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| 1. | Introduction
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| 2. | On the Black Side
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| 3. | My Oasis
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| 4. | Intro to 'Do You Wanna Dance'
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| 5. | Do You Wanna Dance
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| 6. | Intro to 'Freaknic'
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| 7. | Freaknic
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| 8. | Intro to 'What's My Name'
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| 9. | What's My Name
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| 10. | Intro to 'Never Can Say Goodbye'
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| 11. | Never Can Say Goodbye
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| 12. | Intro to 'I Feel You'
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| 13. | I Feel You
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| 14. | People Make the World Go Round
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Jazz / Smooth Jazz; Crossover Jazz; Contemporary Jazz; Fusion
Recorded: Oct 9, 1998, Sculler's Jazz Club, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
Walter Beasley - vocals, sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone
Tyrone Chase - guitar
Andrew Sherman - keyboards
Baron Browne - bass guitar
Mark Simmons - drums
Vocalist and saxophonist Walter Beasley's style is so inclusive, incorporating smooth jazz, R&B, and urban soul with touches of light funk and pure pop, that he is literally all things at once to his audiences, a fact that is evident in this slick live set recorded October 9, 1998 at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA. Backed by a versatile band consisting of Tyrone Chase on guitar, Andrew Sherman on keyboards, Baron Browne on bass, and Mark Simmons on drums, and led by Beasley's jazzy smooth alto and soprano sax playing, not to mention his gently honeyed vocals, he comes across as charming as a Boy Scout in a tuxedo, with nary a rough edge in sight. Beasley features several instrumentals, most notably a nine-minute-plus version of his "I Feel You" hit, and a couple of intriguing vocal covers, including a version of Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance" that is slowed down and turned into a simmering soul torch ballad. It's all as smooth as an ice rink at midnight, an attribute that is both Beasley's strength as an instrumentalist and singer as well as his Achilles Heel. A little bit of roughness just might make all this rich sugar seem all the more sweet.
---Steve Leggett, 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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