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Ramsey Lewis Trio • Barefoot Sunday Blues
Biography
Pianist
and composer Ramsey Lewis has been a major figure in contemporary jazz
since the late '50s, playing music with a warm, open personality that's
allowed him to cross over to the pop and R&B charts. Lewis was born
in Chicago, Illinois on May 27, 1935, and was introduced to music by his
father, who directed the choir at a local church and enjoyed the music
of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum. Lewis began studying the piano when he
was four years old, and was soon accompanying the choir at Sunday
services. At the age of 15, he joined a jazz combo called the Cleffs,
who played at parties and dances. Lewis was interested in a leaner, more
bebop-oriented sound, and when the group splintered after several
members joined the military, he formed the Ramsey Lewis Trio with two
other former Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young and percussionist Redd Holt.
The trio became a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene, and they were
signed to a deal with Chess Records, releasing their first album, Ramsey
Lewis & His Gentlemen of Jazz, in 1956.
Lewis and his trio
continued to record and tour steadily over the years, building a sizable
audience among jazz fans, but their career received a serious boost in
1965, when they recorded a swinging version of Dobie Gray's hit "The In
Crowd" at a gig in Washington, D.C. Chess released the track as a
single, and it became a sizable pop hit, earning Lewis his first gold
record, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. As Lewis'
star rose, he returned to the pop charts in 1966 with versions of "Hang
on Sloopy" and "Wade in the Water." Meanwhile, Young and Holt left
Lewis' trio to form their own group, Young-Holt Unlimited, and the
pianist hired a new rhythm section, Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice
White on drums.
In 1970, White resigned to form his own group, and
Morris Jennings signed on as the trio's new percussionist. Lewis
continued to record for Chess until 1972, when he moved to Columbia
Records, and as his music developed a more contemporary groove, White's
group, Earth, Wind & Fire (also on Columbia), was beginning to enjoy
considerable success on the R&B charts. White produced Lewis' 1974
album, Sun Goddess, in which he experimented with electronic keyboards
for the first time, and several members of EWF played on the sessions;
it became a major crossover hit and took Lewis to the upper ranks of the
smooth jazz/fusion scene. Lewis would record R&B-influenced
material through the '70s, but continued to explore his roots in more
traditional jazz sounds as well as Latin rhythms. In 1983, he went into
the studio with Eldee Young and Redd Holt for the album Reunion; in
1984, he collaborated with Nancy Wilson on The Two of Us; in 1988, he
recorded with London's Philharmonia Orchestra for the album A Classic
Encounter, and in 1989, Lewis and Dr. Billy Taylor cut a set of piano
duets, We Meet Again.
In 1992, Lewis signed with the successful jazz
label GRP Records, and in 1995, he launched the side project Urban
Knights, in which he collaborated with a handful of successful crossover
jazz stars, including Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz.
In 1997, Lewis added disc jockey to his résumé, hosting a popular show
on Chicago's WNUA-FM that ran until 2009; the show went into syndication
in 2006 under the name Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis, and is still
on the air. In 2005, Lewis looked back on his roots in gospel music with
the album With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music
Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. In 2007, he was commissioned
to write a jazz ballet for the Joffrey Ballet Company, and "To Know
Her..." debuted at Highland Park, Illinois' Ravina Music Festival, where
Lewis is artistic director of the festival's jazz series, and helped
found their Jazz Mentor Program.
Lewis has also written several
pieces for string ensemble and orchestra that have premiered at Ravina;
highlights were featured on the 2009 album Songs from the Heart: Ramsey
Plays Ramsey, his first release from Concord Records. In addition to his
work as a performer, composer, educator, and disc jockey, Lewis has
received five honorary doctorate degrees, won the National Endowment for
the Arts' Jazz Master Award in 2007, and is one of the few noted jazz
artists to carry the Olympic Torch, having briefly escorted the flame as
it passed through Chicago en route to the 2002 Winter Games. In 2011,
he delivered Taking Another Look, a reworking of his classic 1974
electric jazz-funk album Sun Goddess. The album was reissued in a deluxe
package with bonus tracks in 2015. Two years later, Lewis was a
featured guest on pianist Alan Storeygard's trio album New Directions.
