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Given that Kevin Mahogany released his debut in 1996, some may say the year 2000 is a bit early for a retrospective. Nevertheless, there are some fine moments on this collection. Mahogany's voice is deep, lustrous, and technically flawless. But his motley supporting cast speaks volumes about the way he straddles the straight-ahead and crossover jazz divide. Appearing during the course of this album are saxophonists Kirk Whalum, Michael Brecker, and Joe Lovano; pianists Brad Mehldau, Cyrus Chestnut, and Bob James (and organist Larry Goldings); and guitarists Peter Bernstein and Larry Carlton.
Because these stylists -- and Mahogany's repertoire choices -- contrast so widely, the program seems to jump around too much. Mahogany is an effective blues and R&B shouter on tunes like "I'm Walkin'," "Yesterday I Had the Blues," and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know." He's solid in a jazz vein on "Teach Me Tonight," "Nature Boy," and "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." The pop and rock covers are a mixed bag, however: James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and Van Morrison's "Wild Honey" work rather well, but Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" is less convincing. "Dock of the Bay," a previously unreleased live outtake, doesn't add much of interest to the original, and the string section accompaniment on "Laura," from the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil soundtrack, is a bit wallpaperish. Michael Brecker's tenor break raises an eyebrow, however.
The music cooks the most when Larry Goldings and Peter Bernstein lend their famous rapport. And Joe Lovano's unmistakable presence on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a delightful surprise. Mahogany's voice is consistently good, and capable of handling a wide variety of styles. But in aesthetic terms, it's precisely this stylistic back and forth that makes the album a bit uneven.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
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Peter Bernstein, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Masterer - KIRK WHALUM, Saxophone - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer, Recorded by - Dave Bartholomew, Writer - Fats Domino, Writer - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - MATTHEW "BOOMER" LAMONICA, AdditionalEngineer - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - KEVIN CROUSE, AssistantEngineer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums - JON BLEICH, AssistantEngineer - MATT CURRAY, AssistantEngineer - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano - Rodney Whitaker, Bass
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Ken Freeman, Recorded by - Greg Calbi, Masterer - JAMES TAYLOR, Writer - KIRK WHALUM, Tenor Saxophone - BOB JAMES, Piano - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer - Ryan Hewitt, AssistantEngineer - TOM SCHICK, AssistantEngineer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociateProducer - Billy Kilson, Drums
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1998 Warner Records Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Lyricist, Writer - Peter Bernstein, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Lyricist, Writer - Greg Calbi, Masterer - KIRK WHALUM, Saxophone - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Larry Goldings, Arranger, Hammond Organ - MATTHEW "BOOMER" LAMONICA, AdditionalEngineer - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - KEVIN CROUSE, AssistantEngineer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums - JON BLEICH, AssistantEngineer - MATT CURRAY, AssistantEngineer - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano - Rodney Whitaker, Bass
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Ken Freeman, Recorded by - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Sammy Cahn, Writer - KIRK WHALUM, Tenor Saxophone - BOB JAMES, Arranger, Piano - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer - Gene De Paul, Writer - Ryan Hewitt, AssistantEngineer - TOM SCHICK, AssistantEngineer - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociateProducer - Billy Kilson, Drums
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1998 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Reid, Writer - Peter Bernstein, Guitar - James Shamblin II, Writer - Greg Calbi, Masterer - KIRK WHALUM, Saxophone - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer, Recorded by - Larry Goldings, Hammond Organ - MATTHEW "BOOMER" LAMONICA, AdditionalEngineer - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - KEVIN CROUSE, AssistantEngineer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums - JON BLEICH, AssistantEngineer - MATT CURRAY, AssistantEngineer - JAMES WEIDMAN, Arranger, Piano - Rodney Whitaker, Bass
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Ben Wolfe, Bass - Greg Calbi, Masterer - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, AssociateProducer - JAMES FARBER, Mixer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Mixing Engineer - EDEN AHBEZ, Writer - Malcolm Pollack, Recorded by - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - Danny Kadar, AssistantEngineer - Clarence Penn, Drums - Joe Lizzi, Assistant Mixing Engineer - DAVE STRYKER, Arranger, Guitar
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Warner Records Inc.
Ben Wolfe, Bass - Greg Calbi, Masterer - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, AssociateProducer - JAMES FARBER, Mixer - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Joe Lovano, Tenor Saxophone - Charles Mingus, Writer - Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Writer - Malcolm Pollack, Recorded by - Cyrus Chestnut, Piano - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - Danny Kadar, AssistantEngineer - Clarence Penn, Drums - Joe Lizzi, Assistant Mixing Engineer - DAVE STRYKER, Guitar
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Warner Records Inc.
