''Journey'' is the eighth studio album by
Fourplay
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 ...
, released in 2004.
Reception
Tom Hull dismissed the album as a "dud" in his "Jazz Consumer Guide" for ''
The Village Voice
''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the crea ...
'' 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
Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorde ...
– guitars
*
Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...
– bass, vocals (2, uncredited on 1), lead and backing vocals (4)
*
Harvey Mason
Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay.
Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...
– 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 sequencing
Additional Personnel
* Ken Freeman – synthesizer programming
* Cody "Peyote" Cassiero –
DJ (2)
* Bikki Johnson – shaker (4), backing vocals (4)
Production
* Fourplay – producers (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Marcel East – producer (4)
* Don Murray – recording, mixing (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
* Moogie Canazio – mixing (4)
* Ken Freeman – additional engineer, digital editing
* Ed Woolley – assistant engineer
* Robert Vosgien – mastering
* Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
* Richard Thomas Jennings – art direction, design
* Bob James – cover artwork
* Jun Sato – photography
* Air Tight Management – management
;Studios
* Recorded at Firehouse Recording Studios (Pasadena, California) and Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York),
* Mixed at Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California).
* Mastered at
Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).
References
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Fourplay albums
2004 albums
Arista Records albums