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Thinking Out Loud (Frank Gambale Album)
''Thinking Out Loud'' is the seventh studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1995 through Victor Entertainment and reissued on 24 April 2001 through Samson Records. Critical reception Scott Yanow at AllMusic awarded ''Thinking Out Loud'' two stars out of five. He described it as "sounding unexpectedly close to George Benson", but Gambale's compositions were criticised as weak ("funky but without soul or any worthwhile melodies") and Dave Weckl's performances as "remarkably dull automatic pilot drumming". Track listing Personnel ''Thinking Out Loud'' is credited to the following: *Frank Gambale – composer, composition, guitar, mixing engineer, mixing, record producer, production *Libby Lavella – singing, vocals *Otmaro RuÃz – keyboard instrument, keyboard (tracks 1, 7, 9) *David Goldblatt – keyboard (tracks 2, 4–6, 8) *Brian Auger – Hammond organ *Dave Weckl – drum kit, drums *Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – percussion instrument, percussion *Tim Landers †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gambale
Frank Gambale (; born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released twenty albums over a period of three decades, and is known for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Recording career Solo albums Gambale graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood with Student of the Year honors and taught there from 1984 to 1986. Groups With the Mark Varney Project, consisting of Allan Holdsworth, Brett Garsed, and Shawn Lane, he recorded two albums, '' Truth in Shredding'' (1990) and ''Centrifugal Funk'' (1991). Beginning in 1987, he spent six years as a member of the Chick Corea Elektric Band, playing with Eric Marienthal, John Patitucci, and Dave Weckl. With Corea's band he recorded five albums and shared two Grammy Award nominations. He spent twelve years as a member of Vital Information, led by Steve Smith. He reunited with the Elektric Band in 2002 and with Corea in 2011 when he joined Return to Forever IV with St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |