Feel Like Making LIV E! Includes James's most well known hits like Angela, Maputo, Westchester Lady and Nautilus as well as an instrumental cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. The hybrid SACD includes the DSD stereo and 5.7 surround sound for the ultimate sound quality experience.
Feel Like Making LIV E! Includes James's most well known hits like Angela, Maputo, Westchester Lady and Nautilus as well as an instrumental cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. The hybrid SACD includes the DSD stereo and 5.7 surround sound for the ultimate sound quality experience.
There was no great cunning master plan that brought noted jazz instrumentalists Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Nathan East (bass) and Harvey Mason (drums) together to form a supergroup. Released in October 1991, Fourplay - aided by the success of the smash single 'After The Dance' - peaked at No. 1 in America' s Contemporary Jazz charts for 33 weeks and sold over a million copies. It rose to No. 16 in the R& B rankings and N o. 97 in America' s list of top pop records, The Billboard 200. Thanks to the group' s impeccable musicianship and it's internal creative chemistry, Fourplay created an immediately identifiable signature sound, setting the gold standard for smooth jazz in the 1990s. Now three decades old, the band' s self-titled debut album was not only the blueprint for the group's sound but also functioned as a foundation stone upon which Fourplay built a remarkable career. Originally released in September 1991, Fourplay is now reissued by evosound, to celebrate the album 's 30th Anniversary, as a MQA-CD. A previously unreleased long version of 'After The Dance ' is included as a bonus track. The remastering of the album was undertaken using the high-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes. The MQA-CD plays on all CD players. When a conventional CD player is connected to a MQA-enabled device, the CD will reveal the original master quality.
There was no great cunning master plan that brought noted jazz instrumentalists Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Nathan East (bass) and Harvey Mason (drums) together to form a supergroup. Released in October 1991, Fourplay - aided by the success of the smash single 'After The Dance' - peaked at No. 1 in America' s Contemporary Jazz charts for 33 weeks and sold over a million copies. It rose to No. 16 in the R& B rankings and N o. 97 in America' s list of top pop records, The Billboard 200. Thanks to the group' s impeccable musicianship and it's internal creative chemistry, Fourplay created an immediately identifiable signature sound, setting the gold standard for smooth jazz in the 1990s. Now three decades old, the band' s self-titled debut album was not only the blueprint for the group's sound but also functioned as a foundation stone upon which Fourplay built a remarkable career. Originally released in September 1991, Fourplay is now reissued by evosound, to celebrate the album 's 30th Anniversary, as a MQA-CD. A previously unreleased long version of 'After The Dance ' is included as a bonus track. The remastering of the album was undertaken using the high-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes. The MQA-CD plays on all CD players. When a conventional CD player is connected to a MQA-enabled device, the CD will reveal the original master quality.
Deluxe two CD + DVD edition. A frequent visitor to Montreux, George Benson has selected this show from 1986 as the first he would like released. Taken from the height of his commercial success, the concert includes classics and hits throughout the set, such as "Lady Love Me (One More Time)," "Love Ballad," "In Your Eyes," "Love X Love," "20/20," "On Broadway," "Turn Your Love Around," "Never Give Up On A Good Thing," and more.
The follow-up to this talented guitarist's #1 smooth jazz breakthrough album takes him a step further with both radio-friendly originals and sparkling covers of Boys II Men's "Water Runs Dry" and James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely." Special guests include Nelson Rangell, Andy Snitzer and Bob James.
For the first time ever, two of the most exciting performers of our time have come together. Al Jarreau and George Benson collaborate to create GIVIN IT UP, a 13 track CD that features special guest appearances by Herbie Hancock, Jill Scott, Paul McCartney, Chris Botti, Paul Austin, Marion Meadows and Marcus Miller.
International pressing of this collection from the Jazz great removes six tracks from the U.S. edition and replaces them with six, while adding one more bonus track! Greatest Hits of All is an excellent single-disc compilation from the Jazz guitarist, vocalist and superstar. His early years were spent strictly as a guitarist but as he became more popular, he added vocals to his repertoire and has become one of the most visible Jazz artists of the last 30 years. The six tracks unavailable on the U.S. version are: 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You', 'Feel Like Making Love', 'In Your Eyes', 'You Are the Love of My Life' (With Roberta Flack), 'Moody's Mood' (With Patti Austin), and 'Nature Boy'. Warner.
Smooth jazz lovers are in for a treat with the release of WHEN I'm WITH YOU from Chuck Loeb, one of the top guitarists, producers and writers in smooth jazz. It's a sizzling, romantic collection of original inspired by and dedicated to the artist that have impacted his musical life.
2001 live recording. includes a selection of classics like 'Bob's Jazz', 'pick up the pieces', 'sax-a-go-go' and a completely reworked version of 'jamming', plus recent tracks like 'island lady' and '2025'. soul diva Angie Stone guests on the isley brothers classic 'for the love of you'. Eurythmic Dave Stewart guests on their hit 'lily was here' & together they debut a new, catchy track titled 'Synchrodestiny'.
Super group Fourplay delivers another solid, straight-ahead meets contemporary jazz with the release of ESPIRIT DE FOUR. The follow up to 2010s LET'S TOUCH THE SKY, this is the second album to feature the groups newest member, guitarist Chuck Loeb. One of the more notable tracks on the album is the Bob James composition "Put Our Hearts Together" which he wrote for a concert in the region severely impacted by the devastating Japanese tsunami of 2011.
Icon Boney James delivers the ultimate love making experience with this sensuous new collection Features NEw MATERIAL as well as covers of Stevie Wonder, Barry White, James Taylor and more. Over the past decade, Boney James has proven to be one of the best selling, wideset reaching, most played and most honored artists in all of popular music. This is the follow-up to his debut Concord Records release, SHINE, which received rave reviews and landed him at #1 on the contemporary jazz charts soul train award winner 2 Grammy and 1 NAACP image award nominations
Reissue of this overlooked album from the Jazz great, originally released in 1993. Even a dipshine should know who George Benson is. He is one of the leading Jazz and R&B artists of the last 40 years!! He has had countless top charting albums and is a respected member of the Jazz community and beyond. Wounded Bird. 2008.
George Benson was only 21 when, on May 1, 1964, he recorded his first album as a leader, the New Boss Guitar of George Benson. At that point, the guitarist had yet to become a huge name in jazz, although many of those who knew Benson agreed that he showed great potential. This is an impressive debut. The guitarist had developed a distinctive, recognizable sound on his instrument, and he plays with both feeling and technique on five Benson originals (including the sly "Shadow Dancers, " the exuberant "Rock-A-Bye, " and the earthy blues "I Don't Know") as well as interpretations of "Easy Living" and "Will You Still Be Mine." This album is historically important as well as rewarding.
