| Mindi Abair - In Hi-Fi Stereo is Mindi's musical back to | | | | The release opens with Any Way You Wanna a |
| the future with 10 original tracks influenced by the | | | | funky groove that is about capturing the audience's |
| golden age of Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Funk, the | | | | attention and getting them involved. Her sultry sax is |
| 1960's and 1970's. | | | | layered on top of a steady bass line typical for that |
| In Hi-Fi Stereo: Any Way you Wanna; All Star; L'Esprit | | | | period allowing for instruments like the horn section to |
| Nouveau; Get Right; Be Beautiful; Down for the Count; | | | | do their dirty work. The track All Star opens the door |
| Girls' Night Out; Let The Whole World Know (Sing | | | | to some vibrant Rhythm and Blues and Soul in an |
| Your Song); It's a Man's Man's Man's World; Take Me | | | | arrangement that frames and presents the horn |
| Home; The Alley | | | | section against a pulsating bass line driven by the |
| Personnel: Mindi Abair: Alto Saxophone, Horn | | | | drums. L'Esprit Nouveau was written with the |
| Arrangement, Vocals; James E. Gadson: Drums; | | | | legendary Alain Toussaint's distinct New Orleans sound |
| Reggie McBride: Bass, Upright Bass; Randy Jacobs: | | | | in mind and she captured the swing, swagger, and step |
| Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar; Stephen "Stevo" | | | | reminiscent of the style throughout the arrangement, |
| Theard: Arrangements, Keyboards, Programming; Rex | | | | and especially significant is the her use of the upright |
| Rideout: Wurlitzer; Keyboards, Piano, Programming; | | | | bass and the ragtime piano to emphasis the musical |
| Cassandra O'Neal: B3 Organ; Lee Thornberg: Trumpet, | | | | components. |
| Trombone; David Woodford: Tenor and Baritone | | | | She brings back the unique vocal sound of that period |
| Saxophone; Bud Harner: Ride Cymbal; Ryan Collins: | | | | on the track Get Right featuring Ryan Collins on |
| Lead and Background Vocals; David Ryan Harris: | | | | vocals. This is a peppy song where the vocals are in |
| Guitar, Vocals; Michael White: Drums; Smitty Smith: | | | | tune with an animated bass beat and a funky drum |
| Bass; DeWayne Swan: B3 Organ; Jamey Tate: | | | | beat. The track Be Beautiful, an original track written by |
| Drums; Jay Gore: Electric Guitar; Jessi Collins: Backing | | | | David Ryan Harris, is a deep soulful ballad featuring |
| Vocals; Lalah Hathaway: Lead and Backing Vocals, | | | | Mindi on vocals who loved the positive message of |
| Vocal Arrangement; Phil Parlapiano: Rhodes, Arp | | | | the lyrics that she just had to add it to the release; |
| Keyboard, Organ; Lance Abair: B3 Organ; Rodney Lee: | | | | Mindi calls the song "a great anthem for women." |
| B3 Organ | | | | The only cover on the release is that of the legendary |
| Mindi Abair - In Hi-Fi Stereo was produced by Rex | | | | James Brown and his It's a Man's Man's Man's World, |
| Rideout and Mindi Abair and released on the Heads Up | | | | and Mindi's arrangement is stirring and funky with a |
| International label. A successful saxophonist, performer, | | | | driving saxophone the complements the sizzling vocals |
| and songwriter for the past 10 years, Mindi thought it | | | | of Lalah Hathaway. |
| was time to take a look back at the 60's and 70's, a | | | | Other songs on the release include Down for the |
| period in music that has been called the golden age of | | | | Count, a true Funk and R&B sound that will have you |
| Rhythm and Blues, Funk, and Soul. So, she embarked | | | | digging out your leisure suit for a night on the town; |
| on a musical journey to capture the sound of | | | | Girls' Night Out, a sassy sound that will have the |
| musicians jamming together in one room as they did in | | | | women filling the dance floor and taking control; Let |
| the 60's and 70's. In addition, keeping with that period, | | | | The Whole World Know (Sing Your Song), a light |
| Mindi borrowed the release's title from that distinct | | | | ballad with Mindi on lead vocals; Take Me Home, a real |
| moniker found on album jackets, "Hi-Fi Stereo," which | | | | funk slap bass beat that drives to the inner dance |
| denoted the best format for sound available. | | | | mojo in everyone. The release closes with the track |
| Drawing from her childhood musical influences, she | | | | The Alley, which was a collaboration of Mindi's touring |
| wrote or co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks for the release | | | | band that was created through endless jamming and |
| that she wanted to be fun while paying respect to the | | | | meshing of musical influences and styles. |
| era, and introducing this format of music to a | | | | Websites where you can procure Mindi Abair - In Hi-Fi |
| completely new audience, and she succeeded. | | | | Stereo are iTunes, Amazon, and CD Universe. |