Skinny Hightower - Mind Over Matter (2023)

I love when an artist dances to his own drummer with no intent on mimicking, copying or pleasing for that matter, but just makes music from deep in the soul. Great music always finds a way and a home and with Skinny Hightower, that kind of organic music making caught the ear of smooth jazz powerhouse Trippin N Rhythm Records years ago and the rest is history as they say. With Mind Over Matter, Hightower's 4th for the label, Skinny digs deep and explores the pains, the joys, the turbulence of life and the idea that the mind can overcome and triumph over anything thrown our way. This musical expose' covers a lot of territory and lays bear the current mindset, delivering a snapshot of years of musical influence and experience all boiled down into an intoxicating brew of moods and themes that reflect his current musical frame of mind. You'll hear the angst, the joys, the processes of refinement in these sides that reflect and mirror what this true artist is through a stunning collection of musical portraits that proves that real self made organic music does matter. The feeling is palpable.