Monday, August 25, 2025

An overlooked cover tune CLXXIII

After catching Bob Baldwin's instrumental rendition of the Seals & Crofts hit, "Summer Breeze," on WSIE today, I'm surprised I don't hear it regularly on smooth jazz stations.  For pleasant, relaxing listening, it checks multiple boxes: Baldwin's easy-on-the-ears piano carrying the melody, Marion Meadows fluttering over the tune on saxophone, and solid execution of one of the strongest, most recognizable hits of the '70s.