GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH
Cool Down
Wind Tunnel Records

BREAKING NEWS : "Cool Down" had been nominated for Album of the Year and Gabriel has been nominated for Wind Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.

COOL DOWN is GMH’s admission into the inner circle of Smooth Jazz elite… he is one of the finest and most skilled trumpeters of our genre; smooth, rich and melodic. Fans of Chris Botti, Greg Adams and Rick Braun will come running when the get their ears on COOL DOWN. The Juno Award-winning multi-instrumentalist is additionally proficient on the flugelhorn and flute and has recorded more than a dozen albums under his name and has performed on and produced many gold and platinum projects for a long list of artists! COOL DOWN is a stunning collection of 12 new songs ranging from in the pocket Smooth Jazz including the title track as well as “East Coast” featuring Warren Hill on sax, “Mulberry Street” and the oh so catchy “Snap to It!,” to a jazz hip hop fusion joint called “Check This Out” featuring Victor Bailey, Brazilian rhythms on “Recife,” a Latin-spin on “Sign Your Name” and many more sophisticated textures. COOL DOWN is high up on my hot list of favorite new music for 2009! ~SANDY SHORE