 Исполнитель: Gerald VeasleyНазвание альбома: Velvet Год выпуска: 2003 Формат файлов: mp3, 320kpbs Размер архива: 134mb +3% Скачать с: rusfolder
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01. Coup Deville [03:35]
02. Sarah's Song [04:58]
03. Let's Do It Again [04:01]
04. Velvet [04:34]
05. Put On Your Sunday Clothes [04:31]
06. Do You Remember? [03:33]
07. Luscious [04:19]
08. Summer Kiss [03:52]
09. Bread Puddin' [05:14]
10. Forever [05:02]
11. It's Alright (Tonight's The Night) [02:31]
12. Still Movin' On [04:49]
13. Home [05:04]
14. Sunday Clothes Reprise [03:06]
Personnel:
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Gerald Veasley (guitar, 6-string bass);
Chris Farr (soprano & tenor saxophones, synthesizer);
Will Brock (piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, keyboards);
Mark Knox (keyboards, string synthesizer);
Richard Waller III (drums percussion).
With Velvet, his sixth solo effort on Heads Up, Veasley maintains an unmistakably progressive sensibility with the help of some of today’s brightest ascending stars.
Among the young luminaries are fellow Philadelphian Jaguar Wright, who provides some sexually charged lead and backing vocals on the stirring Curtis Mayfield cover, “Let’s Do It Again,” and John Stephens, who also lends his pipes to the same track, as well as the gently rhythmic ballad “Summer Kiss.”
Other guests include vocalists Mikki Kornegay and Warren Cooper, who both step up to the mic on the sensual “It’s Alright.” Guitarist Randy Bowland adds layers of texture to “Let’s Do It Again,” “Velvet” and the heartfelt “Home,” while Hammond organists Benji Porecki (“Bread Puddin’” and “Forever”) and Michael Aharon (“Do You Remember”) bring the shimmer that’s such a vital component of the urban sound – regardless of what decade it comes from.
Label: Heads Up
Genre: Soul, Smooth Jazz
Total: 59:16 min
Take the best of '70s R&B and funk and filter it through a contemporary sensibility, and you have Gerald Veasley's Velvet (Heads Up). On the album, the Philly-born bassist acknowledged the styles that inspired him in his youth and added his own expressive bass voice to create a collection of tunes that hark back to a seminal period in urban music but reflect a modern perspective.
Veasley's take on Curtis Mayfield's "Let's Do It Again" features an old-school R&B feel that's contemporized by vocalists Jaguar Wright and John Stephens, while "Do You Remember?" unfolds into a soul-jazz romp. Veasley unleashes some formidable funk chops on the pulsing, organ-accented "Bread Puddin'," sets his bass singing eloquently on the ballad "Forever" and offers some nostalgic memories on the gently swinging vocal track "Home." Fans who grew up loving the music Veasley references on Velvet, as well as those who might be discovering it for the first time, will find much to enjoy on this fine album. -- Lucy Tauss ~ JazzTimes.com
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