Peter Bernstein, Guitar - Greg Calbi, Masterer - KIRK WHALUM, Saxophone - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, Co-ordinator Production - JAMES FARBER, Mixer, Recorded by - Al Kooper, Writer - Larry Goldings, Arranger, Hammond Organ - MATTHEW "BOOMER" LAMONICA, AdditionalEngineer - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - KEVIN CROUSE, AssistantEngineer - Greg Hutchinson, Drums - JON BLEICH, AssistantEngineer - MATT CURRAY, AssistantEngineer - JAMES WEIDMAN, Piano - Rodney Whitaker, Bass
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996 Warner Records Inc.
Laura Seaton, Violin - Ken Freeman, Recorded by - VAN MORRISON, Writer - KIRK WHALUM, Tenor Saxophone - BOB JAMES, Piano - MATT PIERSON, Producer - JAMES FARBER, Mixer - Sue Pray, Viola - Charles Fambrough, Bass - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociateProducer - Billy Kilson, Drums - Eugene Moye, Cello - Nick Cords, Viola - Yevgenia Strenger, Violin - Sarah Seiver, Cello
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1998 Warner Records Inc.
Ken Freeman, Mixer, Recorded by - Otis Redding, Writer - Steve Cropper, Writer - KIRK WHALUM, Tenor Saxophone - MATT PIERSON, Producer - DANA WATSON, AssociateProducer - Mike Manson, Bass - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - CLAUDE NOBS, ExecutiveProducer - MANU GUIOT, Recorded by - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - Billy Kilson, Drums - Rick Jackson, Keyboards
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Records Inc.
Susan Rotholz, Flute - Ronald Lawrence, Additional Viola - Ken Freeman, Additional Recording - Clint Eastwood, Producer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - Johnny Mercer, Writer - Greg Calbi, Masterer - MATT PIERSON, Producer - Brad Mehldau, Piano - JAMES FARBER, Recorded by - Larry Grenadier, Bass - Al Schmitt, Mixer - David Raksin, Writer - Maxine Neuman, Additional Cello - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Arranger - Kevin Mahogany, Vocals, MainArtist - Richard Locker, Cello - Sally Shumway, Additional Viola - Eugene Moye, Additional Cello - Gregory Hutchinson, Drums - Abba Bogin, Conductor - Michael Mermagen, Additional Cello - Stephanie Fricker, Additional Viola - Timothy Malosh, Flute - Ann Roggen, Additional Viola - Louise Schulman, Viola - Nardo Poy, Additional Viola - Sheryl Henze, Bass Flute
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1997 Malpaso Records/Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Given that Kevin Mahogany released his debut in 1996, some may say the year 2000 is a bit early for a retrospective. Nevertheless, there are some fine moments on this collection. Mahogany's voice is deep, lustrous, and technically flawless. But his motley supporting cast speaks volumes about the way he straddles the straight-ahead and crossover jazz divide. Appearing during the course of this album are saxophonists Kirk Whalum, Michael Brecker, and Joe Lovano; pianists Brad Mehldau, Cyrus Chestnut, and Bob James (and organist Larry Goldings); and guitarists Peter Bernstein and Larry Carlton.
Because these stylists -- and Mahogany's repertoire choices -- contrast so widely, the program seems to jump around too much. Mahogany is an effective blues and R&B shouter on tunes like "I'm Walkin'," "Yesterday I Had the Blues," and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know." He's solid in a jazz vein on "Teach Me Tonight," "Nature Boy," and "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." The pop and rock covers are a mixed bag, however: James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and Van Morrison's "Wild Honey" work rather well, but Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" is less convincing. "Dock of the Bay," a previously unreleased live outtake, doesn't add much of interest to the original, and the string section accompaniment on "Laura," from the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil soundtrack, is a bit wallpaperish. Michael Brecker's tenor break raises an eyebrow, however.
The music cooks the most when Larry Goldings and Peter Bernstein lend their famous rapport. And Joe Lovano's unmistakable presence on "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a delightful surprise. Mahogany's voice is consistently good, and capable of handling a wide variety of styles. But in aesthetic terms, it's precisely this stylistic back and forth that makes the album a bit uneven.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:08
- Main artists: Kevin Mahogany
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2000 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 Warner Records Inc.; 1997 Malpaso Records/Warner Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
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