Note: Passed away on September 12, 2022, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Biografía
Pianist
and composer Ramsey Lewis ha sido la mayor figura en el jazz
contemporáneo de los 50 ', la música de la música con el calentamiento,
la posibilidad de abrir la puerta a través de que el punto de
intersección hacia el pop y los R & B. , Que se estrenó en Chicago,
Illinois el 27 de mayo de 1935, y fue introducida a la música por su
padre, quien dirigió el choir a la iglesia local y disfrutó de la música
de Duke Ellington y Tatu. Lewis inició el piano cuando era cuatro años,
y estaba pronto acompañando el choir at Sunday services. En la edad de
15, he unido el jazz combo llamado los Cleffs, que jugó en partidos y
danzas. Y en el caso de que el grupo se filtró después de varios
miembros se unió al ejército, se formó el Ramsey Lewis Trio con otros
dos viejos Cleffs, bassist Eldee Young y percussionist Redd Holt. En el
año 1956, Ramsey Lewis y su grupo de jazz, en 1956, se convirtieron en
el primer álbum, Ramsey Lewis y su Gentlemen de Jazz.
En el año 1965,
cuando se registró la swinging version de Dobie Gray, el éxito "The In
Crowd" en el gigantes de la banda, en Washington, DC Chess liberado el
track a a single, y se convirtió en el pop pop pop, earning Lewis su
primer oro de registro, así como el Premio Grammy para el mejor Jazz
Performance. En el año 1966 con las versiones de "Hang on Sloopy" y
"Wade in the Water." , Y el pianist hired a new rhythm section,
Cleveland Eaton on bass y Maurice White on drums.
En 1970, White
resigned a formar su propio grupo, y Morris Jennings firmado en el
trio's new percussionist. En el caso de que se trate de una película de
la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga de la saga, . "White Chain
Lewis '1974 álbum, Sun Goddess, in que he experimentado con las teclas
electrónicas para el primer equipo, y varios miembros de EWF jugado en
las sesiones; que se convirtió en el mayor crossover hit y tomó Lewis a
las ranas ranas del jazz / fusión de la música. En el caso de que se
produzca un error en el registro de R & B-sustan material a través
de los 70, pero continúe explorando su raíz en más tradicional jazz de
los sonidos así como Latin rhythms. En 1983, he estado en el estudio con
Eldee Young y Redd Holt para el álbum Reunion; en 1984, había
colaborado con Nancy Wilson en los dos de nosotros; y en el año 1989,
Lewis y el Dr. Billy Taylor cortaron el set del piano duets, We Meet
Again.
En 1992, Lewis firmó con el éxito de la película de jazz
Recordset, y en 1995, he lanzado el lado del proyecto Urban Knights, en
el que he colaborado con el handful de exitoso crossover jazz estrellas,
incluyendo Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Klugh, y Dave Koz. En 1997,
Lewis agregó disc jockey a su résumé, hospedaje el popular show en
Chicago's WNUA-FM que ran hasta 2009; , que se estrenará en el mes de
septiembre. En el año 2005, Lewis miró sobre su raíz en la música de la
música con el álbum con una voz, que fue el himno de la música de la
música de la música. En el año 2007, se le pidió a escribir el jazz
ballet para la Joffrey Ballet Company, y "To Know Her ..." debuted at
Highland Park, Illinois 'Ravina Music Festival, donde Lewis es director
artístico del festival de las series de jazz, su Jazz Mentor Program.
Lewis
también ha escrito varias piezas para la cadena de conjuntos y
orquestaciones que han premiered at Ravina; , que se estrenará en el
2009 álbum de canciones del Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, su primera
versión de Concord Records. En el año 2007, el Premio de la Academia de
los Premios Musicales en el 2007, es uno de los músicos de jazz, el
Olympic Torch, que tiene briefly escorted la llama que pasa a través de
Chicago en la ruta a los Juegos de invierno de invierno. En el 2011, he
emprendido otra cara, la reworking de su clásico 1974 jazz jazz-funk
álbum Sun Goddess. El álbum fue reestablecido en el paquete de lujo con
las canciones de las primas en el 2015. Dos años, Lewis fue un famoso
huésped en el pianist Alan Storeygard's trío álbum New Directions.
