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| The Best of Richard Elliot |
| Richard Elliot |
| első megjelenés éve: 2000 |
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| (2000)
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| 4.511 Ft
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| 1. | Steet Beat
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| 2. | On the Fly
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| 3. | When A Man Loves A Woman
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| 4. | If You Want My Love
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| 5. | In the Name of Love
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| 6. | In the Groove
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| 7. | Over the Rainbow
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| 8. | Take Your Time
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| 9. | Candlelight
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| 10. | Who?
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| 11. | When the Lights Go Out
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| 12. | The Power of Suggestion
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| 13. | Chill Factor
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| 14. | I'm Not in Love
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| 15. | Just Me and You
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| 16. | Here and Now
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Jazz
Richard Elliot - Arranger, Producer, Programming, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Sequencing
Alan Hinds - Guitar
Alex Al - Bass
Art Rodriguez - Drums
Bob Harsen - Drums, Percussion
Bobby Caldwell - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
Brian Culbertson - Keyboards
Carl Verheyen - Guitar
Cliff Hugo - Bass
Craig Yamek - Percussion
Dan Shea - Keyboards, Programming
Dave Reinhardt - Drums, Percussion
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Lil' John Roberts - Drums
Luis Conte - Percussion
Naoki Yanai - Bass
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Peter White - Guitar
Richard Smith - Guitar
Rick Braun - Flugelhorn
Robbie Neville - Keyboards
Ron Reinhardt - Keyboards
Sam Mims - Keyboards
Tim Heinz - Keyboards
Tom Kellock - Keyboards
Tony Maiden - Guitar
Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
* Chris Kornmann - Art Direction, Design
* Cliff Gorov - Compilation Producer
* Gordon Jee - Creative Director
* Hilary Bercovici - Producer, Programming, Sequencing
* Pamela Springsteen - Photography
* Paul Brown - Producer, Programming
* Steve Dubin - Producer, Programming
This document of Richard Elliot's Blue Note years showcases a virtual master saxophonist who decided that smooth jazz was the pace for him to make his mark, and his money, and he probably did all right at it. Elliot was a mainstay on "contemporary" or "smooth" jazz radio stations for much of the '90s though he began his run with the label in 1976. These 17 tracks document his years with the label and include all of his radio material as well as some other sides consistent in flavor and sound. What differs most from track to track here is the sound of the production more than Elliot's playing, which remains melodic, slightly funky and soulful in a very abstract manner; his tone, unlike say, David Sanborn's or George Howard's is actually kind of cool and distant instead of deeply emotive. It should also be noted that after leaving the label, first for GRP and then Artizen, his records in the 21st century, while still very accessible and in the smooth jazz vein, are creatively more compelling and more interesting production-wise than his earlier recordings.
---Thom Jurek, 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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