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The key to success for any sideman who takes the plunge into the realm of solo artistry is finding a unique voice on his chosen instrument. For Gerald Veasley -- a veteran ensemble player who has graced the music of everyone from Grover Washington, Jr. to Joe Zawinal and Special EFX -- combining his skilled approach on the six-string electric bass with a background full of every color of jazz and R&B has led him to the forefront of modern bass players. If his 1992 debut found him looking ahead to an artistic expansion of sorts, the beefy bounce and heart-rending cool of Signs points the way towards the place where growth meets commercialism and soul joins lightheartedness. Veasley's tight grip on the very harmonious possibilities of the six-string (inspired by Anthony Jackson as well as John Patitucci) serves him well on hopping groovers like "A Lasting Moment," which seems to be led by an actual acoustic guitar. More typical of the album as a whole, however, are punchy smoking guns like "Marvin's Mood" and the all-out blues-funk jam "Exit to the Street," which explodes thanks to Ben Schacter's free-for-all alto blowing. Veasley tends to alter the mood depending on who his musical soulmates are from track to track. When it's Washington, it's all furious quiet storm, but when Ferrante hits those ivories, Veasley plays a little with time signatures and shows off his jazzy side. Believing that "if you do a cover song, be unique, " Veasley and Ferrante explore the festive possibilities on the usually haunting Michel Legrand classic, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
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Chieli Minucci, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Kerber, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - George Jinda, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Fretless Bass, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Waller III, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Chieli Minucci, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Percussion, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - George Jinda, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Burrs, Wooden Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Percussion, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin James, Sequencer, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juanita Johnson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Waller III, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Richard Steacker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Sequencer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Schachter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Mary Fluellen, Speaker, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juanita Johnson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Drum Programming, Sequencer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Hakim Davis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Grover Washington, Jr., Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Sequencer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr, Percussion, Timbales , Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daryl Burgee, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ted Thomas, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Grover Washington, Jr., Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jef Lee Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daryl Burgee, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bill Jolly, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Russell Ferrante, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Jean Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Percussion, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Russell Ferrante, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knox, Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Sequencer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Schachter, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Arthur Stoppe, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEN ROSS, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Anthony, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knox, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jim Miller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Veasley, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Glenn Barrett, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Schachter, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Waller III, Cymbals, AssociatedPerformer - Roxanne Armstead, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Heads Up International
Albumbeschreibung
The key to success for any sideman who takes the plunge into the realm of solo artistry is finding a unique voice on his chosen instrument. For Gerald Veasley -- a veteran ensemble player who has graced the music of everyone from Grover Washington, Jr. to Joe Zawinal and Special EFX -- combining his skilled approach on the six-string electric bass with a background full of every color of jazz and R&B has led him to the forefront of modern bass players. If his 1992 debut found him looking ahead to an artistic expansion of sorts, the beefy bounce and heart-rending cool of Signs points the way towards the place where growth meets commercialism and soul joins lightheartedness. Veasley's tight grip on the very harmonious possibilities of the six-string (inspired by Anthony Jackson as well as John Patitucci) serves him well on hopping groovers like "A Lasting Moment," which seems to be led by an actual acoustic guitar. More typical of the album as a whole, however, are punchy smoking guns like "Marvin's Mood" and the all-out blues-funk jam "Exit to the Street," which explodes thanks to Ben Schacter's free-for-all alto blowing. Veasley tends to alter the mood depending on who his musical soulmates are from track to track. When it's Washington, it's all furious quiet storm, but when Ferrante hits those ivories, Veasley plays a little with time signatures and shows off his jazzy side. Believing that "if you do a cover song, be unique, " Veasley and Ferrante explore the festive possibilities on the usually haunting Michel Legrand classic, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:35
- Main artists: Gerald Veasley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Heads Up
- Genre: Jazz
© 1994 Heads Up International ℗ 1994 Heads Up International
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