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| Just Kickin' It |
| Walter Beasley |
első megjelenés éve: 1989
46 perc |
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| (2008)
[ DIGIPACK ]
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| 3.726 Ft
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| 1. | Just Kickin' It
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| 2. | Good Love
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| 3. | I Would Never Go
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| 4. | Get Loose
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| 5. | Don't Say Goodbye
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| 6. | You Are the One
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| 7. | Muriel's Lament
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| 8. | In Time
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| 9. | Have You Seen My Girl
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| 10. | Mancy
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Jazz
Urban
Contemporary Jazz
Crossover Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Fusion
Walter Beasley - Assistant, Drum Programming, Flute, Horn Synthesizer, Keyboards, Mixing, Mixing Assistant, Orchestration, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Saxophone, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Audrey Wheeler - Vocals (Background)
Claytoven - Vocals (Background)
Claytoven Richardson - Vocals (Background)
Freddie Fox - Guitar
Ira Siegel - Guitar
Mark Ledford - Flugelhorn
Thor Baldursson - Assistant, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, Mixing Assistant, Soloist, Synthesizer Strings
* Andy Kman - Production Coordination
* Dan Sheehan - Engineer
* Harold Sinclair - Photography
* Harry Weinger - Reissue Supervisor
* Hollis King - Art Direction
* Isabelle Wong - Design
* Kevin Reeves - Mastering
* Lionel Job - Drum Programming, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
* Margery Greenspan - Art Direction
* Rie Norregaard - Design
* Ted Jensen - Mastering
Commercially underappreciated, Walter Beasley presents an impressive mixture of R&B, funk, jazz and easy-listening grooves. The instrumental tracks include "Muriel's Lament" and "Mancy"; "Just Kickin' It," "Have You Seen My Girl" and "Good Love" are instrumentals save the vocal chorus. Anita Baker did her own version of the latter. The most popular track on this album is the apologetic "Don't Say Goodbye." Beasley gives a merciful plea with his unyielding vocals. However, it only managed to peak at No.95 on Billboard R&B charts after a short life span of three weeks. Nonetheless, it has become a popular choice among the quiet storm formats. The title track, "Just Kickin' It," maneuvered its way to 67 after five weeks. Beasley, who recalls George Benson on some of his takes, has excellent vocal presentation, refraining from elision, which is so commonly found throughout the recording industry.
---Craig Lytle, 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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