Nota: Falleció el 12 de septiembre de 2022, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Mike LeDonne • I Love Music
Lenny Breau • The Legendary Lenny Breau... Now!
Review
by Paul Kohler
Recorded
with the help of guitar master Chet Atkins, this record showcases Breau
in the solo guitar spotlight. A few tunes feature him soloing against a
seperate rhythm guitar track that he also played. Breau's version of
McCoy Tyner's "Visions" is astounding!!
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-lenny-breau--now%21%21-mw0000875119
Biography:
Leonard
Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 – August 12, 1984) was an
American-Canadian guitarist. He blended many styles of music, including
jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists
like Chet Atkins, Breau used fingerstyle techniques not often used in
jazz guitar. By using a seven-string guitar and approaching the guitar
like a piano, he opened up possibilities for the instrument.
Early life
Breau
was born August 5, 1941, in Auburn, Maine, and moved with his family to
Moncton, New Brunswick in 1948. His francophone parents, Harold Breau
and Betty Cody, were professional country and western musicians who
performed and recorded from the mid-1930s until the mid-1970s. From the
mid to late 1940s they played summer engagements in southern New
Brunswick, advertising their performances by playing free programs on
radio station CKCW Moncton. Lenny began playing guitar at the age of
eight. When he was twelve, he started a small band with friends, and by
the age of fourteen he was the lead guitarist for his parents' band,
billed as "Lone Pine Junior", playing Merle Travis and Chet Atkins
instrumentals and occasionally singing. He made his first professional
recordings in Westbrook, Maine at Event Records with Al Hawkes at the
age of 15 while working as a studio musician. Many of these recordings
were released posthumously on the album Boy Wonder.
The Breau
family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1957 and their new band performed
around the city and province as the CKY Caravan. Their shows were radio
broadcast live on Winnipeg's CKY on Saturday mornings from remote
locations.
Jazz career
Around 1959 Breau left his parents'
country band after his father slapped him in the face for incorporating
jazz improvisation into his playing with the group. He sought out local
jazz musicians, performing at Winnipeg venues Rando Manor and the Stage
Door. He met pianist Bob Erlendson, who began teaching him more of the
foundations of jazz.
In 1962, Breau briefly performed in the
Toronto-based jazz group Three with singer and actor Don Francks, and
Eon Henstridge on acoustic bass. Three performed in Toronto, Ottawa, and
New York City. Their music was featured in the 1962 National Film Board
documentary Toronto Jazz. They recorded a live album at the Village
Vanguard in New York City and appeared on the Jackie Gleason and Joey
Bishop television shows.
Returning to Winnipeg a few months
later, Breau became a session guitarist, recording for CBC Radio and CBC
Television, and contributed to CBC-TV's Teenbeat, Music Hop, and his
own The Lenny Breau Show filmed in Winnipeg. In 1963 and 1964, Breau
appeared at David Ingram's Fourth Dimension at 2000 Pembina Highway in
Fort Garry, a suburb of Winnipeg. Every Sunday night was a party open to
all. Other regulars at the club on Sunday nights included Neil Young
and his band The Squires, and Randy Bachman, who was heavily influenced
by Breau, in particular in the jazz guitar style of his The Guess Who
hit "Undun".
In 1967, recordings of Breau's playing from The
Lenny Breau Show found their way to Chet Atkins. The ensuing friendship
resulted in Breau's first two albums, Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau and
The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau – Live! on RCA, accompanied by fellow
Winnipegers Ron Halldorson and Reg Kelln. Breau did not record again for
nearly 10 years, though he continued to do session work in Winnipeg.
Breau
left Winnipeg in 1976 and spent the last few years of his life in the
United States, living in Maine, Nashville, Stockton, California, and New
York City, eventually settling in Los Angeles in 1983. These years he
spent performing, teaching, and writing for Guitar Player magazine. A
few more solo albums were issued during his lifetime, in addition to
albums recorded with fiddler Buddy Spicher and pedal steel guitarist
Buddy Emmons.
