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It's an interesting question: would Boney James have recorded Contact if he'd never had a car accident that damaged his teeth and fractured his jaw? In May, 2010, he was rear-ended while stopped by a driver traveling at high speed. Though he was back on-stage in three weeks, the accident caused James to think back on where he'd been in his career. He reflected on the period he spent backing the Isley Brothers, Morris Day, Randy Crawford, and Teena Marie before his solo offering, 1992's Trust, catapulted him onto the contemporary jazz scene. Contact -- his debut for Verve Forecast -- indulges those influences. James produced and co-wrote every cut here, including the four vocal numbers. The first of these, "Close to You," features a stellar performance by Donell Jones; it is one of the album's true highlights. James plays plays his soprano, interweaving those silky vocal lines with gorgeous fills. Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett sings on the lilting ballad "When I Had the Chance," Heather Headley appears on the slippery-grooved Latin-tinged "I'm Waiting," and Mario does a magnificent job on the dancefloor stepper "That Look on Your Face." James' own chops are fine as ever On the instrumental title track, he lets a slightly angular, syncopated, B-3-led rhythm section groove assert itself before smoothly entering and laying down the melody amid Rob Bacon's guitar fills and a bright-sounding, tightly arranged horn section. On "Cry," Dean Parks plays a nylon-string guitar, giving the cut an exotic flamenco feel before James breathily lets the melody flow from his tenor. With percussion work by drummer Teddy Campbell and Lenny Castro on congas and timbales, it streams forth in a rich, sensually arrayed meld of colors and textures. "There and Back" is a soul ballad where the saxophonist is the singer. It's lithe, silky groove is colored by hand percussion as James, with his canny sense of timing, tells a story on his horn. On "Everything Matters," the laid-back album closer, he plays tenor and alto, aided by Parks on electric guitar, Jimmy Johnson's keys, Campbell, and Castro. It's sweet and slow, but not sentimental, one almost hear Ron Isley singing to its melody. Contact is a bright spot in James' catalog, and underscores his welcome return to recording.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Johnny Britt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Hey, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bacon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Reichenbach, Jr., Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Donell Jones, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Carmon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Morales, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Carmon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bacon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
LeToya Luckett, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Carmon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lily Mariye, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bacon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Stephens, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kleber Jorge, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jonathan Buck, ComposerLyricist - Mario, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bacon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Britt, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Hey, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Washington, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Reichenbach, Jr., Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tariq Akoni, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, ComposerLyricist - Heather Headley, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Carmon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - SUE ANN CARWELL, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lily Mariye, ComposerLyricist - Rob Bacon, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Stephens, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Teddy Campbell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BONEY JAMES, Producer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - LEON BISQUERA, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
It's an interesting question: would Boney James have recorded Contact if he'd never had a car accident that damaged his teeth and fractured his jaw? In May, 2010, he was rear-ended while stopped by a driver traveling at high speed. Though he was back on-stage in three weeks, the accident caused James to think back on where he'd been in his career. He reflected on the period he spent backing the Isley Brothers, Morris Day, Randy Crawford, and Teena Marie before his solo offering, 1992's Trust, catapulted him onto the contemporary jazz scene. Contact -- his debut for Verve Forecast -- indulges those influences. James produced and co-wrote every cut here, including the four vocal numbers. The first of these, "Close to You," features a stellar performance by Donell Jones; it is one of the album's true highlights. James plays plays his soprano, interweaving those silky vocal lines with gorgeous fills. Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett sings on the lilting ballad "When I Had the Chance," Heather Headley appears on the slippery-grooved Latin-tinged "I'm Waiting," and Mario does a magnificent job on the dancefloor stepper "That Look on Your Face." James' own chops are fine as ever On the instrumental title track, he lets a slightly angular, syncopated, B-3-led rhythm section groove assert itself before smoothly entering and laying down the melody amid Rob Bacon's guitar fills and a bright-sounding, tightly arranged horn section. On "Cry," Dean Parks plays a nylon-string guitar, giving the cut an exotic flamenco feel before James breathily lets the melody flow from his tenor. With percussion work by drummer Teddy Campbell and Lenny Castro on congas and timbales, it streams forth in a rich, sensually arrayed meld of colors and textures. "There and Back" is a soul ballad where the saxophonist is the singer. It's lithe, silky groove is colored by hand percussion as James, with his canny sense of timing, tells a story on his horn. On "Everything Matters," the laid-back album closer, he plays tenor and alto, aided by Parks on electric guitar, Jimmy Johnson's keys, Campbell, and Castro. It's sweet and slow, but not sentimental, one almost hear Ron Isley singing to its melody. Contact is a bright spot in James' catalog, and underscores his welcome return to recording.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 10 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:44:38
- Artisti principali: Boney James
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Verve Forecast
- Genere: Jazz
© 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2011 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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