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It was some measure of the peculiarities of music marketing that 2008's Heard That, veteran keyboardist Jeff Lorber's debut for Peak Records, was categorized as "contemporary jazz," even though its musical style was essentially the same brand of pop-jazz fusion he had been playing since his first recording more than three decades earlier. But it was also some measure of the state of jazz itself, which arguably not only had not "progressed" since 1977, but had actually "regressed," with many musicians re-investigating the traditional jazz that preceded "contemporary jazz." Heard That was "contemporary jazz" in the sense that nothing had come along that was any more modern than what Lorber and his associates came up with originally. Still, a listener encountering this album without any foreknowledge would be likely to take in the popping basslines, wah-wah guitar riffs, funk rhythms, occasional R&B vocals, and, of course, the leader's melodic soloing, usually on the electronic piano, and suppose that the 1970s never ended. A technical exception to that impression might come with the second track, Lorber's version of Amy Winehouse's hit "Rehab." But, of course, that tune itself sounds like something from the '60s, in particular the Ramsey Lewis jazz/pop hit "The In Crowd," a song Lorber covered already. On the disc, Lorber collaborated closely with Rex Rideout, who co-produced with him and even joined in on keyboards, here and there, such that it was impossible to tell which of them was playing at any given moment. But the result still sounded like Lorber. Maybe the time had come to invent a new name for music played in this style. Could there be such a thing as "retro-contemporary jazz"? If so, it might sound like this.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Darrell Crooks, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Sound Effects, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - RAY BARDANI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Sound Effects, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Kanan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tip Wyman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Rex Rideout, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Winehouse, ComposerLyricist - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Darrell Crooks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - RAY BARDANI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Flugelhorn, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Kanan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tip Wyman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John “Lil’ John” Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Darrell Crooks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Phill "Taj" Jackson, ComposerLyricist - RAY BARDANI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Kanan, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tip Wyman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip "Taj" Johnson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Rex Rideout, Producer, Recording Producer - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Weckl, Drums, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Rex Rideout, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chelsea Nicole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John “Lil’ John” Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Darrell Crooks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John “Lil’ John” Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Darrell Crooks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lauren Evans, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Darrell Crooks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rex Rideout, Composer, Producer, Recording Producer - Paul Brown, Guitar, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John “Lil’ John” Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Rex Rideout, Producer, Recording Producer - Gerald Albright, Alto Saxophone, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brown, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF LORBER, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Electric Bass, Bass, Keyboards, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Al, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Meek, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sangwook Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darius, Composer - Dragan Capor, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John “Lil’ John” Roberts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Peak Records
Album review
It was some measure of the peculiarities of music marketing that 2008's Heard That, veteran keyboardist Jeff Lorber's debut for Peak Records, was categorized as "contemporary jazz," even though its musical style was essentially the same brand of pop-jazz fusion he had been playing since his first recording more than three decades earlier. But it was also some measure of the state of jazz itself, which arguably not only had not "progressed" since 1977, but had actually "regressed," with many musicians re-investigating the traditional jazz that preceded "contemporary jazz." Heard That was "contemporary jazz" in the sense that nothing had come along that was any more modern than what Lorber and his associates came up with originally. Still, a listener encountering this album without any foreknowledge would be likely to take in the popping basslines, wah-wah guitar riffs, funk rhythms, occasional R&B vocals, and, of course, the leader's melodic soloing, usually on the electronic piano, and suppose that the 1970s never ended. A technical exception to that impression might come with the second track, Lorber's version of Amy Winehouse's hit "Rehab." But, of course, that tune itself sounds like something from the '60s, in particular the Ramsey Lewis jazz/pop hit "The In Crowd," a song Lorber covered already. On the disc, Lorber collaborated closely with Rex Rideout, who co-produced with him and even joined in on keyboards, here and there, such that it was impossible to tell which of them was playing at any given moment. But the result still sounded like Lorber. Maybe the time had come to invent a new name for music played in this style. Could there be such a thing as "retro-contemporary jazz"? If so, it might sound like this.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:08
- Main artists: Jeff Lorber
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Peak Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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