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The veteran electric guitarist dashes off some spectacular solo runs on this collection, but he seems confused as to which genre he's playing in. His jumpy, shuffling cover of "Midnight at the Oasis" features a blazing Kirk Whalum sax solo and would be a natural for smooth jazz radio if other artists hadn't already redone the 1974 chestnut. On numbers like "You've Changed," however, he slows the pace down to Quaalude calm, aiming for intimacy with a small string section, but ending up with an insomnia cure. Then he's trying the bossa nova thing on the easy swaying "Garden of Dreams," and simply noodling and trying to impress us with his coolness on a brief improvised interlude "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." While he's all over the map throughout, he offers some musical oases that the casual listener can turn to while trying to figure out the rest -- inventive reworkings of the theme songs to '70s TV icons The Odd Couple and Hawaii Five-0. At eight minutes and pretty sluggish, "The Odd Couple" is kind of like watching Felix and Oscar listen to jazz while on Prozac. But "Five-O" features some of Taylor's snappiest soloing as well as a glimmering electric piano solo by Matt Rollings that puts the tune in its rightful retro place. The dichotomy of these two approaches characterizes the whole disc, which is highly listenable in spots, but too inconsistent on the whole.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Dave Newton, Composer - Dave Newton, Lyricist - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jennie Carey, Assistant Producer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Kirk Whalum, Soprano Saxophone - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Al Foster, Drums - Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Bill Carey, Composer - Bill Carey, Lyricist - Carl Fischer, Composer - Carl Fischer, Lyricist - David Davidson, Cello - Eddie Gomez, Bass - George Garzone, Tenor Saxophone - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Walker, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - John Catchings, Violin - Kristin Wilkinson, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Piano - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Al Foster, Drums - Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - David Davidson, Cello - Eddie Gomez, Bass - George Garzone, Tenor Saxophone - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - John Catchings, Violin - Kristin Williamson, Viola - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Organ - Matt Rollings, Piano - Neal Hefti, Composer - Neal Hefti, Lyricist - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Carol Novak, Composer - Carol Novak, Lyricist - Chris Kent, Bass - Eric Darken, Percussion - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jay Ashby, Trombone - Jay Ashby, Vocal - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Piano - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Converse, Composer - Converse, Lyricist - Feller, Arranger - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - Guercio, Arranger - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Scriven, Composer - Scriven, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Chris Kent, Bass - David Nichtern, Composer - David Nichtern, Lyricist - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Guitar - Jenny Rosato, Guitar - Kirk Whalum, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jay Livingston, Composer - Jay Livingston, Lyricist - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Ray Evans, Composer - Ray Evans, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Chris Kent, Bass - Eric Darken, Guitar - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jay Ashby, Trombone - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Guitar - Morton Stevens, Composer - Morton Stevens, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Antonio Forcione, Composer - Antonio Forcione, Lyricist - Chris Kent, Bass - Eric Darken, Percussion - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jay Ashby, Tambourine - Jay Ashby, Vocal - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Piano - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - MartinTaylor, Composer - MartinTaylor, Lyricist - Matt Rollings, Piano - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Al Foster, Drums - Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Eddie Gomez, Bass - Eric Darken, Percussion - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Joey Calderazzo, Composer - Joey Calderazzo, Lyricist - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Matt Rollings, Organ - Randy Brecker, Fluegelhorn - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - Hoagy Carmichael, Composer - Hoagy Carmichael, Lyricist - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Kirk Whalum, Tenor Saxophone - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Ned Washington, Composer - Ned Washington, Lyricist - Steve Buckingham, Producer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Al Foster, Drums - Ann Mincieli, Assistant Engineer - Cahn, Composer - Cahn, Lyricist - Eddie Gomez, Bass - George Massenburg, Mixing Engineer - James Warner, Assistant Engineer - Jenny Rosato, Assistant Engineer - Martin Taylor, Guitar - Martin Taylor, Performer - Steve Buckingham, Producer - Stordahl, Composer - Stordahl, Lyricist - Weston, Composer - Weston, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Album review
The veteran electric guitarist dashes off some spectacular solo runs on this collection, but he seems confused as to which genre he's playing in. His jumpy, shuffling cover of "Midnight at the Oasis" features a blazing Kirk Whalum sax solo and would be a natural for smooth jazz radio if other artists hadn't already redone the 1974 chestnut. On numbers like "You've Changed," however, he slows the pace down to Quaalude calm, aiming for intimacy with a small string section, but ending up with an insomnia cure. Then he's trying the bossa nova thing on the easy swaying "Garden of Dreams," and simply noodling and trying to impress us with his coolness on a brief improvised interlude "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." While he's all over the map throughout, he offers some musical oases that the casual listener can turn to while trying to figure out the rest -- inventive reworkings of the theme songs to '70s TV icons The Odd Couple and Hawaii Five-0. At eight minutes and pretty sluggish, "The Odd Couple" is kind of like watching Felix and Oscar listen to jazz while on Prozac. But "Five-O" features some of Taylor's snappiest soloing as well as a glimmering electric piano solo by Matt Rollings that puts the tune in its rightful retro place. The dichotomy of these two approaches characterizes the whole disc, which is highly listenable in spots, but too inconsistent on the whole.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:19
- Main artists: Martin Taylor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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