 Исполнитель: Urban KnightsНазвание альбома: Urban Knights II Год выпуска: 1997, GRP Формат файлов: Mp3,320 Размер архива: 126 Mb Скачать с: turbobit, katfile
Jazz Times stated "With moods playful to passionate and players in a relaxed goodtime frame of mind, it’s a perfect party disc."[5] Don Adderton of the Sun Herald wrote "When you surround a master artist with a strong supporting cast, usually great things happen. On this second outing, Ramsey Lewis scores big on Urban Knights II (GRP)." Adderton added "Still the master craftsman, Lewis leads this all-star aggregation rampaging into funk, jazz, rhythm-and-blues and Latin-flavored ballads."[6] Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times found that "The music that results can perhaps best be described as rhythm & jazz--bits and pieces of improvising from Lewis and the horn players juxtaposed against insistent, funk-driven rhythms. South African Butler, especially on the tracks in which he sings (“South African Jam” and “Brazilian Rain,” especially), brings a seductive world-music ambience to the proceedings."[4] Jonathan Widran of Allmusic called the album a "Maurice White-produced exercise in easy funk and potent, machine generated urban grooves."
It's ironic that on Ramsey Lewis' Urban Knights II (GRP), the one holdover from the first Knights project is only featured half the time. Needless to say, that's the more riveting, jazzier half of this Maurice White-produced exercise in easy funk and potent, machine generated urban grooves. Lewis' slowly simmering, coolly rhythmic piano jaunts add flair to middle of the road silky pieces like "The Promise," but are best enjoyed on the two playful solo interludes which create an organic contrast to the slicker fare they complement. The pianist also adds an avant-garde edge to the heavily soundscaped "Brazilian Rain." Aside from Lewis, this all-star affair features some spirited gospel keyboard and vocal flavors surrounding Najee's soprano sax and flute, as well as a "South African Jam" celebration hosted by Jonathan Butler's happy vocals and guitar. While a positive effort overall, for the inevitable Urban Knights III, White would benefit from ditching the machinery and letting his stars jam more spontaneously.
Jonathan Widran, AMG
1. Scirroco
Bass – Morris Pleasure
Drum Programming – Jimi Randolph
Drums – Sonny Emory
Guitar [Solo] – Jonathan Butler
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Rhythm Guitar – Sheldon Reynolds
Written-By – Maurice White
Written-By, Synthesizer – Bill Meyers 4:03
2. Get Up
Backing Vocals – Chrystle Barrett, Karen Boyd, Theresa Davis
Bass – Chuck Webb
Drum Programming – Lambert Anthony
Drums – Sonny Emory
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jonathan Butler
Keyboards – Mike Logan
Percussion – Tony Carpenter
Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Najee
Written-By – Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis
Written-By, Keyboards, Synth [Bass] – Kevin Randolph 3:47
3. Come Dance With Me
Backing Vocals – Chrystle Barrett, Theresa Davis
Drum Programming – Lambert Anthony
Lead Vocals – Maggie Brown
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Saxophone – Najee
Written-By, Backing Vocals – Karen Boyd
Written-By, Keyboards – Frayne Lewis
Written-By, Keyboards, Synth [Bass] – Kevin Randolph 4:01
4. South African Jam
Backing Vocals – Maurice White, Sheldon Reynolds
Bass – Verdine White
Drums – Sonny Emory
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synth, Backing Vocals – Bill Meyers
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Written-By, Backing Vocals – Jonathan Butler 4:51
5. Brazilian Rain
Backing Vocals – Carl Carwell, Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo*
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synth, Arranged By [Strings] – Bill Meyers
Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Written-By, Bass – Morris Pleasure
Written-By, Drums – Sonny Emory 4:19
6. Interlude #1
Written-By, Piano – Ramsey Lewis 0:35
7. Summer Nights
Bass – Morris Pleasure
Drums – Sonny Emory
Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Soprano Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Written-By – Jimi Randolph, Maurice White
Written-By, Synth, Arranged By [Strings] – Bill Meyers 5:32
8. Tell Me Why
Backing Vocals – Carl Carwell, Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo
Drums – Sonny Emory
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Written-By – Kevin Williams
Written-By, Lead Vocals, Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Written-By, Synth, Bass, Synthesizer [Fender Rhodes Synthesizer] – Bill Meyers 4:19
9. Urban Paradise
Drum Programming – Lambert Anthony
Written-By, Electric Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Written-By, Keyboards – Frayne Lewis, Kevin Randolph 4:23
10. Drama
Arranged By [Vocal] – Ralph Hawkins, Jr.
Backing Vocals – Carl Carwell, Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo
Bass – Verdine White
Drums – Sonny Emory
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer – Bill Meyers
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Written-By – James Cornwell, Ralph Hawkins
Written-By, Arranged By [Vocal] – Kevin Guillaume 3:47
11. Step By Step
Bass – Chuck Webb
Drum Programming – Lambert Anthony*
Drums – Sonny Emory
Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Percussion – Tony Carpenter
Written-By – Frayne Lewis
Written-By, Keyboards, Synth [Bass] – Kevin Randolph
Written-By, Piano – Ramsey Lewis 4:01
12. The Promise
Bass – Morris Pleasure
Drums – Sonny Emory
Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Soprano Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Written-By – Maurice White, Ross Vannelli
Written-By, Synth, Arranged By [Strings] – Bill Meyers 4:23
13. Interlude #2
Written-By, Piano – Ramsey Lewis 2:02
14. Dawn
Bass – Verdine White
Drums – Sonny Emory
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bill Meyers
Guitar – Jonathan Butler
Piano [Solo] – Ramsey Lewis
Written-By, Synthesizer – Jimi Randolph 4:38
Recorded At – Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles
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