沉淀一年，回归简单生活，用全新能量在第三张原创专辑当中活出自我l 部落格女孩Colbie Caillat、心灵投手James Morrison诚意跨刀献声！出生自维吉尼亚的一个朴实小镇的Jason Mraz，在纽约念大学的时候主修音乐剧，有一天他拿起吉他，突然发现自己的天命，于是便在毕业之后，跑到圣地亚哥当起街头艺人。在那段时期，他和自称是灵媒的流浪汉，成为心灵伙伴，他也开始四处流浪探索人生，并在这过程当中，很幸运地遇到生命中的贵人--知名音乐人鼓手Toca Rivera，两人一同演出的精彩现场表演，也成为当时美国西岸网络间，最广为流传的行家级必备珍藏。Jason Mraz这位出色的素人歌手，在2002顺利获得唱片合约，推出首张专辑“Waiting For My Rocket To Come”，专辑一推出，随即攻下全美热门潜力榜亚军，并获得了白金销售认证，当中的「The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)」、「You and I Both」也都成为传唱度极高的单曲。2005发行第二张原创大碟“Mr. A-Z”，甫发行即空降美国告示牌TOP5，而Jason擅长把玩文字的创意，也在这张专辑里作了更淋漓尽致的发挥。在发行了两张专辑、参加无数场现场表演、以及一连串的宣传行程之后，Jason决定把时间留给自己，他想利用一年的时间，让自己回归到一般生活里。他不打算安排任何的工作行程，只想简单地逛逛杂货店、亲手喂猫咪、自己洗衣服、照顾花园里的草木等…。在回归简单生活的几个月之后，奇妙的事发生了，源源不绝的创作灵感，不停自脑中满溢出来，Jason在这休息的过程里，慢慢地从自我了解到自我强化，一直到自我成长，而这些崭新的音乐能量，自然而然地汇集结成第三张原创专辑“We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things”！ 「Make It Mine」作了有一点戏剧化的开场，积极的喜悦、真挚的热情、无虑的自在，我们都感受到了；如果想把大自然写成一首歌，「I`m Yours」就是最好的问候语，而Jason Mraz则会是最佳的翻译官，这首歌早已透过网络的传递，让许多人补充满满的好心情；部落格女孩Colbie Caillat(寇比凯蕾)和Jason Mraz的温暖情歌「Lucky」，让幸福以最简单的方式，提供随身携带的服务；心灵投手James Morrison和Jason Mraz，用彼此不同的声线，编织出「Details In The Fabric」的纹理分明；「The Dynamo Of Volition」一边在舌尖按下快转键，Jason一边大玩特玩他刚刚发现、叫做Acid Jazz的新玩具；带着简单的吉他声，一同来到夕阳满溢的时间回廊里，逆着时光前进的方向走，一个男人拉开身体的拉炼，发现里面住着一位受了伤的小男孩，双手紧握着「Love For A Child」这张泛黄的相片；十指轻敲浅岸水面，阵阵钢琴音符像连漪散开，令人心醉神迷，不知不觉走向水中央，「If It Kills Me」随着弦乐交织成的漩涡，一同慢慢陷入灭顶终点；爱的瞬间就像一场美丽核爆，而被毁灭后的世界荒芜残破，铺天盖地的寂寞尘埃，散落空中慢速纷飞，「Beautiful Mess」沙哑地叙述这场，无力招架、没有筹码的连锁效应！每个人的心里都住着一个孩子，曾经不想长大的Jason Mraz，这一次他终于弯下腰来，牵起那个跟他有着一样微笑的孩子，手拉着手一起走出自在的步伐。

Usually, when a musician experiences a traumatic event in his or her life, they can seek refuge in their art, and/or use the experience to influence the direction of their next project. And that is exactly what singer/guitarist Aimee Allen has done on her 2009 release, Little Happiness. The victim of a random gang assault outside of an L.A. recording studio, Allen eventually recuperated, but the traumatic event affected her music, which now is sonically comparable to Gwen Stefani fronting Sublime. In other words, there's an unmistakable reggae-pop tinge to the proceedings, especially on such tracks as "Change in Weather" and "On Vacation" (the latter of which sounds like a jab at former boyfriend Scott Russo of Unwritten Law). Interestingly, although Little Happiness evokes summery vibes, it was recorded in Indiana during an especially cold winter. Regardless, fans of light and tuneful reggae-pop should find a Little Happiness here.

Recorded：February 23, 1961
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone (flute on "Stolen Moments")
Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone (alto saxophone on "Teenie's Blues")
George Barrow – baritone saxophone
Bill Evans – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

Christopher Stephen Botti is an American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions. He was also nominated in 2008 for his album Italia and received three nominations in 2010 for the live album Chris Botti In Boston.