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36872222 | Play | Ballerina | 05:09 Tools | |
36872223 | Play | Awakening | 00:00 Tools | |
36872224 | Play | Bella | 00:00 Tools | |
36872225 | Play | Miami | 00:00 Tools | |
36872226 | Play | Dream Come True | 00:00 Tools | |
36872227 | Play | Jaan Pehechaan Ho - Mohammed Rafi | 00:00 Tools | |
36872228 | Play | Ladies Man | 00:00 Tools | |
36872230 | Play | Oceanna | 00:00 Tools | |
36872229 | Play | Dusk Till Dawn | 00:00 Tools | |
36872231 | Play | Seduction | 00:00 Tools | |
36872232 | Play | Party | 00:00 Tools | |
36872233 | Play | Fantasies (bonus Track) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872234 | Play | Uptown East | 00:00 Tools | |
36872235 | Play | Jaan Pehechaan Ho | 00:00 Tools | |
36872236 | Play | Silent Night | 00:00 Tools | |
36872237 | Play | Speak To Me | 00:00 Tools | |
36872238 | Play | Masterpiece | 00:00 Tools | |
36872240 | Play | Get On Up | 00:00 Tools | |
36872243 | Play | Two Hearts | 00:00 Tools | |
36872239 | Play | Ready For Anything | 00:00 Tools | |
36872263 | Play | Mystical Remedies | 00:00 Tools | |
36872241 | Play | Behold | 00:00 Tools | |
36872242 | Play | Hold On | 00:00 Tools | |
36872244 | Play | Mi Amore | 00:00 Tools | |
36872245 | Play | Devil Got My Woman - Skip James | 00:00 Tools | |
36872246 | Play | Sunsplash | 00:00 Tools | |
36872248 | Play | Cruise Control | 00:00 Tools | |
36872247 | Play | Fantasia Blue | 00:00 Tools | |
36872257 | Play | Devil Got My Woman | 00:00 Tools | |
36872249 | Play | No Money, No Honey | 00:00 Tools | |
36872259 | Play | Much Too Soon | 00:00 Tools | |
36872256 | Play | Butterfly | 00:00 Tools | |
77273535 | Play | Lavish | 00:00 Tools | |
36872252 | Play | She Will Remember | 00:00 Tools | |
36872251 | Play | I Must Have It - Vince Giordano And The Nighthawks | 00:00 Tools | |
36872255 | Play | No More Goodbyes | 00:00 Tools | |
36872250 | Play | Miranda - Lionel Belasco | 00:00 Tools | |
36872253 | Play | Graduation Rap - Vanilla, Jade And Ebony | 00:00 Tools | |
36872254 | Play | Dancing Cobra | 00:00 Tools | |
36872260 | Play | Sunset | 00:00 Tools | |
36872258 | Play | Theme From Ghost World - David Kitay | 00:00 Tools | |
36872262 | Play | Everyone's A Star | 00:00 Tools | |
36872267 | Play | Passions | 00:00 Tools | |
36872275 | Play | Bodybeat | 00:00 Tools | |
36872261 | Play | Speak To Me (Down To The Bone Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872265 | Play | Happy, Happy | 00:00 Tools | |
36872264 | Play | Let's Go Riding - Mr. Freddie | 00:00 Tools | |
36872266 | Play | Till We Meet Again | 00:00 Tools | |
36872282 | Play | Night Rhythm | 00:00 Tools | |
36872268 | Play | Concrete Jungle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872269 | Play | Going Home | 00:00 Tools | |
36872284 | Play | Cinnamon | 00:00 Tools | |
36872271 | Play | George Can't Dance | 00:00 Tools | |
36872274 | Play | Free | 00:00 Tools | |
36872272 | Play | Mercy Mercy Me | 00:00 Tools | |
36872270 | Play | Las Palmas De Maracaibo - Lionel Belasco | 00:00 Tools | |
36872278 | Play | Stay A While | 00:00 Tools | |
36872276 | Play | Euro Cowboy | 00:00 Tools | |
36872273 | Play | Georgia On My Mind - Vince Giordano And The Nighthawks | 00:00 Tools | |
36872277 | Play | Close Encounters | 00:00 Tools | |
36872279 | Play | Spy vs. Spy | 00:00 Tools | |
36872286 | Play | Jamaica, Jamaica | 04:05 Tools | |
36872288 | Play | Fountain Of You | 00:00 Tools | |
36872280 | Play | Scalding Hot Coffee Rag - Craig Ventresco | 00:00 Tools | |
36872291 | Play | Quiet Beauty | 00:00 Tools | |
36872281 | Play | Clarice - Vince Giordano And The Nighthawks | 00:00 Tools | |
36872290 | Play | Your Love Has Lifted Me | 00:00 Tools | |
