FourPlay -《旅程》(Journey)[MP3!]

音乐类型:Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop
发行公司:RCA


1991年至今，成军十一年 ，不论是各人或是整个团体在这期间都拥有杰出的成绩单，拿下无数奖项、荣誉等，想到爵士乐，就会想起他们在爵士乐坛的辉煌成绩，喜欢爵士的人都会听过爵士四人行（Fourplay）的名字，2002年9月爵士四人行首次到访亚洲，在新加坡举办演唱会。 过去十年来最受欢迎的跨界爵士乐(Crossover Jazz)演奏团体，说是爵士四人行，他们应该当之无愧。
1991年乐团成立，由钢琴手Bob James当任团长，目前的成员包括了吉他手Larry Carlton、鼓手Harvey Mason以及贝斯手Nathan East。至于，曾经是创始团员的吉他手Lee Ritenour，在1998年乐团录制《4》这张专辑时，因为无法兼顾自己创办的i.e. Music唱片公司而离开，改由Larry Carlton入替。
谈到Larry Carlton，不得不提在葛莱美与Steve Lukather一起获得的最佳流行音乐专辑《No Substitutions – Live In Osaka》。他与Lee Ritenour都是加州地区出身的顶尖吉他好手，交情也匪浅。团员更换后，作品风格之基调依旧不变。


Amazon.com
Pianist Bob James and drummer Harvey Mason have gotten their bebop yearnings out of their systems through solo albums, and guitarist Larry Carton took care of his blues craving with an album of his own. Now, they reunite their smooth-jazz supergroup leaving bassist Nathan East with plenty to do. East dominates the first half of this album with vocal work on the first five tracks. While Carlton leads the Sting cover, "Fields of Gold," it is the opening riff, East's vocals on the bridge, and his signature bass runs at the end that make it attractive. East hip-hops the proceedings on his composition "Play Around It" and sings passionately enough on the title track to warrant kudos from his other employer, Eric Clapton. The other half of the record is a more adventurous group effort featuring longer lines and more intense soloing, particularly on James's "Avalabop" and Carlton's "Cool Train."

1. Fields Of Gold
2. Play Around It
3. From Day One
4. Journey
5. Rozil
6. Cool Train
7. Avalabop
8. The Firehouse Chill
9. Departure
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