構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 01:01:02

Personnel: Evan Marks, Brenda King (vocals, guitar); Curtis King, Cecily Walls Johnson, Jon Lucien, Angela Bofill, Carmen Cuesta (vocals); Rodney Jones (guitar, keyboards, programming); Chuck Loeb (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Kevin Koch (guitar, drums); Kevin Turner (guitar, percussion); Jeff Lockhart, Michael Ciro, Henry Johnson, Larry Coryell, Richard Lee Steacker (guitar); Noel Pointer (violin, background vocals); Dave Mann (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Grover Washington III (saxophone, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophone, Fender Rhodes piano); Walter Beasley (saxophone, keyboards); Mark Johnson (soprano saxophone, keyboards, bass programming); Marion Meadows (soprano saxophone); Nelson Rangell (alto saxophone); Wayne Cobham (trumpet); Kim Pensyl (flugelhorn, piano, synthesizer, sampler); Bob Baldwin (piano, keyboards, drums); James K. Lloyd (Fender Rhodes piano); John Arthur Lee, Greg Radford, John Lee, Mark Sherman, Rex Rideout (keyboards, programming); Lenny Underwood, Jon Werking, Andrew Sherman, Carl Evans, Jr. (keyboards); Greg Spooner (bass synthesizer, drum programming); Dave Samuels (vibraphone); Norbert Sloley (bass guitar); Jim Salamone (drums, percussion); Darryl Washington, Graham Hawthorne (drums); Leonard "Doc" Gibbs (congas, percussion); Tony Lewis (cymbals); David Charles, Emedin Rivera, George Jinda, Myra Casalls, Tom Aros, Mayra Casales (percussion); Ellen Cohen (wind chime); Poogie Bell, Tom Waltz (drum programming); Kevin Owens, Katreese Barnes (background vocals). Photographer: Tom Smugala. Unknown Contributor Role: Chauncey Mahan. Arrangers: Chuck Loeb; Mark Johnson ; Angela Bofill; Rex Rideout; Bob Baldwin. Issued in 1997 at the very height of the smooth jazz revolution, this Shanie comp collects a dozen cuts by some of then-biggest names in the biz, all for a fair price. Innovators of the subgenre of jazz like Grover Washington and Angela Bofill are here, the former with his gorgeous "Strawberry Moon" that showcases his deeply soulful blowing style on tenor and soprano; the latter with the hit "Love in Slow Motion," and that voice of hers is unmistakable. And speaking of vocalists, there is the literally inimitable late Jon Lucien on this platter with a fine late track for him in "Endless Is Love." Larry Coryell is the surprise with "Soulin," but it isn't the track, it's this absolutely groovy little funk number and his unhurried acoustic guitar playing over the rhythm that's the shocker (let's face it, the man is known for playing a lot of notes in a blur). Kim Pensyl is here with a seamless piano over loop ballad called "When You Were Mine," which is no relation to the Prince track by the same name. But there's funk even in the laid-back jams such as Fattburger's read of Stevie Wonder's "Creepin'." In sum, this is a great value for the money; yeah, it's mood music, but what kind of jazz doesn't fit some kind of mood? If smooth jazz is the ticket for you, with these fine grooves it's tough to go wrong here. ~ Thom Jurek

録音 | ステレオ (Studio)