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Kevin Mahogany's decision to cover Motown hits in a jazz setting stems from his desire to not only increase the audience for jazz, but to add new material to the music's repertoire, in addition to the established standards. The results are ear-opening, particularly for those who never seriously listened to the likes of Marvin Gaye or Smokey Robinson. Mahogany, whose richly textured baritone helped him become one of the top male jazz vocalists to emerge during the 1990s, arranged several of the tracks, including the stark "My World Is Empty Without You," where his only backing is provided by bassist Melissa Slocum and percussionist Don Alias, as well as a swinging treatment of "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game." The singer is backed by a quartet of singers for catchy doo wop interpretations of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" and "Reach Out I'll Be There." Pianist James Weidman, who provides just the right support on six of the CD's 11 tracks, is the sole accompanist and arranger of "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," reworking this huge hit into a lush ballad. Gaye's "Pride and Joy," arranged by guitarist Dave Stryker, is recast in a driving hard bop setting, featuring Mahogany's scat exchanges with the muted trumpet of Jon Faddis. Stryker also contributed the tasty chart of "I Can't Get Next to You" and a startling, very slow ballad treatment of "The Tears of a Clown," where his acoustic guitar is the only backing for Mahogany's magical vocals. This stunning release is heartily recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Lee Garrett, ComposerLyricist - Lula Mae Hardaway, ComposerLyricist - Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Eldridge, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregory Clark, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Johnson, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Trottman, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Faddis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
James Weatherly, ComposerLyricist - Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Henry Cosby, ComposerLyricist - Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - WILLIAM ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Eldridge, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Haynes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregory Clark, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Johnson, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Trottman, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Don Alias, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clifton Davis, ComposerLyricist - Don Alias, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Faddis, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - TOM BAHLER, ComposerLyricist - Don Alias, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - WILLIAM ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melissa Slocum, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Keith Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Mahogany, Producer, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Todd Parker, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Bishop, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
Albumbeschreibung
Kevin Mahogany's decision to cover Motown hits in a jazz setting stems from his desire to not only increase the audience for jazz, but to add new material to the music's repertoire, in addition to the established standards. The results are ear-opening, particularly for those who never seriously listened to the likes of Marvin Gaye or Smokey Robinson. Mahogany, whose richly textured baritone helped him become one of the top male jazz vocalists to emerge during the 1990s, arranged several of the tracks, including the stark "My World Is Empty Without You," where his only backing is provided by bassist Melissa Slocum and percussionist Don Alias, as well as a swinging treatment of "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game." The singer is backed by a quartet of singers for catchy doo wop interpretations of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" and "Reach Out I'll Be There." Pianist James Weidman, who provides just the right support on six of the CD's 11 tracks, is the sole accompanist and arranger of "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," reworking this huge hit into a lush ballad. Gaye's "Pride and Joy," arranged by guitarist Dave Stryker, is recast in a driving hard bop setting, featuring Mahogany's scat exchanges with the muted trumpet of Jon Faddis. Stryker also contributed the tasty chart of "I Can't Get Next to You" and a startling, very slow ballad treatment of "The Tears of a Clown," where his acoustic guitar is the only backing for Mahogany's magical vocals. This stunning release is heartily recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:55
- Main artists: Kevin Mahogany
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 2002 Telarc International Corp.
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