DREAMLAND was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.
Jazz / Smooth Jazz; Crossover Jazz; Contemporary Jazz; Fusion
Recorded: O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, California
Perhaps the finest recording of this quartet's illustrious career, Dreamland captures Yellowjackets at the peak of their compositional and performing craft. This band has moved far beyond its peers with this release. The music here is simply intoxicating, full of gorgeous melodies, deceptively intricate changes, subtle rhythmic and harmonic nuances, and flawless playing. Because of the consistency of the music, it is impossible to point out high spots. Bobby McFerrin has never sounded better than on his guest appearance on "Summer Song," but it's the high level maintained by the four Jackets throughout the disc that especially entrances the listener here. This is a Dreamland where any connoisseur of quality music will find delight and quiet satisfaction.
---Jim Newsom, allmusic
Bob Mintzer - saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, programming
Russell Ferrante - keyboards, programming
Jimmy Haslip - bass, shop bass, programming
William Kennedy - drums, programming
Additional personnel:
Bobby McFerrin - vocals, percussion
Chuck Findley - trumpet, trombone
Luis Conte - percussion
John M. Lehmkuhl - programming |
