In definite contention with
Peter White's reveillez-vous for acoustic debut of 1990, Seattle guitarist
Phil Sheeran's
Breaking Through maintains a smooth, laid-back attitude while providing occasional flashes of venturesome and jazzy improvisation.
Sheeran rarely breaks any new ground on the contemporary genre as the title might suggest, yet he still fascinates the ears by blending his ultra-slick lines with the instrumental voices of wind players
Richard Warner,
Eric Marienthal, and pianist/co-producer
Gregg Karukas. ~ Jonathan Widran