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The title of Drew Davidsen’s 2007 independently released solo debut This Journey has proven joyfully prophetic. Fans of Nick Colionne and superstar urban jazz guitarist Norman Brown’s blend of high energy melodic funk, crisp electric improvisations and laid back sensual soul will find an immediate emotional connection as they take This Journey. Davidsen kicks off the set with the colorful mid-tempo seduction of “Take it To The Maxx,” then doubles his axe with the sax for the similarly sensual vibe of “Full Circle". He follows the instantly hummable, soaring and anthemic title track with the bubbly grooves and crisp melody lines of “Flip Side” before going retro, rolling his sharp melody over thumping old school beats on “Straight Up.” Switching over to the acoustic, Davidsen waxes dreamy and eloquent on the appropriately titled “Nylon Rain,” then keeps the chill mode going with the passionate sax-guitar melody line and provocative electronic atmospheres of “Introspective.” Those atmospheres blend with elegant piano, punchy sax coloring and crisp, laid back guitar and hypnotic, shuffling beats on “The Long Way Home.” "2 After 12” is perhaps the hippest track on This Journey, a delightfully bouncy, electronica-infused retro soul and blues jam that seduces and hypnotizes at the same time. The guitarist taps into an Irish music and inspirational vibe on the lovely, swaying “Vision Quest (Be Thou My Vision),” which he follows by the easy simmering, blues-jazz meditation of Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”—which adds panache and soul to a standard whose legacy includes renowned versions by Sting, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. --Jonathan Widran, Jazziz, All Music Guide