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| 1. | Street Beat
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| 2. | Song for Her
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| 3. | As I Sleep
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| 4. | After Dark
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| 5. | El Anio
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| 6. | Tonight
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| 7. | On the Run
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| 8. | If Tomorrow Never Comes
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| 9. | Hold Me Tight
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| 10. | Bridge over Troubled Water
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| 11. | The Boys from the Bay
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| 12. | Candlelight
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| 13. | So Special
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| 14. | Slow It Down
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Jazz
Principally recorded at Suncoast Recording, Woodland Hills, California
Richard Elliot - Producer, Sax (Tenor)
Dave Reinhardt - Drums, Percussion
Louis Conte - Percussion
Naoki Yanai - Bass
Richard Smith - Guitar
Ron Reinhardt - Keyboards
* Bill Klatt - Engineer, Mixing
* Chris Eads - Engineer
* Cliff Downes - Arranger, Engineer, Producer
* Danny Alonso - Assistant Engineer
* Mark A. Humphrey - Photography
* Mark Mason - Mixing
* Simon Halfon - Design
* Todd Terry - Producer
Some might dub Richard Elliot the James Brown of contemporary jazz for the way his tenacious tenor exploded around some of the freshest R&B tinged hooks in the genre. After more than a handful of albums, the moniker still applies, though it is slightly maddening that he seems to best maintain his popularity by refusing to stretch beyond the simple energy that originally garnered it. After Dark is trademark Elliot -- a rich and urgent flow over essentially generic melodies and typical pop-jazz production. A pop cover here ("Bridge Over Troubled Water"), a vocal there. But where's the spark? He certainly teases us, slamming some horns, hip-hop and improv on the best cut, "The Boys From The Bay," and shifting gears towards the breezes of Latin America on "El Anio." A later house mix number ("So Special") perfectly captures the trend towards fusing traditions with boom box excitement. But between these gems is a sea of so-so material that, while certainly easy to listen to, once again fails to capture the fire of Elliot's explosive live shows. Then again, the feeling might be that it's worked well for seven albums, why mess with crowd pleasing success?
--- Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Richard Elliot
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Urban, Instrumental Pop, Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Quiet Storm, Smooth Jazz
Although he's called a "smooth jazz artist," saxophonist Richard Elliot is equally at home with most rock & roll and the kind of classic R&B performed by the group Tower of Power. For five years in the 1980s, he was a big part of the classic R&B band's horn-based sound.
The Scottish-born Elliot was raised in Los Angeles, where he quickly became a fan of West Coast classic R&B. Elliot landed his first job while still a teenager with Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters. A few years later, he was tapped to record with some of his idols from Motown Records, which had relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles. In the 1970s, he had the chance to record with Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, and the Temptations. Elliot was later tapped to record with the Yellowjackets on their second album. After touring with Melissa Manchester for a time, he was asked to become a full-fledged member of the Tower of Power horns in 1982. He stayed with the group until 1987 and looks back fondly on those years for they shaped the style he has today. When he's not playing his over 100 dates a year, Elliot pilots a small aircraft and is partner in PacifNet, an Internet multimedia company that develops websites for the music and entertainment industries.
Elliot's nine albums under his own name include his self-produced Cityspeak (1996); After Dark (1994); On the Town, (1991); Power of Suggestion (1991); Take to the Skies (1991); Trolltown (1991); What's Inside (1991); Initial Approach (1984); and Soul Embrace (1993) all for Blue NoteCapitol Records. Two albums he had recorded for the now-defunct Enigma were re-released on Capitol. His 1993 album Soul Embrace rocketed to the top of the Billboard contemporary jazz charts, and though Elliot has a smooth jazz sound that could be compared with Kenny G.'s, albums like 1999's Chill Factor prove his take on contemporary jazz is more firmly rooted in tradition.
---Richard Skelly, All Music Guide |
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