Love Makes the Changes

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:54:51
Personnel: Freddy Cole (vocals, piano); Grover Washington, Jr. (soprano & tenor saxophones); Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Hiram Bullock (guitar); George Mraz, Will Lee, David Williams (bass); Ben Riley, Kenny Washington (drums). Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York on January 6 & 7, 1998. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald, Todd Barkan and Grover Washington, Jr. Personnel: Freddy Cole (piano); Hiram Bullock (guitar); Grover Washington, Jr. (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Kenny Washington , Ben Riley (drums). Audio Mixer: Michael Semanick. Recording information: Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/06/1998/01/07/1998). Photographer: John Abbott . Unknown Contributor Roles: David Weiss ; Eric Alexander ; David Williams ; George Mraz ; Grover Washington, Jr.; Hiram Bullock; Kenny Washington ; Will Lee ; Ben Riley; Cedar Walton. Arrangers: Freddy Cole; Todd Barkan; Cedar Walton. When jazz vocalist Freddy Cole sings, it's with a built-in groove that's unshakeable, with warm, honeyed tones that wrap the lyrics in velvet and set them down firmly in the pocket. Cole has one great little album here; if you thought it was impossible to produce a modern-day jazz vocal album that's not infused with endless oodles-of-noodles riffing that shows you nothing except the ability of the vocalist to sing everything but the melody, be prepared for greatness. With a small combo led by pianist Cedar Walton and tenor saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr., Cole has a backdrop that never gets in the way of his magic nor does anything that doesn't help the song. Timber-wise, he owes a lot of his phrasing to his older brother, Nat "King" Cole, and Francis Albert Sinatra, but Freddy ultimately remains his own man and that's what makes this album such a success. Ten or 12 stars, at least. ~ Cub Koda
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)