''4 Play'' is an album by trombonist
Craig Harris' band Cold Sweat which was recorded in 1990 and released on the
JMT label.
Craig S. Harris discography
accessed December 15, 2014
Reception
The AllMusic
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review by Scott Yanow stated "Mixing together avant-garde players with funksters, the music is somewhat strange, disturbing, and ultimately a bore".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
accessed December 15, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Craig Harris except as indicated''
# "Foreplay One" - 0:49
# " You Are Everything" ( Linda Creed, Thom Bell) - 4:49
# " 'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...
) - 6:13
# "Spinning Around" (Don McPherson, Luther Simmons, Enrique Sylvester) - 3:49
# "Foreplay Two" - 0:43
# "If This World Were Mine
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" (Marvin Gaye
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) - 5:44
# "The Secret Garden
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" ( El Debarge, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton
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Temperton was the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s pop music, disco and funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "St ...
, Siedah Garrett
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) - 3:13
# "Foreplay Three" - 0:42
# "Going in Circles
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" (Anita Poree, Jerry Peters) - 4:46
# " In the Rain" (Tony Hester) - 3:33
# "Whip Appeal
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" ( Babyface, Perri "Pebbles" Reid) - 5:30
# "Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter
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) - 1:02
# " La-La (Means I Love You)" (Thom Bell, William Hart) - 4:21
# "Foreplay Four" - 0:47
Personnel
* Craig Harris - trombone
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* Eddie Allen - trumpet
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*Sam Furnace - alto saxophone
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, baritone saxophone
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, flute
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*Booker T. Williams, George Adams - tenor saxophone
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*Brandon Ross, Fred Wells - electric guitar
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*Douglas Booth - keyboards
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*James Calloway (tracks 2, 3 & 6), Melvin Gibbs (tracks 4, 9, 10 & 13) - electric bass
*Damon Mendez - drums
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*Kweyao Agyapon - percussion
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(track 4)
*Andy Bey
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(tracks 3 & 9), Sekou Sundiata
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(tracks 5, 8 & 14) - vocals
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References
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1991 albums
Craig Harris albums
JMT Records albums
Winter & Winter Records albums