36872283 | Play | You're Just My Type - Vince Giordano And The Nighthawks | 00:00 Tools | |
36872285 | Play | Venezuela - Lionel Belasco | 00:00 Tools | |
36872287 | Play | Love Your Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
36872289 | Play | Sianna | 00:00 Tools | |
36872293 | Play | My Place In The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
36872292 | Play | When Love Cries | 00:00 Tools | |
36872294 | Play | Mikey D. | 00:00 Tools | |
36872300 | Play | Daybreak | 05:43 Tools | |
36872295 | Play | Rites of Passage | 00:00 Tools | |
36872296 | Play | Fare Thee Well Blues - Joe Calicott | 00:00 Tools | |
36872304 | Play | The Lady And The Sea | 05:14 Tools | |
36872297 | Play | C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken - McGee Brothers | 00:00 Tools | |
36872301 | Play | Hip Hop Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
36872298 | Play | C.C. & O. Blues - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley | 00:00 Tools | |
36872299 | Play | Bye Bye Baby Blues - Little Hat Jones | 00:00 Tools | |
36872305 | Play | Papa Jinda | 00:00 Tools | |
36872302 | Play | Pickin' Cotton Blues - Blueshammer | 00:00 Tools | |
36872303 | Play | That's No Way To Get Along - Robert Wilkins | 00:00 Tools | |
36872309 | Play | Hands Of The Healer | 00:00 Tools | |
36872308 | Play | Just A Little Time | 03:57 Tools | |
89902850 | Play | Deep as the Night | 03:57 Tools | |
36872306 | Play | Theme From Ghost World | 00:00 Tools | |
36872314 | Play | Katalin | 00:00 Tools | |
36872310 | Play | Summer's End | 00:00 Tools | |
36872307 | Play | So Tired - Dallas String Band | 00:00 Tools | |
36872322 | Play | The Nitty Gritty | 00:00 Tools | |
36872313 | Play | Modern Manners | 00:00 Tools | |
36872315 | Play | Sambuca Nights | 00:00 Tools | |
36872311 | Play | On The Sly | 00:00 Tools | |
36872312 | Play | Miranda | 00:00 Tools | |
36872319 | Play | Jazz Lambada | 00:00 Tools | |
36872321 | Play | Formal Invitation | 00:00 Tools | |
36872317 | Play | I Must Have It | 00:00 Tools | |
36872316 | Play | So Happy, So Sad | 00:00 Tools | |
36872318 | Play | Graduation Rap | 00:00 Tools | |
36872320 | Play | Let's Go Riding | 00:00 Tools | |
36872324 | Play | Udu Voodoo | 00:00 Tools | |
36872323 | Play | If Only | 00:00 Tools | |
36872355 | Play | No More Goodbyes (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872327 | Play | Dancing With A Ghost | 00:00 Tools | |
36872340 | Play | Forever Hold Your Peace | 00:00 Tools | |
77273537 | Play | Another Day, Another Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
36872325 | Play | Las Palmas De Maracaibo | 00:00 Tools | |
36872326 | Play | Georgia On My Mind | 00:00 Tools | |
36872330 | Play | For Cryin' Out Loud | 00:00 Tools | |
36872328 | Play | On The Run | 00:00 Tools | |
36872332 | Play | Fantasies | 00:00 Tools | |
36872329 | Play | Forever This Love | 00:00 Tools | |
36872331 | Play | Clarice | 00:00 Tools | |
36872349 | Play | Rainy Sunday | 00:00 Tools | |
36872333 | Play | Venezuela | 00:00 Tools | |
36872353 | Play | The Flow | 00:00 Tools | |
36872335 | Play | You're Just My Type | 00:00 Tools | |
36872338 | Play | New Beginnings | 00:00 Tools | |
36872334 | Play | Scalding Hot Coffee Rag | 00:00 Tools | |
36872341 | Play | The Sleeping Tiger | 00:00 Tools | |
36872336 | Play | Nine Lives Of The Cat | 00:00 Tools | |
36872337 | Play | Cinammon | 00:00 Tools | |
36872427 | Play | High Society | 00:00 Tools | |
36872339 | Play | Fare Thee Well Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
36872350 | Play | New Passage | 00:00 Tools | |
36872351 | Play | Safari | 00:00 Tools | |
36872348 | Play | Nivia | 00:00 Tools | |
36872342 | Play | That's No Way to Get Along | 00:00 Tools | |
36872344 | Play | C.C. & O. Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
