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There's no shortage of smooth jazz royalty guesting on Joe McBride's brisk and bouncy Double Take, but for once it might be nice to hear some of those first-rate melodies and nimble improvisational jaunts over rhythm pockets created by a real drum kit. Beyond the over-reliance on electronica, however, this is the kind of disc proving that genre artists can create picture-perfect pop as well as hearty, straight-ahead jazz licks. Not that he can't achieve melodic perfection on his own, but the presence of Peter White, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Richard Elliot, and Phil Perry give extra push to the tunes as McBride engages in playful harmonic duels and spirited call and response patterns with them. Throughout "Midnight in Madrid," McBride plays a few notes on the ivories before Braun echoes him with a distant flügelhorn, all over White's graceful acoustic commentary. "Just for the Koz" runs like a sly dance number between the saxman's gentle soprano and McBride's own elegant funk, which echo each other before joining for a rousing chorus. A little more muscle comes in the form of Richard Elliot's tenor (which McBride equals on "A Taste of Jazz" with more low-register keyboard runs) and the gospel vocals of Phil Perry. As several cuts show, McBride is a fine crooner; on "Hold on to the One You love," Perry's sheer power challenges the pianist to reach even higher.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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TONY MAIDEN, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Greg Waits, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Englebright, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Delano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Peter White, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Koz, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Joe McBride, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Peter Beckett, ComposerLyricist - John Crowley, ComposerLyricist - Joe McBride, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Delano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Greg Waits, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Englebright, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Delano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Smith, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Delano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Tim Kobza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McBride, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Heads Up International
Album review
There's no shortage of smooth jazz royalty guesting on Joe McBride's brisk and bouncy Double Take, but for once it might be nice to hear some of those first-rate melodies and nimble improvisational jaunts over rhythm pockets created by a real drum kit. Beyond the over-reliance on electronica, however, this is the kind of disc proving that genre artists can create picture-perfect pop as well as hearty, straight-ahead jazz licks. Not that he can't achieve melodic perfection on his own, but the presence of Peter White, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Richard Elliot, and Phil Perry give extra push to the tunes as McBride engages in playful harmonic duels and spirited call and response patterns with them. Throughout "Midnight in Madrid," McBride plays a few notes on the ivories before Braun echoes him with a distant flügelhorn, all over White's graceful acoustic commentary. "Just for the Koz" runs like a sly dance number between the saxman's gentle soprano and McBride's own elegant funk, which echo each other before joining for a rousing chorus. A little more muscle comes in the form of Richard Elliot's tenor (which McBride equals on "A Taste of Jazz" with more low-register keyboard runs) and the gospel vocals of Phil Perry. As several cuts show, McBride is a fine crooner; on "Hold on to the One You love," Perry's sheer power challenges the pianist to reach even higher.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:45
- Main artists: Joe McBride
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Heads Up
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 Heads Up ℗ 1998 Heads Up
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