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When Patrice Rushen was being lambasted by jazz snobs for making the switch from jazz instrumentalist to R&B/pop singer, she was also winning over quite a few people. R&B fans didn't care if she was no longer playing long, improvised piano solos with Joe Henderson or Hubert Laws; they loved her singing, and couldn't have cared less what jazz snobs thought of her new direction. Rushen's profile in the R&B world continued to increase with Pizzazz, her second album for Elektra and fifth overall. The song that did the most to make this LP a success was "Haven't You Heard?," a gem of a single that soared to the top of R&B radio play lists and was among Rushen's biggest hits. Many listeners bought Pizzazz because of "Haven't You Heard?," and they quickly discovered that the rest of the album was also excellent. Drawing on such influences as Earth, Wind & Fire, Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder, and the Emotions, Rushen has no problem holding an R&B lover's attention with treasures that include the funky opener "Let the Music Take Me," the soulful ballad "Settle for My Love," and the perky "Keepin' Faith in Love." Pizzazz might have received tongue-lashings from jazz critics, but from an R&B/pop perspective, it's among Rushen's most rewarding and essential albums.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen ; Shereelynn Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services; Shown Breree c/o Sheree Brown (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen; Angela Rushen, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Shereelynn Brown; Fred Washington; Patrice Rushen, Composer - Fred Washington, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services, Shown Breree c/o Sheree Brown (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Charles Mims jr; Fred Washington; Patrice Rushen; Shereelynn Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services ; EMI Music Publishing Ltd ; Shown Breree c/o Sheree Brown (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Angela Rushen; Patrice Rushen; Shereelynn Brown; Nathian Alford, Composer - Angela Rushen; Patrice Rushen; Shereelynn Brown; Nathian Alford; Fred Washington, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Angela Rushen; Patrice Rushen; Shereelynn Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services ; Shown Breree c/o Sheree Brown (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Album review
When Patrice Rushen was being lambasted by jazz snobs for making the switch from jazz instrumentalist to R&B/pop singer, she was also winning over quite a few people. R&B fans didn't care if she was no longer playing long, improvised piano solos with Joe Henderson or Hubert Laws; they loved her singing, and couldn't have cared less what jazz snobs thought of her new direction. Rushen's profile in the R&B world continued to increase with Pizzazz, her second album for Elektra and fifth overall. The song that did the most to make this LP a success was "Haven't You Heard?," a gem of a single that soared to the top of R&B radio play lists and was among Rushen's biggest hits. Many listeners bought Pizzazz because of "Haven't You Heard?," and they quickly discovered that the rest of the album was also excellent. Drawing on such influences as Earth, Wind & Fire, Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder, and the Emotions, Rushen has no problem holding an R&B lover's attention with treasures that include the funky opener "Let the Music Take Me," the soulful ballad "Settle for My Love," and the perky "Keepin' Faith in Love." Pizzazz might have received tongue-lashings from jazz critics, but from an R&B/pop perspective, it's among Rushen's most rewarding and essential albums.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:50
- Main artists: Patrice Rushen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Strut
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
2017 Strut Records 2017 Strut Records
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