36872343 | Play | C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken | 00:00 Tools | |
36872354 | Play | Plesance | 00:00 Tools | |
36872347 | Play | Bye Bye Baby Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
36872345 | Play | So Tired | 00:00 Tools | |
36872346 | Play | Pickin' Cotton Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
36872356 | Play | Foggy Streets of London | 00:00 Tools | |
36872352 | Play | That's Happiness | 00:00 Tools | |
36872358 | Play | Yesterday's Memories | 00:00 Tools | |
36872386 | Play | Fun in the Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
36872366 | Play | A Sidestreet in Paradise | 00:00 Tools | |
36872363 | Play | Vacation For Life | 00:00 Tools | |
36872368 | Play | Islands | 00:00 Tools | |
36872357 | Play | Pastoral | 00:00 Tools | |
36872360 | Play | Northern Light | 00:00 Tools | |
36872369 | Play | Noel | 00:00 Tools | |
36872365 | Play | Ritual | 00:00 Tools | |
36872367 | Play | When the Earth Was Flat | 00:00 Tools | |
36872370 | Play | Bethany Beach | 00:00 Tools | |
36872382 | Play | Aquabogue | 00:00 Tools | |
36872376 | Play | Sabariah | 00:00 Tools | |
36872359 | Play | Romantic Fool | 00:00 Tools | |
36872371 | Play | Ozone Alert | 00:00 Tools | |
36872373 | Play | Golden Days | 00:00 Tools | |
36872361 | Play | Festival | 00:00 Tools | |
36872362 | Play | Lady From Rio | 00:00 Tools | |
36872364 | Play | Who's Smiling Now | 00:00 Tools | |
36872377 | Play | Passages | 03:11 Tools | |
36872383 | Play | Dreamer of Dreams | 00:00 Tools | |
36872399 | Play | After One Empty Step | 00:00 Tools | |
36872380 | Play | Festival of the Evergreens | 00:00 Tools | |
36872378 | Play | Sunflower | 00:00 Tools | |
36872374 | Play | Freedom Flight | 00:00 Tools | |
36872409 | Play | Buttermilk Falls | 00:00 Tools | |
36872379 | Play | Oasis | 00:00 Tools | |
36872396 | Play | Free the Forest | 00:00 Tools | |
36872372 | Play | Heavenly Delight (Your Face) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872381 | Play | Thy Kingdom Come | 00:00 Tools | |
36872384 | Play | Sunshine Thru The Rain | 00:00 Tools | |
36872418 | Play | The Toy Shop | 00:00 Tools | |
36872393 | Play | Greenpeace | 00:00 Tools | |
36872385 | Play | Mirrors | 00:00 Tools | |
77273538 | Play | Across the Seven Seas | 00:00 Tools | |
36872390 | Play | Waiting | 00:00 Tools | |
36872389 | Play | Serenity | 00:00 Tools | |
36872395 | Play | Lights Out | 00:00 Tools | |
36872375 | Play | Speak To Me (remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872397 | Play | Search for a Rainbow | 00:00 Tools | |
36872392 | Play | The Effect | 00:00 Tools | |
36872408 | Play | Diamond in the Sand | 04:33 Tools | |
36872425 | Play | Valentine | 00:00 Tools | |
36872401 | Play | One Day | 00:00 Tools | |
36872398 | Play | Big Night Out | 00:00 Tools | |
36872428 | Play | Greenway North | 00:00 Tools | |
36872388 | Play | The Real Deal | 00:00 Tools | |
36872402 | Play | The Slug | 00:00 Tools | |
36872405 | Play | Santa Barbara Beach | 00:00 Tools | |
36872391 | Play | Lovely Michelle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872403 | Play | On-Screen Romance | 00:00 Tools | |
36872406 | Play | Looking for Seventh Heaven | 00:00 Tools | |
36872412 | Play | Forever | 00:00 Tools | |
36872419 | Play | Confidential | 04:50 Tools | |
36872394 | Play | Since You've Been Away | 00:00 Tools | |
36872414 | Play | Mystical | 00:00 Tools | |
36872420 | Play | Nature Boy | 06:31 Tools | |
36872410 | Play | Global Village | 00:00 Tools | |
36872400 | Play | Unfinished Business | 00:00 Tools | |
36872387 | Play | Jamaica Jamaica | 00:00 Tools | |
36872422 | Play | Let's Go Downtown | 00:00 Tools | |
77273541 | Play | Garden of Eden | 00:00 Tools | |
