107 Degrees In The Shade

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:43:35
Personnel: Alex Bugnon (acoustic & electric piano, synthesizer, accordion, drums, organ); Janice Dempsey (vocals); Rohn Lawrence, Michael "Dino" Campbell (guitar); Cyrille Bugnon (alto saxophone); Victor Bailey, Victor Wooton (bass); Buddy Williams (drums); Rahni Song (percussion, synthesizer, vocals, programming). Producers: Alex Bugnon, Rahni Song, Goh Hotoda. Engineers: John Hurley, Goh Hotoda, Howie Lindeman. Recorded at Digital Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee. All songs written or co-written by Alex Bugnon. Personnel: Alex Bugnon (accordion, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, drums); Rahni Song (vocals, synthesizer, percussion, drum programming, background vocals); Janice Dempsey (vocals); Michael "Dino" Campbell , Mike Campbell , Rohn Lawrence (guitar); Cyrille Bugnon (alto saxophone); Victor Bailey (fretless bass); Buddy Williams (drums, cymbals, hi-hat, tom tom). Audio Mixer: Howie Lindeman. Audio Remixer: Goh Hotoda. Recording information: Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Steve Prezant. Unknown Contributor Role: Alex Bugnon. Arranger: Alex Bugnon. Alex Bugnon's commercial pop-jazz output of the early to mid-1990s wasn't fantastic, but it did indicate that he had some potential as both a pianist/keyboardist and a composer. Generally more substantial than most of the other albums that smooth jazz stations played in 1991, the uneven, erratic 107 in the Shade is far from a gem, but has its moments. Bugnon gets into a pleasant, Joe Sample-ish groove on "Paris and May" and "When I Think About Home," whereas the much too brief "Fly, Spirit, Fly" hints at Pat Metheny. It was obvious that Sample was a major influence on Bugnon, although there were also traces of Ahmad Jamal in his playing. One of the CD's main flaws is Bugnon's tendency to overproduce -- like other Bugnon releases, 107 in the Shade could have used a lot more improvising and a lot less producing and arranging. Despite a few memorable cuts, Shade really isn't worth the price of admission; it's clear that Bugnon is capable of much more. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)