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Marion Meadows has the talent and the chops to record a truly great album of improvisatory jazz, be it fusion, post-bop, hard bop, cool jazz, or soul-jazz. The soprano saxophonist did, after all, receive his education in jazz from heavyweights like Eddie Daniels, Norman Connors, and the late Joe Henderson. But regrettably, Meadows has spent most of his career catering to smooth jazz stations and offering lightweight background music. Secrets, like so many formulaic smooth sax albums, has a strong Grover Washington, Jr. influence but generally lacks Washington's grit, edginess, or sense of adventure. There have been numerous Washington disciples in smooth jazz (from Najee to Dave Koz to Kenny G to the late George Howard), and most of them have played it much, much safer than their idol -- which is what Meadows does most of the time on Secrets. Overall, this 2009 release is a decidedly conservative affair from Meadows, who plays mostly soprano sax but gets in some tenor sax and clarinet as well. But Secrets does have its moments. This CD contains a memorable version of Pat Metheny's Brazilian-influenced "Here to Stay," and "The Shade Tree" (which is one of Secrets' vocal offerings) has an appealing, Michael Franks-ish quality. Also enjoyable is the Latin-tinged "Sand Dancers." So even though Secrets favors a by-the-book approach most of the time, Meadows occasionally lets loose and gambles with inspiration. One wishes, however, that he did it a lot more often. Secrets will probably be well received by the smooth jazz program directors that Meadows is going after, but he is capable of so much more.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Brian Keane, Producer - Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Brian Keane, ComposerLyricist - Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Charlie Karp, ComposerLyricist - Michael Broening, Producer
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Roberto Vazquez, ComposerLyricist - Orly Penate, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Will Brock, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Bobby Mcferrin, Composer - Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Michael Broening, Producer
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Marion Meadows, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chip Shearin, Producer - Michael Broening, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Johnny Britt, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Sean Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Imprompt2, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Lyle Mays, ComposerLyricist - Pat Metheny, ComposerLyricist - Marion Meadows, MainArtist - Chip Shearin, Producer
℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
Approfondimenti
Marion Meadows has the talent and the chops to record a truly great album of improvisatory jazz, be it fusion, post-bop, hard bop, cool jazz, or soul-jazz. The soprano saxophonist did, after all, receive his education in jazz from heavyweights like Eddie Daniels, Norman Connors, and the late Joe Henderson. But regrettably, Meadows has spent most of his career catering to smooth jazz stations and offering lightweight background music. Secrets, like so many formulaic smooth sax albums, has a strong Grover Washington, Jr. influence but generally lacks Washington's grit, edginess, or sense of adventure. There have been numerous Washington disciples in smooth jazz (from Najee to Dave Koz to Kenny G to the late George Howard), and most of them have played it much, much safer than their idol -- which is what Meadows does most of the time on Secrets. Overall, this 2009 release is a decidedly conservative affair from Meadows, who plays mostly soprano sax but gets in some tenor sax and clarinet as well. But Secrets does have its moments. This CD contains a memorable version of Pat Metheny's Brazilian-influenced "Here to Stay," and "The Shade Tree" (which is one of Secrets' vocal offerings) has an appealing, Michael Franks-ish quality. Also enjoyable is the Latin-tinged "Sand Dancers." So even though Secrets favors a by-the-book approach most of the time, Meadows occasionally lets loose and gambles with inspiration. One wishes, however, that he did it a lot more often. Secrets will probably be well received by the smooth jazz program directors that Meadows is going after, but he is capable of so much more.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 12 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:59:12
- Artisti principali: Marion Meadows
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Heads Up
- Genere: Jazz
© 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc ℗ 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc
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