36872423 | Play | The Last Dance | 00:00 Tools | |
36872416 | Play | Lullaby for Julia | 00:00 Tools | |
36872413 | Play | Peace of the World | 00:00 Tools | |
36872417 | Play | Here To Stay | 00:00 Tools | |
36872411 | Play | Joyous | 00:00 Tools | |
36872404 | Play | Close Encounter | 00:00 Tools | |
36872415 | Play | Brave New World | 00:00 Tools | |
36872407 | Play | Elixir | 00:00 Tools | |
36872424 | Play | Jungle Talk | 00:00 Tools | |
77273539 | Play | Night Shift | 00:00 Tools | |
36872431 | Play | The Toy Shop (reprise) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872421 | Play | Sweet Surrender | 00:00 Tools | |
36872429 | Play | Gianluca | 00:00 Tools | |
36872426 | Play | Guitarzzz | 00:00 Tools | |
89902851 | Play | You Were the One | 00:00 Tools | |
77273540 | Play | Dance on the Delta | 00:00 Tools | |
36872430 | Play | Lucky Seven | 00:00 Tools | |
77273543 | Play | Never Ending Love | 00:00 Tools | |
77273544 | Play | Beautiful Gold | 00:00 Tools | |
77273545 | Play | Mother of Pearl | 00:00 Tools | |
77273546 | Play | Endless Us | 00:00 Tools | |
36872432 | Play | Play With Me | 00:00 Tools | |
36872443 | Play | Slice of Life (Timeless Mood) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872434 | Play | Cry Of My Soul | 00:00 Tools | |
36872435 | Play | Secret Storm (Part I & Part II) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872433 | Play | Astralcats | 00:00 Tools | |
88171747 | Play | Another Day Another Smile | 00:00 Tools | |
36872436 | Play | Au Naturale | 00:00 Tools | |
36872437 | Play | Chant | 00:00 Tools | |
36872438 | Play | Ascension | 00:00 Tools | |
36872439 | Play | Children's Day | 00:00 Tools | |
36872444 | Play | Slice of Life (Jinji's Magic Bottle) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872442 | Play | Slice of Life (Escape to Reality) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872441 | Play | New Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
36872440 | Play | Rush Hour - Dawn | 00:00 Tools | |
36872445 | Play | Party To Domascus | 00:00 Tools | |
36872447 | Play | Slice Of Life-C. Escape to Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
77273547 | Play | Butterfly (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
77273548 | Play | On The Sly (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872446 | Play | Ready For Anythying | 00:00 Tools | |
36872449 | Play | Rush Hour (Dawn) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872452 | Play | Slice Of Life-A. Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
36872448 | Play | Rush Hour - Rush | 00:00 Tools | |
36872450 | Play | Slug | 00:00 Tools | |
36872451 | Play | Up Town East | 00:00 Tools | |
36872455 | Play | Slice Of Life-B. Jinji's Magic Bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872458 | Play | Rush Hour (Rush) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872453 | Play | Timeless mood | 00:00 Tools | |
36872497 | Play | Cruise Control (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872454 | Play | Dreams Come True | 00:00 Tools | |
36872456 | Play | Slice Of Life - A. Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
88171750 | Play | Two Hearts (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
88171748 | Play | Another Day, Another Smile (Brand New) | 00:00 Tools | |
88171749 | Play | Everyone's A Star (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872465 | Play | Freedon Flight | 00:00 Tools | |
36872459 | Play | Slice Of Life - C. Escape To Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872460 | Play | No Money No Honey | 00:00 Tools | |
