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Midtown Memphis Rhythm Section: Antoine Salley, O. Wahington, Night Train Clemons, Madison Cooper (percussion).
Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Universal Music Studios, Edison, New Jersey).
Throughout the '80s, Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan were heralded as the "new hopes" for the blues. Although Vaughan's fiery blues-based playing made this sobriquet more appropriate, Cray's style took as much from Memphis soul as it did Chicago blues. HEAVY PICKS compiles the cream of Cray's material released between 1980 and 1997.
Combining a fluid guitar sound and a creamy vocal style, Robert Cray wrote music often based on the fragility of relationships between men and women. His high-caliber songwriting not only found Cray being covered by the likes of Albert King ("Phone Booth") and Eric Clapton ("Bad Influence"), but also landed him in the Top 40 ("Smoking Gun"). Although covers of Willie Dixon ("Too Many Cooks") and Otis Redding ("Trick or Treat") bridged the blues and soul divide, Cray's R&B strengths leapt out more in his collaborations with the Memphis Horns. On songs such as "Consequences," "Forecast (Calls for Pain)," and "I Guess I Showed Her," Cray's singing not only channels the influence of soul legend O.V. Wright, but his crisp guitar playing also points to Steve Cropper's Stax/Volt legacy.
Dick Shurman.
Includes liner notes by David Nathan.
Lee Spath (percussion).
The Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet).
The Miami Horns: Edward Manion (tenor saxophone); Mark Pender (trumpet).
Producers include: Bruce Bromberg, Dennis Walker, Robert Cray, Bruce Iglauer,
Compilation producers: Robert Cray, Bas Hartong, Mike Kappus.
Personnel: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Tim Kaihatsu (guitar); Curtis Salgado (harmonica); Warren Rand (saxophone); Edward Manion, David Li, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet, trombone); Mark Pender (trumpet); Allen Batts (organ); Mike Vannice, Jim Pugh, Peter Boe (keyboards); Tom Murphy (drums); Lee Spath (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Jeff Hendrickson; John Hampton; Justin Niebank; Bill Dashiell.
Personnel: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Albert Collins, Tim Kaihatsu (guitar); Curtis Salgado (harmonica); David Li (tenor saxophone); Nolan Smith (trumpet); David Stewart (piano); Allen Batts (organ); Peter Boe, Jim Pugh, Mike Vannice (keyboards); Richard Cousins, Johnny B. Gayden, Karl Severeid (bass); David Olson, Kevin Hayes, Tom Murphy, Casey Jones (drums);
Entertainment Weekly (12/17/99, p.87) - "...a solid survey of Cray's 1980-'97 breakthrough years." - Rating: B+ Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Band Collection Music Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Band Collection Songs Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Band Collection Music Review Buy Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Band Collection CD Purchase Heavy Picks: The Robert Cray Band Collection CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Simon & Garfunkel Best Of Simon & Garfunkel CD (1999) Remastered
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Now hear this -- all of Earl Bostic's earliest recordings as a leader are available in chronological succession on the Classics label. This man was a formidable alto saxophone virtuoso, respected by Charlie Parker and revered by John Coltrane. He also wrote arrangements for Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw, Paul Whiteman, and Louis Prima. When Bostic sat in on a Victor recording date with Lionel Hampton in October of 1939 and made 20 hot sides with Hot Lips Page in 1944, 1945, and 1946, he paved the way for his own exciting and lucrative career as a star in what would soon be called the R&B market. The 13-piece big band he assembled for his recording debut as a leader during the last weeks of 1945 included guitarist Tiny Grimes, trumpeter Benny Harris, swing trombonist Benny Morton, clarinetist Eddie Barefield, and both Don Byas and Walter "Foots" Thomas on tenor saxophones. Four titles from this session appeared on the Majestic label. "The Man I Love" begins as a lush ballad, accelerating to a mad pace as Bostic demonstrates his somewhat ferocious dexterity. During the years 1946-1948, Bostic made more than 30 sides for Gotham Records. Each of these bore the company's handsome logo, with a linear big-city skyline pictured on the label. Bostic's octet during 1946 had Tony Scott playing the clarinet and the mighty John Hardee blowing tenor sax, and featured guitar ace Jimmy Shirley. While jazz standards like "Liza" and "Where or When" were always an essential ingredient in Bostic's repertoire, danceable party music based on the blues quickly became his one-way ticket to popularity. ...
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