Jeff Lorber - He Had a Hat
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Artist: Jeff LorberEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: Blue Note
Soundtracks:
- Anthem For A New America
- He Had A Hat
- Grandma's Hands
- Surreptitious
- All Most Blues
- Orchid
- BC Bop
- The Other Side Of The Heart
- Hudson
- Super Fusion Unit
- Eye Tunes
- Requiem For Gandalf
- Burn Brightly
Music reviews of He Had a Hat
Music Review: Jeff Lorber At His Absolute Best . . . As Good As Music Gets!
Rating: 5 Stars
If music ever gets any better than Jeff Lorber's HE HAD A HAT . . . I would certainly like to hear it. I love everything that Lorber records . . . from his down 'n' dirty hungry-young-man fusion days in the '70s to his current living-the-good-life in Southern Cal smooth-jazz days of now. It's all good!
This is why I particularly recommend HE HAD A HAT . . . it is the BEST of BOTH WORLDS. This newest album by Lorber is not only some of the best Lorber music ever recorded . . . it's some of the BEST MUSIC . . . jazz, rock, pop, soul, or otherwise . . . that's ever been released. Period.
Almost like his days with The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Lorber seems experimental and hungry again . . . ready to prove something musically to the world . . . and the listener gets to win the lottery.
This album is an instant classic, and I wonder if Lorber's move to Blue Note might be part of the reason for the excellence as it's almost as if the typical commercial restraints have been lifted from this gifted performer, allowing him to spread his wings even farther.
As a result of what seems to be newfound freedom, VERSATILITY is the rule on this album. BUT don't let that scare you. In the case of this album, versatility is GENIUS. Lots of different music styles are present, and through them all Lorber remains in rare form, 100% uncompromising. He is doing the album he wants to hear . . . and in doing so, his music hits a whole new level of greatness.
Out of the gate, "Anthem for a New America" warms things up with a more traditional smooth-jazz Lorber as he kicks off the album with a tasty smooth joint, but it isn't long before Lorber is taking things to a whole new funky level with the title track "He Had a Hat," a gorgeous, melodic but VERY COOL song that is not only as good as Lorber gets . . . it's as good as music ever gets. This song will melt your heart.
"Grandma's Hands" delivers a really nice gospel/jazz vocal, before another musical gem, "Surreptitious," kicks the album into high gear! From the first bars, it's crystal clear that this song is not wimpy smooth jazz for the masses. "Surreptitious" is Jeff Lorber at his most uncompromising - bringing to mind classic Jeff Lorber Fusion tracks, but tighter, more updated and evolved. The groove is hard, very tight, and the rapid-fire melody line uplifts as it floats along to lush jazz changes.
Then "All Most Blues," gives us a whole new Lorber . . . SWING. And if you think Lorber can't cut it composing and playing mainstream jazz, this song proves you wrong! Next "Orchid" delivers an infectious, lush, jazz-ballad that surrounds your senses and puts you in a deep trance, before we're back to yet more mainstream jazz, the excellent eye-opening hard-swing of "BC Bop."
"The Other Side of The Heart" serves up a R&B ballad with the liquid-smooth voice of Eric Benet, and then the CD hits yet another AMAZING HIGH with "Hudson." This song is amazing! Like "He Had a Hat" and "Surreptitious," "Hudson" is 100% CLASSIC LORBER, proving that this performer has a profound gift at creating music that uplifts the spirit. More excellent melodic up-tempo jazz-funk follows with "Super Fusion Unit."
Lorber has always been a master of the swing-funk groove, and "Eye Tunes" delivers Lorber swing-funk at its best. The album hits a more somber vibe with "Requiem for Gandalf" before taking us out on . . . yep, you guessed it . . . another instant Lorber classic, "Burn Brightly," a slick, high-octane salsa-funk tune that does exactly what the title promises.
When it comes to composing and performing contemporary jazz, Jeff Lorber has an extraordinary gift. He's not just a great smooth-jazz artist, this guy should be ranked proudly among the jazz elite. I would easily place Lorber among the esteemed ranks of cats like Miles, Coltrane, Bird, Thelonius, Brubeck, Chick and Herbie . . . among if not even a cut above.
FIVE STARS!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!
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