36872481 | Play | Secret Storm (Part 1 & Part 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872457 | Play | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872461 | Play | Slice Of Life - B. Jinji's Magic Bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872462 | Play | Secret Storm | 00:00 Tools | |
36872473 | Play | Slice of Life (B) Jinji's Magic Bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872463 | Play | Escape To Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872476 | Play | Slice of Life (A) Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
36872477 | Play | Slice of Life (C) Escape to Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872467 | Play | The Lady & The Sea | 00:00 Tools | |
36872468 | Play | Gobal Village | 00:00 Tools | |
36872464 | Play | Speak to Me (DTTB Remix) (Featuring Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872484 | Play | Heavenly delight | 00:00 Tools | |
36872466 | Play | Happy , Happy | 00:00 Tools | |
88171751 | Play | Cinammon (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872472 | Play | Jinji's magic bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872475 | Play | Rights of Passage | 00:00 Tools | |
36872469 | Play | Passions ( Live ) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872470 | Play | Ladies Man - Party | 00:00 Tools | |
36872471 | Play | Speak To Me (Down To The Bone | 00:00 Tools | |
36872474 | Play | Speak To Me - Down To The Bone Remix | 00:00 Tools | |
36872483 | Play | The Toy Shop [Reprise] | 00:00 Tools | |
36872479 | Play | Bella - Special EFX | 00:00 Tools | |
36872482 | Play | Yesterday`s Memories | 00:00 Tools | |
36872491 | Play | Happy,Happy | 00:00 Tools | |
36872496 | Play | Slice Of Life C. Escape To Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872478 | Play | Forever Hold Your Peace - Special EFX - General Jazz - GRP Digital Sampler Vol. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
36872480 | Play | 16 - Your Love Has Lifted Me | 00:00 Tools | |
36872508 | Play | Cmon! | 00:00 Tools | |
36872514 | Play | Drop Da Beat | 00:00 Tools | |
88171758 | Play | Daybreak (feat. George Jinda & Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872486 | Play | Plésance | 00:00 Tools | |
36872485 | Play | 13-Awakening | 00:00 Tools | |
36872494 | Play | Secret Storm, Pts. 1-2 | 00:00 Tools | |
36872487 | Play | RadioTunes.com | 00:00 Tools | |
36872488 | Play | JOYOUS featuring Chieli Minucci | 00:00 Tools | |
36872489 | Play | BALLERINA- | 00:00 Tools | |
36872498 | Play | Slice of Life - Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
36872490 | Play | SKY.FM Radio TSTAG_60 ADWTAG | 00:00 Tools | |
36872492 | Play | Bella-SPECIAL EFX | 00:00 Tools | |
36872493 | Play | Diamond in the Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
89902852 | Play | Freedom Flight (feat. George Jinda & Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872502 | Play | 05 - Ladies Man | 00:00 Tools | |
36872504 | Play | Slice of Life- Escape to reali | 00:00 Tools | |
36872505 | Play | Slice of Life- Jinji's magic b | 00:00 Tools | |
36872495 | Play | Slice of Life C: Escape to Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872499 | Play | Speak To Me (Down To The Bone-Remix) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872500 | Play | A. Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
88171752 | Play | You Make Me Blue | 00:00 Tools | |
88171753 | Play | Lavish - Lavish | 00:00 Tools | |
88171754 | Play | Quivering | 00:00 Tools | |
88171755 | Play | Hushabye | 00:00 Tools | |
88171757 | Play | Love's Lost in Translation | 00:00 Tools | |
36872501 | Play | Jaan Pehechaan ** | 00:00 Tools | |
88171756 | Play | You Make Me | 00:00 Tools | |
89902853 | Play | The Night is Ours | 00:00 Tools | |
36872503 | Play | Fantasies - Bonus Track | 00:00 Tools | |
89902854 | Play | Fantasia Blue (feat. Chieli Minucci) | 00:00 Tools | |
