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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 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
Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...
,
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distin ...
) – 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
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, recorded ...
– 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 deg ...
– bass guitar, vocals (1, 3, 8)
*
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
Additional Personnel
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Michael McDonald – vocals (5)
* Kevin DiSimone – backing vocals (5)
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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, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...
– vocal engineer (5)
* Steve Vavagiakis – mastering
* Rick Wheeler – guitar and bass technician
* Larry Hamby – A&R
* Frank Harkins – art direction
* Vivian Ng – design
* Michael Waring – photography
* Sonny Abelardo – management
References
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Fourplay albums
2006 albums