Beat the Blues

Now that the excitement of Christmas and New Year's is over, do you find that your giddiness for the season has been replaced with the wintery blues? Have the frigid fingers of Jack Frost proved to be too much and instead of invigorating, are dragging you down? Simple solution: crack into Choice staffer Cameron Greenlee's debut album, Cameron & the Trenton St. Collaborative. Infused with reggae beats, jazz tempos and topped off with energizing ska riffs, these instrumental tracks will undoubtedly drive the February funk away. Taking the reigns as bandleader, Cameron lends his considerable talents as pianist, keyboardist, percussionist, and arranger and composer on the album. The end result is an amazingly rounded, but never predictable, collection of songs which instantly transports the listener to a warm locale with a tropical breeze. So sit back, close your eyes, and let Lady Winter fade into the background of the bluesy beats.

Released on Naya Records in 2009, Cameron & the Trenton St. Collaborative can be found on iTunes and CD Baby.