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| For Your Pleasure |
| Walter Beasley |
első megjelenés éve: 1998
45 perc |
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| (1998)
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| 4.161 Ft
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| 1. | I Feel You
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| 2. | Nice and Easy
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| 3. | For Your Pleasure
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| 4. | If You Knew
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| 5. | Do You Wanna Dance
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| 6. | It Might Be You
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| 7. | From This Moment On
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| 8. | Everything I Miss at Home
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| 9. | Her Touch
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| 10. | Smoke
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Jazz
Urban
Contemporary Jazz
Crossover Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Walter Beasley (vocals, soprano & alto saxophones)
Chuck Loeb (keyboards, guitar, programming); Andrew Sherman, Dow Brain (keyboards, programming); Mike Ricchiuti (keyboards); Jeff Lockhart, Tyrone Chase, Brian Monroney (guitar); Baron Browne, Ron Jenkins (bass); David Cole (drums, programming); Scott Rammer, Dino Esposito (programming); Karen Bell, Yuri Camino (background vocals)
Saxmen always seem intent on giving listeners a fair amount of pleasure, as Marion Meadows (Pleasure) and now Walter Beasley on For Your Pleasure demonstrate. Beasley -- who started his career in the '80s as an R&B singer and does a nifty quiet storm dance on "Do You Wanna Dance" -- commits to this concept in the most logical way possible; for two key tracks, he relies on the writing and trip-hoppy production expertise of Scot Rammer and Dino Esposito, who hit pay dirt with Paul Taylor last year on -- what else? -- Pleasure Seeker. On the title track, Beasley winds his swaying soprano melody over an odd meter, skittery percussion bed before going a little out and improvising just a bit. "From This Moment On" takes a similar route, only with more clicking and a deeper bass sound. Elsewhere, Beasley turns to labelmate/guitarist Chuck Loeb, who engages Beasley in a blues meets hip-hop playground on "If You Knew," restraining his own electric so the saxman can hit all the high notes without producer interference. Beasley pays tribute to his fallen comrade (and stylistic soul mate) George Howard with a spunky cover -- similarly arranged to Howard's version -- of the Jam/Lewis hit "Everything I Miss at Home." Like Meadows, Howard, and Taylor, Beasley knows how to hit the little adventure spots in the mix, turning even the simplest melodies into truly pleasurable listening experiences.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Walter Beasley
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Urban, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
An R&B-ish player whose music sometimes crosses over into jazz, Walter Beasley's sound is a perfect paradigm for defining "contemporary" or "smooth" jazz, and he a talented musician. After briefly playing trumpet, Beasley switched to saxophone when he was nine and was soon inspired by Grover Washington, Jr. He attended Berklee College and, after graduating at age 22, became one of the school's teachers. In 1987, Beasley released his first self-titled album and since then has recorded two sets for Mercury and several for Shanachie (culminating with Rendezvous in 2002), in addition to often accompanying R&B singers. In 2005, he released his debut for Heads-Up, For Her. In 2006, Shanchie released Live, a concert club set from 1998. The studio album Ready for Love followed in 2007.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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