My Turn

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:48:42
Personnel: Idris Muhammad (drums, keyboards), Lala Brooks, Jamol Fantasia (vocals), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Grover Washington Jr. (tenor saxophone), Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bob James, Charlie Ernst, Joachim Becker (keyboards), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Wayne Brathwaite (bass), Ralph MacDonald (percussion), Dorothea Hallmon, Paulette Palin (background vocals). Recorded at Minot Sound, White Plains, New York. Personnel: Idris Muhammad (drums); Hiram Bullock (vocals, guitar); Paulette Paulin, La La Brooks (vocals, background vocals); Jamol Fantasia (vocals); Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Charlie Ernst, Hilary James , Joachim Becker, Bob James (keyboards); Ralph MacDonald (percussion). Audio Mixers: Iris Cohen; Alec Head. Liner Note Author: Idris Muhammad. Recording information: Minot Sound, White Plains, NY. Arranger: Marty Sheller. Although Idris Muhammad was employed as a sideman on his share of soul-jazz sessions in the '70s, the drummer hasn't been terribly visible as a leader. So it came as a pleasant surprise when, in 1993, he sat in the driver's seat for My Turn, a decent collection of jazz-pop, soul-jazz, and R&B employing such big names as Grover Washington, Jr. (tenor and soprano sax), Randy Brecker (trumpeter and flugelhorn), Hiram Bullock (electric guitar), and Bob James (electric keyboards). Not unlike the type of project Muhammad would have gone for in the '70s, My Turn is far from straight-ahead hard bop but isn't a so-called "elevator jazz" date either. R&B, pop, and funk considerations are emphasized, but not at the expense of improvisational freedom. Washington and Brecker get in some inspired solos on tunes ranging from pianist Neal Creqe's funky "Dracula" to Washington's congenial "Happenstance," and Muhammad does a nice job combining pop and soul's accessibility with jazz's spontaneity. Those who like their crossover meaty instead of fluffy should enjoy this CD. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)