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One of the few smooth jazz artists of the '80s to make music that's simultaneously melodically substantial and sonically contemplative, Larry Carlton hit a career high on 1986's Alone/But Never Alone. Playing only acoustic guitar (with electric bass, drums, and synthesizers on most tracks), Carlton neatly sidesteps the twin pitfalls of new age mush and smooth jazz showboating, playing neatly phrased, well-thought solo lines against a variety of melodic and rhythmic backgrounds. The acoustic focus gives the album a timeless quality, even though a few tracks feature synthesizer lines that betray their mid-'80s origins, and the obviously spiritual quality of the music (song titles include not only the higher-power-oriented title track, but "Smiles and Smiles to Go" and "Perfect Peace," and the centerpiece track is an instrumental setting of a common tune for "The Lord's Prayer") is becalming without being drippy or pillow-soft. This is not an album that will change the mind of those dead-set against smooth jazz, but it's a small masterpiece of the genre.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Abraham Laboriel, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LARRY CARLTON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Hay Malotte, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Abraham Laboriel, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY CARLTON, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LARRY CARLTON, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
One of the few smooth jazz artists of the '80s to make music that's simultaneously melodically substantial and sonically contemplative, Larry Carlton hit a career high on 1986's Alone/But Never Alone. Playing only acoustic guitar (with electric bass, drums, and synthesizers on most tracks), Carlton neatly sidesteps the twin pitfalls of new age mush and smooth jazz showboating, playing neatly phrased, well-thought solo lines against a variety of melodic and rhythmic backgrounds. The acoustic focus gives the album a timeless quality, even though a few tracks feature synthesizer lines that betray their mid-'80s origins, and the obviously spiritual quality of the music (song titles include not only the higher-power-oriented title track, but "Smiles and Smiles to Go" and "Perfect Peace," and the centerpiece track is an instrumental setting of a common tune for "The Lord's Prayer") is becalming without being drippy or pillow-soft. This is not an album that will change the mind of those dead-set against smooth jazz, but it's a small masterpiece of the genre.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:39
- Main artists: Larry Carlton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Jazz
© 1986 MCA Records Inc. ℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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