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| Tonight We Love |
| Walter Beasley |
első megjelenés éve: 1997
48 perc |
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| (1997)
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| 4.161 Ft
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| 1. | Slowly But Surely
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| 2. | Let's Stay Together
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| 3. | My Oasis
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| 4. | What's My Name
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| 5. | Killing Me Softly
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| 6. | Sweetness
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| 7. | People Make the World Go Round
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| 8. | Never Can Say Goodbye
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| 9. | My Girl
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| 10. | Tonight We Love
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Jazz / Urban; Contemporary Jazz; Smooth Jazz; Fusion; Crossover Jazz
Recorded at Waltz Audio, Boston, Massachusetts
Walter Beasley (vocals, saxophone, keyboards, drum programming)
Craig Glandville (vocals, percussion); Abria Smith (vocals); Mark Johnson (keyboards, drum programming); Andrew Sherman, Dow Brain (keyboards); Jeff Lockhart (guitar); Baron Browne (bass); David Cole, Charles Haynes, Mark Simmons (drums)
In a year when the late George Howard's only output was a few new tracks on a Best Of compilation, Walter Beasley's effortless takes on the same type of easy grooving soprano sax soul music make a solid substitute. Like Howard, Beasley is longer on passionate playing than innovation, big on mid tempo romance and pretty much content to fit right in the smooth jazz pocket, whether on laid back originals or amiable covers of classic R&B hits of yesteryear ("Let's Stay Together," "My Girl"). The only drawback to this is lost potential. Every so often, Beasley breaks out of the typical limitations of these middle of the road electronic grooves and shows a percussive jazz heart primed to let loose. But just as he builds momentum, he pulls back. The only solid up-funk beat emerges on the popular-to-do, people pleasing "People Make The World Go Round," and Beasley's sax on this tune is relegated to serving his own vocal. In some ways, it's like watching a world class gymnast trying to show his best colors on a city park jungle gym. It's certainly captivating to watch, but the trappings are a bit limiting. It's romantic, sure, but what's wrong with a little more excitement?
---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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