Sunday, July 4, 2010

Stanley Clarke I Wanna Play For You Jazz Music CD Review

Very talented Jazz artist Stanley Clarke has released him latest CD titled I Wanna Play For You and Wow! It's really a good one.

I Wanna Play For You literally grabs your attention right from the beginning with I Wanna Play For You and doesn't let go until the very last note of the very last song Hot Fun-Closing, which is another great track by the way.

These days it's a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.

Listen to and I think you'll agree that the song choices are excellent, the production is outstanding and Stanley Clarke is clearly in top form.

While this entire album is really very good the truly standout tunes are track 2 - Just A Feeling, track 3 - The Streets Of Philadelphia, and track 9 - Jamaican Boy.

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - I Wanna Play For You. It's a great track!

I Wanna Play For You Release Notes:

Stanley Clarke originally released I Wanna Play For You on May 10, 1994 on the Epic label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. I Wanna Play For You 2. Just A Feeling 3. Streets Of Philadelphia, The 4. Together Again 5. Blues For Mingus 6. Strange Weather 7. Quiet Afternoon - (live) 8. Rock 'N' Roll Jelly - (live) 9. Jamaican Boy 10. My Greatest Hits - (live) 11. School Days - (live) 12. Hot Fun-Closing - (live)

Personnel includes: Stanley Clarke (vocals, various instruments, guitar, Oberheim synthesizer, acoustic, electric & piccolo basses); Gwen Owens, Cathy Carson, Juanita Curiel (vocals); Al Williams (soprano & baritone saxophones); Bob Malach (tenor saxophone); Tom Scott (lyricon); James Tinsley, Al Harrison (trumpet); Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn); Michael Garson (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Oberheim synthesizer); Bayete Todd Cochran (piano, organ, Oberheim & ARP 2600 synthesizers); Ronnie Foster (piano); George Duke (Yamaha electric piano); Phil Jost (organ); Lee Ritenour, Raymond Gomez, Jeff Beck (electric guitar); Darryl Brown (drums, cymbals); Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd (drums); Dee Dee Bridgewater (background vocals).

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