial releases which is not a bad thing by any means to date The album has an undeniably crisp and clean feel akin to the color schemes used in the artwork The musical styles range from funky and peppy as in the opening Shakin the Shack Silverlining and the evergreen You Make Me Smile to tender and sweet as in Faces of the Heart Lucky Man and Tender Is the Night which features hypnotic vocals courtesy of Phil Perry Recorded May 18 1991 Dave Koz on Sax Phil Perry on Vocal Band was Don Boyette Bass Mark Shulman Drums Carl Burnett Guitar Don Wyatt Keyboards Kevin Richard Percussion Joyce Imbesi Keyboards Leslie Smith Anita Sherman Delta Dickerson Backup Vocalist
