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| Straight and Smooth |
| Bobby Lyle |
| első megjelenés éve: 2004 |
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| (2004)
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2 x CD |
| 4.800 Ft
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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Tippin
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| 2. | Step In The Name Of Love
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| 3. | La Clave
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| 4. | Passion By The Sea
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| 5. | I'm Going To Love You Just A Little More Baby
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| 6. | Desert Ride
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| 7. | Road To Redemption
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| 8. | Hip Swing
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| 9. | Dance'n
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| 10. | Back Door
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| 11. | Easy Living
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | The Song Is You
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| 2. | Nefertiti
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| 3. | New World Order
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| 4. | The Wave
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| 5. | Yesterdays
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| 6. | Deep Six
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| 7. | There Is No Greater Love
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| 8. | Blues For Dexter
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| 9. | Bop To Bach
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| 10. | Body And Soul
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| 11. | Harlem Blues
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Jazz
Recorded: Studio 8121 East, Silver Spring, Maryland
Bobby Lyle - piano, keyboards
Frank Marshal, Werner Richmond - vocals
Jackiem Joyner, Kevin Levi, David Wells - saxophone
Aaron Broadus - trumpet
Jerry Petres - Fender Rhodes piano
Joe Wolfe - clavinet, synthesizer
Marcus Johnson - synthesizer
Marlon McClain - guitar
Abraham Laboriel - bass
Jay Williams, Ricky Lawson - drums
Many artists who have made their mark in smooth jazz have equal facilities for and foundational backgrounds in bebop, but marketing concerns force them into one corner or the other. Some artists, like George Duke, are fortunate enough to be on labels that have allowed them to do a little of both. Bobby Lyle, a veteran keyboardist who has always infused his funky rhythm and jazz with a touch of elegance and improvisational spirit, found a good match with Three Keys Music, and here offers a dual-minded two-CD project that captures both aspects of his musical prowess. Nothing on the 11-song "Smooth" disc is quite as captivating as the material on his 2002 hit, Joyful, but there's a lot for fans of his playful side to enjoy. The bouncy, ultra-percussive jam "Tippin'" begins with Lyle's light key touch before getting more feisty and brassy; "Hip Swing" is equally funk-intensive, balancing Lyle's spirited melody with David Dyson's dark bass thump edges. "La Clave" is not only pop-oriented but Latin as well, with Lyle focusing on irresistibly jumpy ivory runs. Mindful that smooth jazz draws from both modern and old-school pop-soul music, Lyle does tasty covers from R&B icons of each era -- R. Kelly's sensuous dance number "Step in the Name of Love" and Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby," a romantic romp featuring Lyle's cool spoken word seduction that approximates the master. The "Straight" CD, played by Lyle with his trio (bassist Brennen Nase and drummer Mark Simmons) is also a mix of originals and covers, with Lyle gracefully (and sometimes with a touch of swing) interpreting Hammerstein/Kern's "The Song Is You," Wayne Shorter's contemplative "Nefertiti," and Jobim's "The Wave." "Harlem Blues" is also given a tight workout. The best of the originals is the frenetically paced "New World Order," whose deft improvisations leave no room for doubt that this R&B-driven smoothie can get down with the legendary "real jazz" pianists who have inspired him.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Bobby Lyle
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
A flexible pianist and keyboardist, Bobby Lyle has long straddled the boundaries between straightahead and more commercial forms of jazz. He grew up in Minneapolis and at age six took piano lessons from his mother who was a church organist. Lyle played clarinet for a period in junior high school before switching back to piano. He considers Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and Art Tatum to have been his early influences. Lyle's first gig was when he was 16 and, after two years of college, in 1964 he became a fulltime musician. He spent six years playing locally in Minneapolis and then toured for two years with Young-Holt Unlimited. After returning to Minneapolis for local work (recording a set in 1974 that was released just in Japan), in 1976 Lyle moved to Los Angeles where he quickly got a job with Sly and the Family Stone. After playing with Ronnie Laws, he recorded two solo albums for Capitol. Lyle made guest appearances on recordings by George Benson, Phyllis Hyman and Esteher Phillips and in the early 1980's toured with Benson and became Bette Midler's musical director. After two years with Al Jarreau, Lyle recorded a straightahead combo date for King (which was reissued as an Evidence CD), conducted for Anita Baker in 1986 and worked with Gerald Albright. That year he began a long association with Atlantic with his 1991 album of piano solos Pianomagic being one of the highlights of his career. In the late 1990's, Bobby Lyle remains a highly versatile and valuable keyboardist, both as a leader (frequently appearing in the Los Angeles area) and as a sideman.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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