In 2007, Hope was released by Compass, followed by the holiday-themed Homecoming. Efforts such as Grace, Peace, and The Disney Songbook followed in the relaxing yet elegant vein of his earlier work 2003's Peace earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.ĮscapeIn 2006, Brickman left longtime label Windham Hill and released Escape on Savoy Jazz. Two years later, Brickman crafted a beautiful children's album called Love Songs and Lullabies. A classy live effort, My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman, appeared in 2000. Visions of Love followed a year later, and in early 1999 Brickman returned with Destiny. The following year, he released By Heart on the same label, and in 1997 issued Picture This as well as The Gift, a collection of seasonal favorites. No WordsBrickman recorded his debut album, No Words, on Windham Hill in 1994. He also assisted on some of Henson's Disney projects. During his association with Henson, he composed for the Muppets and for projects on Sesame Street. This led him to compose music for such major outfits the Gap, Isuzu, Sprint, and Kellogg's as well as with Jim Henson and Henson Associates. The focus was on classical music, but he could not escape the lure of mainstream music, and at age 19 began writing commercial jingles. He hosts his own radio show, and continues to do well on the adult contemporary charts.Ī native of Cleveland, Ohio, Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of Music in his late teens. Brickman first made his name in the mid-'90s as a Windham Hill artist - he's one of the few solo instrumentalists to break into the Top 40 of the pop albums chart - and branched out from there with pop and country collaborations (including the Top 10 country hit "Valentine" with Martina McBride), Christmas recordings, and an album of classic Disney covers. Straddling the line between Pop and new age, Jim Brickman's mellow piano compositions evoke romance, hope, and quiet inspiration.
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