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Artist: FourplayEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-08
Music Label: RCA Victor
Soundtracks:
- Turnabout
- Cinnamon Sugar
- Eastern Sky
- Kid Zero
- My Love's Leavin'
- Screenplay
- Twilight Touch
- Be My Lover
- Sunday Morning
Music reviews of X
Music Review: Almost... but not quite
Rating: 4 Stars
This is a welcome return to form by the smooth jazz quartet comprising Bob James on keys, Harvey Mason on drums, Larry Carlton on guitar and Nathan East on bass. I've been a Fourplay fan from the start but found the last two albums rather iffy to say the least. Heartfelt was saved, for me, by a mere three songs: "Tally Ho!", "Goin' Back Home" and "Making Up". The only song I really liked on Journey was "Rozil".
But this, album number 10, is a complete and solid set. I particularly like the Jaco-esque stuff Nathan East does on "Eastern Sky" and "Twilight Touch", and some of Harvey Mason's drum patterns are particularly exciting. I was sure they were using a drum machine until a couple more listens - and a throrough scanning of the inner-sleeve notes - persuaded me otherwise. I still wonder though.
They are trying new things but equally trying not to stray too far from their comfort zone, so on the one hand, the trademark Fourplay sound is still intact (which I think is a good thing) but then on the other, like an earlier reviewer remarked, it would be so much better to see them be even more brave, daring and adventurous.
Michael McDonald's appearance on "My Love Is Leavin'" is pure class (now that's a REAL singer!) and "Sunday Morning" is pure bliss. So much so that like most good songs I enjoy, I thought it ended way too soon.
Maybe it's unfair to compare Fourplay's work now with their earlier stuff after all, Lee Ritenour is a very different guitarist to Larry Carlton. Besides, should it really be about the guitarist? This is a foursome after all and there's also a keyboardist, a bassist and a drummer. The replacement of one member shouldn't really make that much of a difference.
But it did. I have to tell my own truth: To me, this is album ALMOST as good as their earlier stuff...
But not quite.
Description of X
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. BMG. 2008.Jazz CDs
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