Marion Meadows - Secrets

Marion Meadows / Secrets
Жанр: Smooth Jazz
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания диска: 2009
Издатель (лейбл): Heads Up Records
Страна: West Virginia, United States
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 00:59:24
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Треклист:
01. Secrets (04:18)
02. Let The Top Down (04:02)
03. You Lift My Heart (05:54)
04. Soul Sugar (04:03)
05. The Child In Me (04:07)
06. Sand Dancers (04:52)
07. Playtime (05:05)
08. Flirt (04:20)
09. Friends (04:54)
10. Urban Angels (05:14)
11. The Shade Tree (05:57)
12. Here To Stay (06:32)

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Об исполнителе (группе)

by Jason Ankeny
Smooth jazz-styled soprano saxophonist Marion Meadows was born in West Virginia and raised primarily in Connecticut; after adopting the classical clarinet at age nine, he moved to the saxophone as a teen, later studying composition and arranging at Boston's Berklee College of Music. A protege of Joe Henderson and Eddie Daniels, Meadows later served a long stint as a member of Norman Connors' Starship Orchestra; after a series of session dates and sideman gigs, he made his solo debut in 1990 with the RCA release For Lovers Only, followed in 1992 by Keep It Right There. Resurfacing two years later with Forbidden Fruit, after 1995's Body Rhythm Meadows jumped to Discovery to issue 1997's Pleasure. He then moved to Heads Up for Another Side of Midnight (1999), Next To You (2000), and In Deep (2002).

Об альбоме (сборнике)

by Alex Henderson
Marion Meadows has the talent and the chops to record a truly great album of improvisatory jazz, be it fusion, post-bop, hard bop, cool jazz, or soul-jazz. The soprano saxophonist did, after all, receive his education in jazz from heavyweights like Eddie Daniels, Norman Connors, and the late Joe Henderson. But regrettably, Meadows has spent most of his career catering to smooth jazz stations and offering lightweight background music. Secrets, like so many formulaic smooth sax albums, has a strong Grover Washington, Jr. influence but generally lacks Washington's grit, edginess, or sense of adventure. There have been numerous Washington disciples in smooth jazz (from Najee to Dave Koz to Kenny G to the late George Howard), and most of them have played it much, much safer than their idol -- which is what Meadows does most of the time on Secrets. Overall, this 2009 release is a decidedly conservative affair from Meadows, who plays mostly soprano sax but gets in some tenor sax and clarinet as well. But Secrets does have its moments. This CD contains a memorable version of Pat Metheny's Brazilian-influenced Here to Stay, and The Shade Tree (which is one of Secrets' vocal offerings) has an appealing, Michael Franks-ish quality. Also enjoyable is the Latin-tinged Sand Dancers. So even though Secrets favors a by-the-book approach most of the time, Meadows occasionally lets loose and gambles with inspiration. One wishes, however, that he did it a lot more often. Secrets will probably be well received by the smooth jazz program directors that Meadows is going after, but he is capable of so much more.

Состав

Marion Meadows (clarinet, saxophone); Johnny Britt (vocals, trumpet); Brian Chartrand, Sean Patrick Thomas, Charlie Karp (vocals); Will Brock (guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Perry Hughes, Freddie Fox (guitar); Brian Keane (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, drum programming); Anthony Church (saxophone); Jesse McGuire (trumpet); Chip Shearin (piano, keyboards); Jay Rowe (piano); Rachel Eckroth (Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ); Mike Broening (keyboards, programming); Tony Verdejo (percussion)