Blue Breakbeats

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:36:17
Original producers: Larry Mizell, Chuck Davis, George Butler. Compilation producers: Anton Adair, Eli Wolf. Recorded at the Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California and A&R Studios, New York, New York. Remastered by Odea Murphy at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California. This is part of Bluenote's Blue Break Beats series. Personnel: Bobbi Humphrey (vocals, flute); Fonce Mizell (vocals, trumpet, Clavinet); Larry Mizell (vocals, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Chuck Davis (vocals, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, percussion); Freddie Perren (vocals, synthesizer); Samantha Harris (vocals); David Spinozza, Craig McMullen, William Fontaine, John Rowin, Melvin Ragin (guitar); Dorothy Ashby, Gene Bianco (harp); Paul Winter , Paul Gersham, Irving Spice (violin); Julien Barber (viola); Seymour Barab (cello); George Marge (oboe, English horn); Tyree Glenn (tenor saxophone); Oscar Brashear (trumpet); Julian Priester (trombone); Jerry Peters (piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Skip Scarborough (piano, electric piano, Clavinet); Paul Griffin (electric piano, Clavinet); Harry Whitaker (electric piano); Roger Glenn (vibraphone, marimba); Wayne Tweed, Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. (electric bass); Harvey Mason, Sr. , Alphonse Mouzon (drums); Warren Smith , Roger Sainte, King Errisson, Stephanie Spruill (percussion); Rosario Davila, Augie Rey, Katherine Lyra, Sonia Tavares, Jess Acuna (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Aton Adair. Recording information: A&R Studios, New York, NY (07/20/1972-08/05/1975); Sound Factory, LA, CA (07/20/1972-08/05/1975). Arrangers: Larry Mizell; Wade Marcus. It must be difficult for Blue Note to compile a best of Bobbi Humphrey CD, since nearly all of her Blue Note LPs sounded like greatest-hits compilations. Somebody picked six from a field of plenty. Why not just reissue all of her Blue Note LPs on CD? Combine two albums on one CD. These little, skimpy, six-track Blue Break Beats, while better than nothing, are far from nirvana. "Black and Blues" represents her critically acclaimed album of the same name, and is the most traditional jazz song on the set. The moody, cool, deftly executed "Smiling Faces Sometimes" is awesome. It's not as well-known as some later cuts; it appeared on Dig This, the LP before Black & Blues, and suffered from promotion tantamount to a magic-marker sign used to promote a lemonade stand. You get a taste of her vocal ability on "My Little Girl," a tender number inspired by the birth of her first child. On the jamming "Harlem River Drive," Bobbi displays dexterity and strength flowing with the beat like a salmon swimming upstream. "Esoteric" and "mind-bending" are two words that describe the glittering "San Francisco Lights." The beat is camouflaged by shimmering effects and uncharacteristically lazy fluting from Bobbi, bending notes as naturally as one bends one's arm. Humphrey's sensitive, succulent phrasing is as identifiable as any voice in music. It's an indictment of the music industry that this fine talent hasn't achieved more; she gives her all every time out the chute. ~ Andrew Hamilton
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)