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| 1. | Magic World
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| 2. | Wings of Spring
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| 3. | You Rescued Me
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| 4. | Chips and Salsa
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| 5. | She's Got the Way-O
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| 6. | Oh Yeah
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| 7. | Let It Go
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| 8. | 3-D "Third Dimension"
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| 9. | Funhouse
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| 10. | In the Shade of Cool
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| 11. | Imagine
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| 12. | See You Soon
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Jazz / Smooth Jazz
Recorded: SchuBox Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada; Firehouse Recording Studios, Pasadena, California; Westie World Studios, Banning, California
Steve Oliver - Choir, Chorus, Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Programming, Synth Guitar, Vocals
Tom Schuman - Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming
Eric Marienthal - Choir, Chorus, Saxophone
Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums
Christian Poezach - Drums
Ed Reddick - Bass
Gisela Oliver - Choir, Chorus, Executive Producer
Jim Rubalcava - Choir, Chorus
Larry Antonino - Bass
Rochon Westmoreland - Bass
Roger Friend - Percussion
Rogerio Jardim - Drums
Sandy Jones - Choir, Chorus
Will Donato - Saxophone
Joining all-star guests like Fourplay drummer Harvey Mason (who adds his gentle rhythmic touch to the lush romantic atmospheres of the title track) and saxophonist Eric Marienthal (soulful harmony on the lilting ballad "She's Got the Way-O," punchy riffs and call and response amidst the brass, retro-soul and party groove mania of "Funhouse") are a handful of musicians familiar to longtime fans of the Oliver live experience, including Will Donato (sax) and Larry Antonino (bass).
Oliver credits a lot of the depth the listener will discover on 3-D to the incredible chemistry he had with Schuman, working in the keyboardist's Las Vegas home studio. "My projects always include a sense of lighthearted playfulness, but there's a lot more maturity on 3-D than ever before," he says. "Tom really made the tracks sparkle with his cool sense of choral jazz voicings that come from his deep love for straight ahead jazz. Tom's really focused on what he's doing and grounds my enthusiasm with a necessary perspective and honesty. We had a great time."
Steve's first album, First View, was nominated for an AFIM (Association for Independent Music) Award for best smooth jazz recording of 1999. The album scored three hit radio singles, hit the Top 20 on the Gavin and Radio & Records airplay charts and earned Oliver the distinction of "Debut Artist of the Year" from Smooth Jazz News.
* Dan O'Leary - Product Manager
* David Wilkes - A&R
* Doug Oberkircher - Mixing
* Ed Woolley - Engineer
* Jeff Gilligan - Art Direction
* Paul Spinelli - Photography
* Scott Hull - Mastering
* Victor Vidal - Hair Stylist, Make-Up
As one reviewer said of the cheerful music and personality of this increasingly popular voice of smooth jazz guitar, it's Disneyland all the time with him. In other words, Positive Energy, the name of his second genre disc, wasn't just a happy marketing tool. And the title of this disc is appropriate, too, because with the co-production help of founding Spyro Gyra keyboardist Tom Schuman, Oliver digs deep into a rich variety of influences for a multifaceted romp through the worlds of pop, jazz, urbanhip-hop, worldbeat, Brazilian, and Latin music. While focusing as always on his classic acoustic guitar and brilliant "vocalese" to convey the lead melodies on the instrumentals, he stretches into edgier blues territory with his lesser-heard electric on "In the Shade of Cool." Joining all-star guests like Fourplay drummer Harvey Mason (who adds his gentle rhythmic touch to the lush romantic atmospheres of the title track) and saxophonist Eric Marienthal (soulful harmony on the lilting ballad "She's Got the Way-O," punchy riffs and call-and-response amidst the brass, retro-soul, and party-groove mania of "Funhouse") is a handful of musicians familiar to longtime fans of the Oliver live experience, including Will Donato (sax) and Larry Antonino (bass). It's fun in the sun (with a few romantic respites) from beginning to end, with the jumpy, brass-fired "Chips and Salsa" balanced by trippier pieces like "Magic World," which has a slight worldbeat sensibility. Oliver's growing as a vocalist, too, with three lead vocal tracks that are among his best. He hardly needed to do a cover to get attention (as some smoothies do), but he puts on a subtle charm for "Imagine" that adds a touch of inspiration to the Magic Kingdom.
--- Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Steve Oliver
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Smooth Jazz
Playing sideman to Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, Gato Barbieri, the Neville Brothers, and many others introduced guitarist/vocalist Steve Oliver to smooth jazz fans, but it was with Steve Reid's band that Oliver found a following. It was 1996 when Reid contacted Oliver at the last minute to fill in for a canceled opening act. Oliver hit the stage as a solo act and Reid was impressed with the guitarist's vocalese skills and summery sound (Oliver is a California native and a true follower of the laid-back lifestyle). Oliver had come to vocalese not through King Pleasure or Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, but through Bobby McFerrin and Pat Metheny's work with Richard Bona and David Blamires, who sang along with guitar solos. Being a fan of the earthy Metheny sound, Reid hired Oliver after the gig and featured him in his touring band. Reid's Mysteries and Passion in Paradise albums featured Oliver not only as guitarist but songwriter as well.
Oliver struck out on his own in 1999 with his debut, First View, released by Night Vision. The album spawned three hit singles on smooth jazz radio and earned the guitarist a Debut Artist of the Year award from Smooth Jazz News. Duties in Reid's band kept Oliver busy until 2002, when he released Positive Energy on Native Language. Spyro Gyra keyboardist Tom Schuman was in the producer's chair for Oliver's third album, 3-D, released by Koch in 2004.
--- David Jeffries, All Music Guide |
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