36872506 | Play | Sambuco nights | 00:00 Tools | |
36872507 | Play | since youve been away | 00:00 Tools | |
36872509 | Play | Sambuca Nights - Special EFX - General Jazz - GRP Digital Sampler Vol. 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
36872510 | Play | Slice of Life B: Jinji's Magic Bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
36872511 | Play | Happy, Happy [*] | 00:00 Tools | |
36872512 | Play | Lady and the Sea | 00:00 Tools | |
36872513 | Play | Slice of Life A: Timeless Mood | 00:00 Tools | |
36872515 | Play | C. Escape To Reality | 00:00 Tools | |
36872516 | Play | Speak to Me [Down to the Bone Remix][*] | 00:00 Tools |
Source: Chielimusic.com It's time to Party with the masters of the contemporary jazz scene, the Grammy nominated, chart-topping sensation Special EFX. Few bands in contemporary jazz have been as consistently engaging, entertaining and artistically satisfying as this seminal group. Special EFX, spearheaded by guitarist Chieli Minucci (pronounced Kee-eli Mee-noo-che), who along with George Jinda has helped to pave the road of contemporary jazz through the 80s and 90s and continues to set the trend. Once again Special EFX proves why they are among the best with their latest and 17th CD, Party. In typical fashion, the band produces a fresh mix of irresistible grooves filled with funky memorable hooks, lyrical head bopping melodies and house inspired body shaking rhythms. Party follows on the heels of the acclaimed album Butterfly, whose single "Cruise Control" held the number one spot on R&R's smooth jazz charts for five weeks! Chieli Minucci explains the secret to the band's longevity, "Special EFX has been my vision of what contemporary instrumental music should be. One of the reasons we have been able to maintain our popularity is because we have evolved and changed over the years. When the band first started we had a heavy world music influence. Later we highlighted more of a progressive rock sound, followed by acid jazz and now we have more of a rhythm and blues influence. When people hear our music, they can expect to hear a little of everything." As a multi-talented guitarist-composer-arranger-producer, Chieli Minucci has left his stamp on a broad range of musical offerings from movie soundtracks and television soap operas to high-profile session work with such illustrious pop artists as Celine Dion, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, the Backstreet Boys and Enrique Iglesias, to name a few. Along the way toward establishing himself as a smooth jazz icon, Chieli has earned several Emmy Award nominations for his music on the long running NBC daytime drama "The Guiding Light" (winning one in 1998). Chieli's latest solo effort Night Grooves has been making waves at radio. The album's single "Kickin' It Hard" has managed the impressive feat of staying on the charts for over 30 weeks! Jazziz Magazine says, "Chieli Minucci is both an influential elder statesman and true innovator." Born in Huntington, Long Island, Minucci grew up in nearby Forest Hills, Queens, where he still resides. His father, Ulpio Minucci, was an Italian-born composer who wrote songs for Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Julius La Rosa. The elder Minucci introduced his son to the piano at age six and encouraged the boy to become a composer. Chieli fell in love with guitar at age eight and has been on the six-string path ever since. "Party is a real celebration record. The whole idea was to create a vibe that permeates the entire album from start to finish. It's like music for your own private party," shares Chieli Minucci who composed all 10-tracks on the CD. Highlights include the thumping '80s inspired opener "Get On Up" and the Flamenco