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Making sweet music together almost constantly since meeting at a Philadelphia junior high school in the mid-'70s, the principals in Pieces (keyboardist James K. Lloyd, bassist Cedric Napoleon, and drummer Curtis Harmon) were way ahead of their time. From the get-go, they mixed jazz and R&B long before there was a format for that, and their commercial success has not found them deviating from that original vision. Their most enduring radio hit is the instrumental piano ballad "For You," and that sort of elegance runs through the tunes here, even the most rousing tracks like the skittery, jazzy "Driving It Home" featuring Lloyd's amazing grace. Still, the collection could use a little more of that sort of chunky, bass-driven groove interspersed with all the midtempo lushness. Melodically, though, Pieces never misses, from the soprano sax driven opener "Took So Long" (horn played by occasional group member Eddie Baccus, Jr.) through the stunningly romantic (and also soprano based) "Love You for Life." Indicating that the album's title means they have returned to a sound reminiscent of their early-'80s work, and the retro vocal track "You and I," seems to fit that concept. Maysa Leak takes the floating lead vocal (anyone remember when they called these tunes quiet storm-like?) and Cherie Mitchell chimes in with a wonderfully bubbly Rhodes solo. The melancholy "Cry of the Lonely" is Lloyd's equivalent here to "For You," a true showcase for one of the genre's finest melodic keyboard whizzes.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Producer - Jeff Chestek, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Storm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cedric Napoleon, Composer, Producer - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Composer, Producer - Jon Smeltz, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Bill Pierce, Composer - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Composer, Producer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Rice, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Wayne Robinson, Composer - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Bennie Sims, Composer, Producer - Curtis D. Harmon, Composer, Producer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Producer - Jon Smeltz, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Eddie Baccus, Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Composer, Producer - Curtis D. Harmon, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Capitol Records LLC
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Chestek, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Thomas, Composer - Gordon Rice, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Bottari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Eddie Baccus, Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Composer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Producer - Jeff Chestek, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Storm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Cherie Mitchell, Composer, Producer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Composer, Producer - Jeff Chestek, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Bottari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Ronny Jordan, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Steve Hardy, Engineer, Bass Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Composer - Jeff Chestek, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hardy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wendell Mel Dickerson, Composer - Charles Baldwin, Composer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Composer, Producer - Jon Smeltz, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Composer, Producer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
JESSE POWELL, Composer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Rice, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, Producer, MainArtist - CARL ROLAND, Composer - Bennie Sims, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis D. Harmon, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Larry Gold, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Chestek, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Bottari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist - Eddie Baccus, Jr., Composer - Michael (Antonio) Thornton, Composer, Producer
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Lloyd, Composer, MainArtist - Jon Smeltz, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pieces Of A Dream, MainArtist
(C) 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Chronique
Making sweet music together almost constantly since meeting at a Philadelphia junior high school in the mid-'70s, the principals in Pieces (keyboardist James K. Lloyd, bassist Cedric Napoleon, and drummer Curtis Harmon) were way ahead of their time. From the get-go, they mixed jazz and R&B long before there was a format for that, and their commercial success has not found them deviating from that original vision. Their most enduring radio hit is the instrumental piano ballad "For You," and that sort of elegance runs through the tunes here, even the most rousing tracks like the skittery, jazzy "Driving It Home" featuring Lloyd's amazing grace. Still, the collection could use a little more of that sort of chunky, bass-driven groove interspersed with all the midtempo lushness. Melodically, though, Pieces never misses, from the soprano sax driven opener "Took So Long" (horn played by occasional group member Eddie Baccus, Jr.) through the stunningly romantic (and also soprano based) "Love You for Life." Indicating that the album's title means they have returned to a sound reminiscent of their early-'80s work, and the retro vocal track "You and I," seems to fit that concept. Maysa Leak takes the floating lead vocal (anyone remember when they called these tunes quiet storm-like?) and Cherie Mitchell chimes in with a wonderfully bubbly Rhodes solo. The melancholy "Cry of the Lonely" is Lloyd's equivalent here to "For You," a true showcase for one of the genre's finest melodic keyboard whizzes.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:58:18
- Artistes principaux : Pieces Of A Dream
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Blue Note Records
- Genre : Jazz
© 1999 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
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