Breau had problems with drugs beginning in the
1960s which he managed to control during the last years of his life. On
August 12, 1984, his body was found in a swimming pool at his apartment
complex in Los Angeles, California. The coroner reported that Breau had
been strangled. Breau's wife, Jewel, was the chief suspect, but she was
not charged. He is interred in an unmarked grave at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Posthumous honors
Many live and "lost"
recordings have been issued since Breau's death, and most of his
previously released albums have also been reissued. Due to efforts by
Randy Bachman of Guitarchives, Paul Kohler of Art of Life Records, Tim
Tamashiro of CBC Radio and others, a new generation of listeners has
access to his music.
A documentary titled The Genius of Lenny
Breau was produced in 1999 by Breau's daughter, Emily Hughes. This
Gemini Award-winning film includes interviews with Chet Atkins, Ted
Greene, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Leonard Cohen, and Bachman, as well
as family members. George Benson said, "He dazzled me with his
extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to
experience his artistry." The biography One Long Tune: The Life and
Music of Lenny Breau by Ron Forbes-Roberts was published in 2006
containing interviews with nearly 200 people and a comprehensive
discography.
CBC Radio presented a documentary on Lenny Breau
titled On the Trail of Lenny Breau (the title is in reference to Breau's
parents' song "On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine"). It was first
broadcast on September 13, 2009, as part of a regular weekly program
called Inside the Music. It was narrated by Breau's son, Chet. The
one-hour feature was produced in Montreal by John Klepko.
Breau was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
Technique and guitars
Breau's
fully matured technique was a combination of Chet Atkins's and Merle
Travis's fingerpicking and Sabicas-influenced flamenco, highlighted by
right-hand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics. His
harmonic sensibilities were a combination of his country roots,
classical music, modal music, Indian, and jazz, particularly the work of
pianist Bill Evans. Breau often adapted Evans's compositions, such as
"Funny Man", for guitar. Breau said in relation to this, "I approach the
guitar like a piano. I've reached a point where I transcend the
instrument. A lot of the stuff I play on the seven-string guitar is
supposed to be technically impossible, but I spent over twenty years
figuring it out. I play the guitar like a piano, there's always two
things going on at once. I'm thinking melody, but I'm also thinking of a
background. I play the accompaniment on the low strings."[citation
needed]
He had two custom seven-string guitars made, one
classical and one electric. At the time, no company made a string that
could be tuned to the high A on his classical guitar. Breau used fishing
line of the correct gauge until the La Bella company began making a
string for him. The electric guitar was made by Kirk Sand, also with the
first string being a high A.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Breau
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Reseña
por Paul Kohler
Grabado
con la ayuda del maestro de la guitarra Chet Atkins, este disco muestra
a Breau como guitarrista solista. En algunos temas, Breau interpreta un
solo sobre una pista de guitarra rítmica que él también toca. La
versión de Breau de "Visions" de McCoy Tyner es asombrosa.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-lenny-breau--now%21%21-mw0000875119
Biografía:
Leonard
Harold Breau (5 de agosto de 1941 - 12 de agosto de 1984) fue un
guitarrista estadounidense-canadiense. Combinó muchos estilos musicales,
como el jazz, el country, la música clásica y el flamenco. Inspirado
por guitarristas country como Chet Atkins, Breau utilizaba técnicas de
fingerstyle poco frecuentes en la guitarra de jazz. Al utilizar una
guitarra de siete cuerdas y acercarse a la guitarra como a un piano,
abrió posibilidades para el instrumento.
Vida temprana
Breau
nació el 5 de agosto de 1941 en Auburn, Maine, y se trasladó con su
familia a Moncton, Nuevo Brunswick, en 1948. Sus padres francófonos,
Harold Breau y Betty Cody, eran músicos profesionales de country y
western que actuaron y grabaron desde mediados de los años treinta hasta
mediados de los setenta. Desde mediados hasta finales de los años 40,
actuaban en verano en el sur de Nuevo Brunswick y anunciaban sus
actuaciones con programas gratuitos en la emisora de radio CKCW de
Moncton. Lenny empezó a tocar la guitarra a los ocho años. A los doce,
formó una pequeña banda con amigos, y a los catorce ya era el
guitarrista principal de la banda de sus padres, llamada "Lone Pine
Junior", tocando temas instrumentales de Merle Travis y Chet Atkins y
cantando ocasionalmente. Realizó sus primeras grabaciones profesionales
en Westbrook, Maine, en Event Records con Al Hawkes a la edad de 15 años
mientras trabajaba como músico de estudio. Muchas de estas grabaciones
se publicaron póstumamente en el álbum Boy Wonder.