Latin-tinged number "Mi Amore." These two tracks are the only songs on the album that prominently feature Chieli's guitar. He explains "One of the things that makes this CD so different is that it is heavily saxophone driven." Saxophonist David Mann shines throughout the CD with his muscular yet sensual sax playing. Mann has been the saxophonist of choice for the likes of Michael Jackson, Tower of Power, James Taylor and Paul Simon among others. As a producer, he has lent his skills to such notables as Kim Waters, Rachael Z and Wayman Tisdale, to name a few. Chieli Minucci says of his longtime friend Mann, " David has been the sax player I have worked with the most and he is simply the best on the scene. He is amazingly musical and the sound he produces on his instrument is incredible." Standout tracks on Party include the drum and bass/house tinged "Ready For Anything," the album's first single, "Ladies Man," which is sure to be a crowd pleaser and the hip-hop flavored ballad "Fantasies," featuring Mann on flute. Also included is a homage to master bassist Jaco Pastorious called "Dusk Till Dawn" that features bassist Jerry Books. Chieli Minucci says "Jerry has been with the band for over 10 years, and he is also a good friend. He is incredibly varied in his ability on bass. He is first-rate and he's the first guy I call." The origin of Special EFX dates back a little over two decades when a pair of musicians (Chieli Minucci and the late George Jinda) met during a series of jam sessions in a New York loft. By winter of that year, a band had begun to take shape. The smooth, romantic guitar sound of Chieli Minucci had found its perfect complement in the wide-ranging global percussion of George Jinda (a native of Budapest, Hungary). Special EFX had 13 albums under its belt when creative differences saw the amicable parting of Chieli and George in the mid-90s. Chieli launched a successful solo career and George recorded a 14th Special EFX album, 1996's Here To Stay. Then Jinda suffered a devastating asthma/diabetic attack that left him with a neurological condition called myoclonic disorder. With the blessing of George and his wife, Chieli returned to the Special EFX fold keeping the vision alive. Jinda passed away in 2002. In 1999, the band released Masterpiece, its Shanachie debut and Special EFX was back on the road to a welcoming audience of old fans and new enthusiasts. "It was a mixed bag for me," says Chieli about stepping back on the road with Special EFX. "On the one hand, I was delighted to get out and play the Special EFX repertoire, and take some of the guys who'd been with us for years. We do material from the band's first record right up to the new one, a spectrum of how the group's sound evolved over the years. But it felt a little weird at first to do it without George." Special EFX's Butterfly produced the hit single "Cruise Control" and is the best testing record of all time in smooth jazz radio's history! Now with the release of Party, Special EFX is poised to brings its genius into yet another decade, making new fans along the way and strengthening ties with old ones. The History of Special EFX Shows: Here you’ll see listed, the entire live concert history of Special EFX, from the dates, to the places, with all the amazing musicians listed who performed with us. There was a brief tour, during 1996, in which I didn’t participate, since I was on tour supporting my first solo release, ‘Jewels’. After that year, George fell ill, and didn’t tour with the band any longer. Sadly, he succumbed to his long illness, and since then the Special EFX band and Chieli Minucci band have come together as one. The last George Jinda date was 10/28/98 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.