Chris Botti: Next Steps
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Trumpeter Chris Botti has a gift for bringing a pop sensibility to his mellow style of jazz, as exemplified on smooth numbers like “No Ordinary Love” and “My Favorite Things”. His interpretations of classical music are just as unique, with Botti lending a gentle swing to Chopin's “Prelude No. 20 in C Minor” and dropping distinctly modern beats under Bach's “Prelude No. 3 for Clavier” without losing his signature crystalline tone.