La familia
Breau se trasladó a Winnipeg, Manitoba, en 1957 y su nueva banda actuó
por la ciudad y la provincia con el nombre de CKY Caravan. Sus
actuaciones se retransmitían en directo por la emisora CKY de Winnipeg
los sábados por la mañana desde lugares remotos.
Carrera en el jazz
Alrededor
de 1959, Breau abandonó la banda de country de sus padres después de
que su padre le abofeteara por incorporar la improvisación de jazz a su
forma de tocar con el grupo. Buscó músicos de jazz locales y actuó en
los locales de Winnipeg Rando Manor y Stage Door. Conoció al pianista
Bob Erlendson, que empezó a enseñarle los fundamentos del jazz.
En
1962, Breau actuó brevemente en el grupo de jazz Three, de Toronto, con
el cantante y actor Don Francks y Eon Henstridge al bajo acústico.
Three actuó en Toronto, Ottawa y Nueva York. Su música apareció en 1962
en el documental Toronto Jazz de la National Film Board. Grabaron un
álbum en directo en el Village Vanguard de Nueva York y aparecieron en
los programas de televisión de Jackie Gleason y Joey Bishop.
De
vuelta a Winnipeg unos meses más tarde, Breau se convirtió en
guitarrista de sesión, grabando para CBC Radio y CBC Television, y
colaboró en Teenbeat, Music Hop de CBC-TV, y en su propio The Lenny
Breau Show filmado en Winnipeg. En 1963 y 1964, Breau actuó en David
Ingram's Fourth Dimension, en el 2000 de Pembina Highway, en Fort Garry,
un suburbio de Winnipeg. Cada domingo por la noche era una fiesta
abierta a todos. Otros habituales del club los domingos por la noche
eran Neil Young y su banda The Squires, y Randy Bachman, muy influido
por Breau, en particular en el estilo de guitarra jazz de su éxito de
The Guess Who "Undun".
En 1967, unas grabaciones de Breau en The
Lenny Breau Show llegaron a manos de Chet Atkins. La consiguiente
amistad dio lugar a los dos primeros álbumes de Breau, Guitar Sounds
from Lenny Breau y The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau - Live! en RCA,
acompañado por sus compatriotas de Winnipeg Ron Halldorson y Reg Kelln.
Breau no volvió a grabar durante casi 10 años, aunque siguió haciendo
trabajos de sesión en Winnipeg.
Breau abandonó Winnipeg en 1976 y
pasó los últimos años de su vida en Estados Unidos, viviendo en Maine,
Nashville, Stockton, California y Nueva York, para instalarse finalmente
en Los Ángeles en 1983. Estos años los pasó actuando, enseñando y
escribiendo para la revista Guitar Player. A lo largo de su vida publicó
algunos álbumes en solitario, además de otros grabados con el
violinista Buddy Spicher y el guitarrista de pedal Buddy Emmons.
Breau
tuvo problemas con las drogas a partir de la década de 1960, que logró
controlar durante los últimos años de su vida. El 12 de agosto de 1984,
su cuerpo fue encontrado en una piscina de su complejo de apartamentos
en Los Ángeles, California. El forense informó de que Breau había sido
estrangulado. La esposa de Breau, Jewel, era la principal sospechosa,
pero no fue acusada. Está enterrado en una tumba sin nombre en el
cementerio Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Honores póstumos
Desde
la muerte de Breau se han publicado muchas grabaciones en directo y
"perdidas", y también se han reeditado la mayoría de sus álbumes
publicados anteriormente. Gracias a los esfuerzos de Randy Bachman de
Guitarchives, Paul Kohler de Art of Life Records, Tim Tamashiro de CBC
Radio y otros, una nueva generación de oyentes tiene acceso a su música.
