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On his Heads Up recordings of the 1990s, Gerald Veasley set out to have his cake and eat it too--he wanted to record melodic, accessible pop-jazz that had commercial appeal and didn't frighten away NAC radio stations, but he also wanted to record music that had some substance. And up to a point, he was successful. Love Letters, like his previous Heads Up dates, isn't the five-star gem he's quite capable of recording, but it's more substantial than 90% of the instrumental pop that NAC stations were playing at the time. Love Letters' greatest flaw lies in the production--Veasley and Richard Walters III tend to overproduce, and it's regrettable that a musician of Veasley's caliber doesn't have more room to stretch out and improvise. Nonetheless, the Philadelphian does get in some worthwhile solos here and there, and the sleek melodies he wrote are generally relaxing without being dull or mind-numbing. Although not remarkable, Love Letters is a decent collection of mood music--the thing is that a musician who's capable of winning over the notoriously demanding Joe Zawinul should be recording albums that are outstanding instead of simply decent.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Aharon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Ron Kerber, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Anthony, Cymbals, Percussion, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Pablo Batista, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Jolly, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Grover Washington, Jr., Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donny Hathaway, ComposerLyricist - John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Jolly, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Cooper, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Aharon, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Chieli Minucci, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Marienthal, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Jolly, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Keyboards, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Burrs, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Chieli Minucci, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Keyboards, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Waller III, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Farr, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Jolly, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Farr, ComposerLyricist - Richard Waller III, Producer, Drums, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Richard Steacker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Maass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Anthony, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Waller III, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Hemsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Heads Up International
Chronique
On his Heads Up recordings of the 1990s, Gerald Veasley set out to have his cake and eat it too--he wanted to record melodic, accessible pop-jazz that had commercial appeal and didn't frighten away NAC radio stations, but he also wanted to record music that had some substance. And up to a point, he was successful. Love Letters, like his previous Heads Up dates, isn't the five-star gem he's quite capable of recording, but it's more substantial than 90% of the instrumental pop that NAC stations were playing at the time. Love Letters' greatest flaw lies in the production--Veasley and Richard Walters III tend to overproduce, and it's regrettable that a musician of Veasley's caliber doesn't have more room to stretch out and improvise. Nonetheless, the Philadelphian does get in some worthwhile solos here and there, and the sleek melodies he wrote are generally relaxing without being dull or mind-numbing. Although not remarkable, Love Letters is a decent collection of mood music--the thing is that a musician who's capable of winning over the notoriously demanding Joe Zawinul should be recording albums that are outstanding instead of simply decent.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 10 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:43:51
- Artistes principaux : Gerald Veasley
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Heads Up
- Genre : Jazz
© 1999 Heads Up International ℗ 1999 Heads Up International
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