Leírás
Jazz, Latin Jazz Fusion, Classic Jazz Fusion, 1977-es album.
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Featuring The Mizell Brothers’ signature production rich with rolling rhythms, soaring instrumentation, vibrant percussion arrangements, and funky organs, Roger Glenn’s 1977 sizzler Reachin’ is a Latin Jazz fusion flute explosion. It is a very distinct album in the brothers’ production career. Apart from Glenn and Larry Mizzell’s keyboards it features none of the musicians that were usually be their sessions. A younger crowd of San Francisco musicians are onboard, including two members of Herbie Hancock’s band the Headhunters, percussionist Bill Summers and Paul Jackson on bass. Mark Soskin, who was becoming a regular on sessions for Fantasy’s jazz labels handles many of the keyboard duties, Ray Obiedo is on guitar and a quartet of percussionists helps to give the record a latin depth that reflects Roger Glenn’s musical preferences. Recorded in the early months of 1976 and released later that year, it is today regarded as a classic latin-fusion album.
Interviewed for Wax Poetics magazine in late 2005, producer Larry Mizell recalled, “Roger Glenn was an old high school friend we played in some groups with. His father was Tyree Glenn the famous trombonist with countless greats … so he came from a very talented family. Roger played on “Blackbyrd”. He played on most of Byrd’s albums where there were flutes, so we decided to get him a deal with Fantasy. We put together the project and the name of the album was “Reachin’”.”
Most jazz dance fans know the fast fusion samba ‘Rio’, the second track of the album. It is a great showcase for Roger’s flute and was a big record for DJ Chris Bangs back in the late 1980s.
YouTube video:
„Reachin'”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtYtZHnDQE
„Rio”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Wk9kMJJEE
„Don’t Leave” (audiophile): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n7nHC5ErL8
Felvételek:
LP:
Side A:
1. Reachin’
2. Rio
3. Don’t Leave
4. E.B.F.S.
Side B:
5. Overtime
6. Kick
7. Gloria
8. Rezo Chango
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