La
hija de Breau, Emily Hughes, produjo en 1999 un documental titulado The
Genius of Lenny Breau (El genio de Lenny Breau). Esta película,
ganadora de un premio Gemini, incluye entrevistas con Chet Atkins, Ted
Greene, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Leonard Cohen y Bachman, así como
con miembros de su familia. George Benson dijo: "Me deslumbró con su
extraordinaria forma de tocar la guitarra... Ojalá el mundo tuviera la
oportunidad de experimentar su arte". La biografía One Long Tune: The
Life and Music of Lenny Breau, de Ron Forbes-Roberts, se publicó en 2006
con entrevistas a casi 200 personas y una completa discografía.
CBC
Radio presentó un documental sobre Lenny Breau titulado On the Trail of
Lenny Breau (el título hace referencia a la canción de los padres de
Breau "On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine"). Se emitió por primera vez el
13 de septiembre de 2009, como parte de un programa semanal regular
llamado Inside the Music. Fue narrado por el hijo de Breau, Chet. El
programa, de una hora de duración, fue producido en Montreal por John
Klepko.
Breau ingresó en el Salón de la Fama de la Música Canadiense en 1997.
Técnica y guitarras
La
técnica plenamente madura de Breau era una combinación del
fingerpicking de Chet Atkins y Merle Travis y el flamenco influenciado
por Sabicas, destacado por la independencia de la mano derecha y las
ráfagas de armónicos artificiales. Su sensibilidad armónica era una
combinación de sus raíces country, la música clásica, la música modal,
la india y el jazz, en particular la obra del pianista Bill Evans. Breau
adaptaba a menudo a la guitarra composiciones de Evans, como "Funny
Man". Breau dijo al respecto: "Abordo la guitarra como un piano. He
llegado a un punto en el que trasciendo el instrumento. Muchas de las
cosas que toco con la guitarra de siete cuerdas se supone que son
técnicamente imposibles, pero he pasado más de veinte años
averiguándolo. Toco la guitarra como un piano, siempre están pasando dos
cosas a la vez. Pienso en la melodía, pero también en el fondo. Toco el
acompañamiento en las cuerdas graves"[cita requerida].
Mandó
hacer dos guitarras de siete cuerdas a medida, una clásica y otra
eléctrica. En aquella época, ninguna empresa fabricaba una cuerda que
pudiera afinarse en el La agudo de su guitarra clásica. Breau utilizó
hilo de pescar del calibre adecuado hasta que la empresa La Bella empezó
a fabricar una cuerda para él. La guitarra eléctrica fue fabricada por
Kirk Sand, también con la primera cuerda en La agudo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Breau
Pharoah Sanders • Love Will Find A Way
Description from Dusty Groove (Chicago's Online Record Store):
A beautiful little record by Pharoah Sanders — quite different than most of his other recordings of the 70s, and done in a smoothly jazzy mode that also features plenty of soul! Sanders did the set in collaboration with Norman Connors — and the style is in that same great mix of mellow soul and deeper jazz that Connors used on his own brilliant records from the time. Instrumentation includes some keyboards and guitar mixed in with Sanders' always-soulful work on sax — and a number of cuts have vocals, either by a chorus shading in the tunes, or by Phyllis Hyman in the lead. The whole thing's great — warmly soulful, and almost a tighter extension of the modes that Sanders was exploring on his last album or two for Impulse.
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/2381/Pharoah-Sanders:Love-Will-Find-A-Way
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Descripción de Dusty Groove (Chicago's Online Record Store):
Un hermoso pequeño disco de Pharoah Sanders — bastante diferente de la mayoría de sus otras grabaciones de los anos 70, realizado en un modo de jazz suave que también presenta mucho soul. Sanders hizo el set en colaboración con Norman Connors — y el estilo es esa misma gran mezcla de soul melodioso y jazz mas profundo que Connors usaba en sus propios brillantes discos de la época. La instrumentación incluye algunos teclados y guitarra mezclados con el siempre lleno de alma saxofón de Sanders — y varios temas tienen voces, ya sea de un coro que sombrea las melodías, o de Phyllis Hyman en el rol principal. Todo el conjunto es grandioso — calidamente lleno de alma, y casi una extensión mas ajustada de los modos que Sanders estaba explorando en sus últimos uno o dos álbumes para Impulse.
https://www.dustygroove.com/item/2381/Pharoah-Sanders:Love-Will-Find-A-Way




