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Fourplay Albums
Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Larry Carlton left Fourplay and was replaced by Chuck Loeb, who died on July 31, 2017. During Loeb's illness, saxophonist Kirk Whalum joined the group for performances. The group has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B and pop to jazz, appealing to a broad mainstream audience. Their debut album, ''Fourplay'' (1991), sold over a million copies and remained at the number one position on the '' Billboard'' contemporary jazz chart for 33 weeks. Their next album, '' Between the Sheets'' (1993), reached number one, went gold, and received a Grammy Award nomination. In 1995, their third gold album, ''Elixir ELIXIR (the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. History Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 1980s, displacing the more venturesome jazz fusion from which it emerged. It avoids the improvisational "risk-taking" of jazz fusion, emphasizing melodic form and much of the music was initially "a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B". During the mid-1970s in the United States it was known as "smooth radio", and was not termed "smooth jazz" until the 1980s. Notable artists The mid- to late-1970s included songs “Breezin'" as performed by another smooth jazz pioneer, guitarist George Benson in 1976, the instrumental composition " Feels So Good" by flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, in 1978, " What You Won't Do for Love" by Bobby Caldwell along with his debut album was released the same year, jazz fusion gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among ''Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercial non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esprit De Four
''Esprit De Four'' is the 12th studio album by Fourplay, released in 2012. Track listing # "December Dream " (Chuck Loeb) – 7:46 # "Firefly" (Nathan East, Tom Keane) – 4:12 # "Venus" (Harvey Mason, Sr.) – 7:11 # "Sonnymoon" (Chuck Loeb) – 4:12 # "Put Our Hearts Together nstrumental Version (Bob James, Hillary James) – 6:08 # "All I Wanna Do" (Nathan East, Tom Keane) – 4:16 # "Logic of Love" (Chuck Loeb) – 7:05 # "Esprit de Four" (Jerry Peters, Harvey Mason, Sr.) – 6:22 # "Sugoi" (Bob James) – 4:26 # "Put Our Hearts Together ocal Track (Bob James, Hillary James) – 3:18 Personnel * Bob James – keyboards * Chuck Loeb – guitar, synthesizer * Nathan East – bass guitar, vocals * Harvey Mason – drums, synthesizer * Tom Keane – guitar * Lizzy Loeb – vocals * Seiko Matsuda , known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Touch The Sky
''Let's Touch the Sky'' is the 11th studio album (12th overall) of the jazz group Fourplay, released in 2010. It is the first Fourplay album with Chuck Loeb, who replaced Larry Carlton on the guitar. Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards * Chuck Loeb – guitars * Nathan East – bass guitar, vocals (5) * Harvey Mason – drums, percussion Additional Personnel * Ruben Studdard – vocals (8) * Anita Baker Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career ... – vocals (11) * Heather Mason – backing vocals Production * Fourplay – producers (1-7, 9-12) * Harvey Mason, Jr. – producer (8) * Mark Wexler – executive producer * Ken Freeman – engineer (1-7, 9-12), mixing * Andrew Hey – engineer (8) * Joshua Blanchard – assistant engineer * Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energy (Fourplay Album)
''Energy'' is the 10th studio album by jazz group Fourplay, released on September 23, 2008. The cover shows the four members: keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Larry Carlton, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Harvey Mason. ''Energy'' grafts a variety of sounds—R&B, pop, African—to Fourplay's jazz foundation. In addition to vocals by East, a member since the band's inception in 1990, the album includes vocals by Esperanza Spalding. The single "Fortune Teller" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards 2009. This was guitarist Larry Carlton's last Fourplay album before Chuck Loeb joined in 2010. Track listing # "Fortune Teller" (Jeff Babko, Nathan East, Bob James) - 5:53 # "The Whistler" (Harvey Mason) - 5:28 # "Ultralight" (Larry Carlton) - 4:17 # "Cape Town" (Alan Dones, Marcel East, N. East) - 4:57 # "The Yes Club" (James) - 5:07 # "Prelude for Lovers"; feat. Esperanza Spalding (Kevin DiSimone) - 3:12 # "Look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X (Fourplay Album)
''X'' is the ninth studio album by Fourplay, released in 2006. Track listing #"Turnabout" (Bob James) – 6:21 #"Cinnamon Sugar" (Larry Carlton) – 4:48 #"Eastern Sky" (Marcel East, Nathan East) – 6:37 #"Kid Zero" (Harvey Mason, Sr.) – 4:48 #"My Love's Leavin'"; feat. Michael McDonald (Vivian Stanshall, Steve Winwood) – 5:11 #"Screenplay" (Bob James) – 6:04 #"Twilight Touch" (Harvey Mason, Sr.) – 4:57 #"Be My Lover" (Larry Carlton, Nathan East) – 4:13 #"Sunday Morning" (Nathan East) – 3:53 Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards * Larry Carlton – guitars * Nathan East – bass guitar, vocals (1, 3, 8) * Harvey Mason – drums Additional Personnel * Michael McDonald – vocals (5) * Kevin DiSimone – backing vocals (5) * Michele Pillar – vocals (8) Production * Fourplay – producers * Ken Freeman – co-producer, recording, mixing, keyboard technician * Csaba Petozc – assistant engineer * Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey (Fourplay Album)
''Journey'' is the eighth studio album by Fourplay, released in 2004. Reception Tom Hull dismissed the album as a "dud" in his "Jazz Consumer Guide" for ''The Village Voice'' in September 2004. In a commentary published on his website, he explained, "The old white guys (pianist Bob James, guitarist Larry Coryell) here haven't stretched out in decades, but toss off better licks than your average smooth jazz setup; the not-so-old black guys in the so-called rhythm section have some explaining to do." Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards * Larry Carlton – guitars * Nathan East – bass, vocals (2, uncredited on 1), lead and backing vocals (4) * Harvey Mason – drums, percussion, vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist,' ..., drum se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartfelt (Fourplay Album)
''Heartfelt'' is the seventh studio album by Fourplay, released in 2002. This is the first album to be released by Arista Records. Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards * Larry Carlton – guitars * Nathan East – bass guitar, vocals * Harvey Mason – drums Additional Personnel * Ken Freeman – programming (1-8, 10, 11, 12) * Christian "Tian" Salyer – programming (9) * LeDon Bishop – additional backing vocals (5) Production * Fourplay – producers (1-4, 6-12) * Harvey Mason, Jr. – producer (5) * Don Murray – engineer (1-4, 6-12), mixing (1-4, 6-12) * Dave Russell – engineer (5) * Christian "Tian" Salyer – engineer (5), ProTools engineer (9) * Ken Freeman – additional engineer (1-4, 6-12), ProTools engineer (1-8, 10, 11, 12) * Andy Ackland – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Derek Carlson – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Jon Gass – mixing (5) * Robert Vosgien – mastering * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes, Please!
