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Patrice Rushen was never a jazz snob or a jazz purist. The pianist/keyboardist grew up listening to R&B and rock, and even her debut album, Prelusion -- which was the most straight-ahead thing she ever recorded -- used electric instruments. So for Rushen, the fusion orientation of her second album, Before the Dawn, was a logical progression. While 1974's Prelusion was essentially a straight-ahead record with fusion references, 1975's Before the Dawn is essentially a fusion album. This generally excellent LP is more commercial than its predecessor, and Rushen doesn't hesitate to bring R&B, pop, and rock elements to her jazz foundation. Purists weren't crazy about Before the Dawn, but the fact is that most of the material gives Rushen and her sidemen (who include flutist Hubert Laws and guitarist Lee Ritenour) enough room to stretch out and improvise. The only track that doesn't have a jazz artist's sense of spontaneity is the funk tune "What's the Story," which features singer Josie James and is exactly the sort of thing that Rushen herself would be singing when she signed with Elektra in 1978. Everything else on Before the Dawn, however, is instrumental jazz -- although instrumental jazz that's mindful of R&B, pop, and rock.
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Patrice Rushen, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Clavichord, Digital Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Laws, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Andrews, Producer, Recording Producer - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Brashear, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hadley Caliman, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - David Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Meeks, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Shimmin, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Alfred, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Prestige Records
Patrice Rushen, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Clavichord, Clapping, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Laws, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Andrews, Producer, Clapping, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Brashear, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda White, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Josie James, Vocals, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Hadley Caliman, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Mims, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - David Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Meeks, Upright Bass, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Shimmin, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Alfred, Percussion, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Evelyn Wesley, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Wesley, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Young, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Thelette Bennett, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Prestige Records
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Rushen, Composer, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Clavichord, Digital Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hubert Laws, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Andrews, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Dumas, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Nash, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Skip Shimmin, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Prestige Records
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Rushen, Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Clavichord, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hubert Laws, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Andrews, Producer, Recording Producer - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Brashear, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Nash, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Meeks, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Shimmin, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Prestige Records
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Patrice Rushen, Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Clavichord, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hubert Laws, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Reggie Andrews, Producer, Recording Producer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Turner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Meeks, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Skip Shimmin, Remixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Alfred, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Prestige Records
Album review
Patrice Rushen was never a jazz snob or a jazz purist. The pianist/keyboardist grew up listening to R&B and rock, and even her debut album, Prelusion -- which was the most straight-ahead thing she ever recorded -- used electric instruments. So for Rushen, the fusion orientation of her second album, Before the Dawn, was a logical progression. While 1974's Prelusion was essentially a straight-ahead record with fusion references, 1975's Before the Dawn is essentially a fusion album. This generally excellent LP is more commercial than its predecessor, and Rushen doesn't hesitate to bring R&B, pop, and rock elements to her jazz foundation. Purists weren't crazy about Before the Dawn, but the fact is that most of the material gives Rushen and her sidemen (who include flutist Hubert Laws and guitarist Lee Ritenour) enough room to stretch out and improvise. The only track that doesn't have a jazz artist's sense of spontaneity is the funk tune "What's the Story," which features singer Josie James and is exactly the sort of thing that Rushen herself would be singing when she signed with Elektra in 1978. Everything else on Before the Dawn, however, is instrumental jazz -- although instrumental jazz that's mindful of R&B, pop, and rock.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:51
- Main artists: Patrice Rushen
- Composer: Patrice Rushen
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1975 Prestige Records ℗ 1975 Prestige Records
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