Review from AllMusic:
Here is an overlooked gem from a most unlikely source, recorded in a most unlikely genre -- commercial 1970s jazz-funk. No one expected the loudly-dressed bandleader of The Tonight Show to put out a fusion album like Brand New Thing in 1977, and as a result it never found the audience it richly deserved. Produced by Tom Scott, who was riding high on his L.A. Express work and the Starsky & Hutch theme, the album features a stellar cast of session players: Richard Tee on keyboards, Eric Gale and Lee Ritenour on guitars, Anthony Jackson on bass, Rick Marotta on drums and Ralph MacDonald on percussion. Severinsen grooves comfortably on the up-tempo pieces without ever dominating them, letting his accompanists provide the variety, while on ballads like "Soft Touch" his focus on melody over technique is exactly what is called for. Brand New Thing is not only a very good fusion album, it is a very good jazz album and certainly one of Doc Severinsen's very best.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/brand-new-thing-mw0000944653
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Resena de AllMusic:
Aqui hay una joya pasada por alto de la fuente mas improbable, grabada en el genero mas improbable: el jazz-funk comercial de los anos 70. Nadie esperaba que el llamativo director de la banda de The Tonight Show publicara un album de fusion como Brand New Thing en 1977, y como resultado nunca encontro el publico que merecia. Producido por Tom Scott, que estaba en la cima por su trabajo con L.A. Express y el tema de Starsky & Hutch, el album presenta un elenco estelar de musicos de estudio: Richard Tee en teclados, Eric Gale y Lee Ritenour en guitarras, Anthony Jackson en bajo, Rick Marotta en bateria y Ralph MacDonald en percusion. Severinsen se desenvuelve comodamente en los temas de tempo rapido sin nunca dominarlos, dejando que sus acompanantes aporten la variedad, mientras que en baladas como "Soft Touch" su enfoque en la melodia sobre la tecnica es exactamente lo que se necesita. Brand New Thing no es solo un muy buen album de fusion, es un muy buen album de jazz y sin duda uno de los mejores de Doc Severinsen.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/brand-new-thing-mw0000944653
1 - Do It to It
2 - Chicken Chatter
3 - Midnite Flite
4 - Fernando's Fantasy
5 - Virginia Sunday
6 - Soft Touch
7 - There Is a Girl
8 - Shenandoah
Credits:
Personnel:
Doc Severinsen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tom Scott - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Lyricon
Richard Tee - Keyboards
Eric Gale - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass (track 1)
Lee Ritenour - Rhythm Guitar
Anthony Jackson - Bass
Rick Marotta - Drums, Electric Guitar (track 2)
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello (tracks with strings)
Kathleen Lustgarten - Cello (tracks with strings)
Ray Kelley - Cello (tracks with strings)
Jan Kelley - Cello (tracks with strings)
Production:
Produced by Tom Scott
Engineered by Hank Cicalo
Recorded at Devonshire Sound, Group IV Recording Studios and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
Design by Stan Evenson
Illustration by John Lykes
Photography by Gary Heery
Label: Epic Records
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Instrumental Pop
Duration: 43:03
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