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- Date Released: July 31, 2007
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Contemporary
- Label: Native Language
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The liner notes on this CD refer to tenor saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa's Play as "a new creative direction in contemporary jazz." Nice try, but this music could have easily been recorded in 1997 or 1987 or even by Stanley Turrentine in 1977 rather than 2007. "Way Out West" even has a disco beat. Kashiwa plays well, he always did, but he seems only able to express one emotion which is why this type of "smooth" music is often called "happy jazz." Everything is so cheerful, vacuous, predictable and safe. The liner note writer acts as if Kashiwa is taking a big chance in stretching out on these selections, saying that he is "resisting the call to hold back on his chops in exchange of the Faustian bargain of nearly four minutes of dial time on the radio." But if that is so, why does every performance other than the brief beginning and ending tracks (which are unaccompanied tenor spots) clock in between 3:55 and 5:17? To be fair, the musicianship is fine, one appreciates the absence of drum machines and pseudo R&B singers, and this type of moderately soulful and moderately funky outing is no worse than that of dozens of other equally dull "radio friendly" smooth releases. But why pretend to be anything else?
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| 01. |  |
Play! (Prologue) |
0:55 |
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| 02. | |
The Lucky One |
4:52 |
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| 03. | |
Movin' Up |
4:07 |
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| 04. | |
Changes |
4:14 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Jeans |
5:21 |
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| 06. | |
New View |
4:46 |
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| 07. | |
Forever |
5:09 |
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| 08. | |
Fall |
3:56 |
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| 09. | |
One Good Turn |
5:17 |
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| 10. | |
Way Out West |
5:03 |
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| 11. | |
Once Again |
4:02 |
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| 12. | |
Remember When |
4:29 |
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| 13. | |
So Many Ways |
4:05 |
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| 14. | |
Play! (Epilogue) |
0:50 |
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14 Total Tracks, 57:06 Total Length
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Credits
- Alex Al - Bass // Richard Bull - Engineer // Greg Carmichael - Guitar (Nylon String) // Lenny Castro - Percussion // Barry Danielian - Trumpet // Barry Danielian - Horn Section // Melvin Davis - Bass // Russell Ferrante - Piano // Russell Ferrante - Fender Rhodes // Allen Hinds - Guitar (Acoustic) // Allen Hinds - Guitar // Allen Hinds - Guitar (Electric) // Allen Hinds - Guitar (Nylon String) // Dave Hooper - Drums // Jeff Kashiwa - Sax (Tenor) // Jeff Kashiwa - Producer // Jeff Kashiwa - Engineer // Jeff Kashiwa - Author // Jeff Kashiwa - Horn Arrangements // Jeff Kashiwa - Keyboard Programming // Ed Whitting - Technician // Ed Whitting - Piano Tuner // Dave Kochanski - Keyboards // Dave Kochanski - Producer // Dave Kochanski - Horn Arrangements // Dave Kochanski - Keyboard Programming // Chris Bellman - Mastering // Roger Burn - Vibraphone // Mike Ricchiuti - Piano // Mike Ricchiuti - Organ (Hammond) // Mike Ricchiuti - Engineer // Mike Ricchiuti - Fender Rhodes // Joe Sherbanee - Executive Producer // Rob DeBoer - Drum Programming // Tony Grace - Drum Programming // Matt Parker - Graphic Design // Matt Parker - Art Direction // Michael Davis - Trombone // Michael Davis - Horn Section // Teddy Campbell - Drums // Miles Gilderdale - Guitar (Acoustic) // Miles Gilderdale - Horn Arrangements // Joshua Blanchard - Engineer // Chris Hobson - Engineer // Chris Hobson - Mixing // David Andrew Mann - Sax (Tenor) // David Andrew Mann - Engineer // David Andrew Mann - Horn Arrangements // David Andrew Mann - Horn Section
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