Joe Sample • The Hunter

 

Review
by William Ruhlmann
Joe Sample returns to the smooth jazz style of his popular albums Rainbow Seeker, Carmel, and Voices in the Rain on 1983's The Hunter. The keyboardist fills up a studio with like-minded session musicians including trumpeter Tom Browne, horn players Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey, and Ernie Watts, guitarists Dean Parks, David Spinozza, and Phil Upchurch, bassists Abraham Laboriel and Marcus Miller, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, and drummer Steve Gadd, and sets them loose on some rhythmic tracks with a rock/R&B feel. The beat is paramount, a constant augmented by funky, popping basslines, with guitar solos and horn charts overlaid. And, weaving in and out is Sample, on either acoustic or electric piano, finding room to solo extensively. The solos are more of the rock variety than what a conventional jazz fan would recognize, since they are anchored to the relentless beats. But Sample is one of the more accomplished players in smooth jazz, and his sidemen are able to support him and, when given the chance, match him in their playing.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hunter-mw0000196125

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Reseña
por William Ruhlmann
Joe Sample vuelve al estilo de jazz suave de sus populares álbumes Rainbow Seeker, Carmel y Voices in the Rain en The Hunter de 1983. El teclista llena un estudio con músicos de sesión afines, como el trompetista Tom Browne, los trompetistas Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey y Ernie Watts, los guitarristas Dean Parks, David Spinozza y Phil Upchurch, los bajistas Abraham Laboriel y Marcus Miller, el percusionista Paulinho Da Costa y el baterista Steve Gadd, y los suelta en algunos temas rítmicos con un toque de rock/R&B. El ritmo es primordial, una constante aumentada por líneas de bajo funky y pop, con solos de guitarra y gráficos de trompeta superpuestos. Y Sample entra y sale, tanto en el piano acústico como en el eléctrico, encontrando espacio para un amplio solo. Los solos son más bien de tipo rockero que lo que reconocería un aficionado al jazz convencional, ya que están anclados a los implacables ritmos. Pero Sample es uno de los intérpretes más consumados del smooth jazz, y sus acompañantes son capaces de apoyarle y, cuando se les da la oportunidad, igualarle en su forma de tocar.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hunter-mw0000196125

Tracks:
1 - The Hunter
2 - Blue Ballet
3 - Beauty And The Beast
4 - Wings Of Fire
5 - Just A Little Higher
6 - Night Flight


Credits:
    Art Direction – George Osaki
    Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: 2 to 6), Marcus Miller (tracks: 1)
    Bass Clarinet, Soloist – John Phillips (6) (tracks: 6)
    Coordinator – Pamela H. Lobue*, Robin Howell
    Drums – Bob Wilson (3) (tracks: 2 to 6), Steve Gadd (tracks: 1)
    Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
    Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: 1), Dean Parks (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
    Guitar, Soloist – Dean Parks (tracks: 5), Phil Upchurch (tracks: 3)
    Horns [Horn Section] – Bill Reichenbach (2), Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Ernie Watts, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Steve Madaio (tracks: 1, 3 to 6)
    Keyboards [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Electric Keyboard], Synthesizer – Joe Sample
    Management [Executive Assist.] – Tom Hooper (2)
    Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
    Mixed By – Galen Senogles, Rik Pekkonen (tracks: 2), Wilton Felder (tracks: 1, 3 to 6)
    Painting [Cover] – Laddia Holly
    Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
    Producer – Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
    Programmed By [Synthesizers] – Rory Kaplan
    Recorded By – Jim Boyer (tracks: 1)
    Rhythm Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: 5)
    Synthesizer [Overdubs] – Galen Senogles
    Trumpet [Lead], Soloist – Tom Browne (tracks: 1)
    Woodwind [Woodwinds] – John Phillips (6) (tracks: 2)
    Written-By – Joe Sample

Label: MCA Records – MCAD-1471
Genre: Jazz
Style: Smooth Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/6951801-Joe-Sample-The-Hunter

 

 

 

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