''Yes, Please!'' is the sixth studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2000. Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – pianos, keyboards * Larry Carlton – guitars * Nathan East – bass guitars, vocals (6, 7), backing vocals (10) * Harvey Mason – drums Additional Musicians * Ken Freeman – synthesizer programming * Chanté Moore – vocals (6) * Sherree – lead and backing vocals (10) Production * Fourplay – producers (1-9, 11) * Nathan East – producer (10) * Marcel East – producer (10) * Don Murray – engineer, mixing (1-9, 11) * Moogie Canazio – mixing (10) * Steve Mixdorf – mix assistant (10) * Ken Freeman – additional engineer, ProTools engineer * Staffan Karlsson – additional engineer, ProTools engineer * Christian Robles – additional engineer * Dave Fisher – assistant engineer * Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer * Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer * Patrick Q.K. – assistant en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbound (Fourplay Album)
''Snowbound'' is the fifth studio album by Fourplay, released in 1999. It is a recording of Christmas songs. Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements (1, 3-9, 11, 12) * Larry Carlton – guitars, arrangements (3, 7, 8, 9) * Nathan East – basses, arrangements (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), vocals (3, 6), finger snaps (4, 9) * Harvey Mason – drums, arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), finger snaps (4, 9) Additional Musicians * Tim Heintz – synthesizer programming * Marcel East – synthesizers (2, 4), additional percussion (2), drums (4), percussion programming (4), arrangements (4), vocal arrangements (4) * Michael Thompson – additional guitar (3, 4) * Matt Pierson – finger snaps (4, 9) * Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (3, 9) * Steve Holtman – trombone (3, 9) * Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 9) * Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 9), horn arrangements (3, 9) * Heather Mason – vocals (2) * Gabriela Anders – vocals (3) * Eric Benét – l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 (Fourplay Album)
''4'' is the fourth studio album by Fourplay, released in 1998. This is their first album with guitarist Larry Carlton. Track listing Personnel Fourplay * Bob James – pianos, keyboards, programming * Larry Carlton – guitars * Nathan East – bass guitars, bass scat (1), vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), backing vocals (3), scat (7) * Harvey Mason – drums Additional Personnel * Heather Mason – vocals (1, 2, 6) * Kevyn Lettau – vocals (2, 6) * Michele Pillar – vocals (2, 6) * El DeBarge – lead vocals (3) * James DeBarge – backing vocals (3) * Babyface – vocals (5), vocal arrangements (5) * Shanice Wilson – vocals (5) Production * Fourplay – producers * Harvey Mason, Jr. – co-producer (3) * Bob James – executive producer * Brad Gilderman – recording, mixing (1, 3) * Don Murray – recording, mixing (2, 4-10), mastering * Linda Cobb – art direction * Zoren Gold – design, photography ;Studios * Recorded at Sunset Sound and NRG Recording Studios and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Fourplay
''The Best of Fourplay'' is a compilation album by American smooth jazz quartet Fourplay, released in 1997. The 2020 SACD remastered edition of the album includes the bonus track, 'The Closer I Get To You,' a duet between Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson. Track listing Personnel As listed in the liner notes. Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards * Lee Ritenour – guitars * Nathan East – basses, vocals (9) * Harvey Mason – drums, percussion Additional personnel * Harvey Mason Jr. – synthesizers (3) * Dan Shea – synthesizers (12) * Take 6 – vocals (3) * David Thomas – lead vocals (3) * El DeBarge – vocals (6) * Chaka Khan – vocals (9) * Phil Collins – vocals (12) References External links Fourplay - ''The Best of Fourplay'' (1997) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releasesat AllMusic Fourplay - ''The Best of Fourplay'' (1997) album releases & creditsat Discogs Fourplay - ''The Best of Fourplay'' (1997) album to be listenedas stream on Spotif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |