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The four men who make up the smooth-jazz supergroup Fourplay are the creme de la creme of the studio scene. They've probably graced the albums of more artists than there are notes on this recording. So you can be sure that when they come together to make a collective musical statement like HEARTFELT, you're in for some of the most immaculate production and technically flawless musicianship this side of Steely Dan, without all the smart-ass misanthropy to get in the way. From Larry Carlton's biting guitar solo on the sinuous opener "Galaxia" to Bob James's poignant, melodic piano work on the title tune, there's glitch-free instrumental expression aplenty on HEARTFELT. And when the band lays into a slow-burning funky groove such as the one that powers "Ju-Ju," the contributions of drummer Harvey Mason and bassman Nathan East are equally apparent. Most impressive, though, is the way all the members of this quartet work together as a unit in the service of realizing a vision larger than any of the individual players.
Recorded at Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California and at O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California.
Personnel: Nathan East (vocals); Larry Carlton (guitar); Bob James (keyboards); Harvey Mason, Sr. (drums); Ken Freeman (programming).
Audio Mixers: Don Murray ; Jon Gass.
Recording information: O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA; Royaltone Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
Photographers: Kwaku Alston; Nathan East.
Fourplay: Bob James (keyboards); Larry Carlton (guitar); Nathan East (bass); Harvey Mason (drums).
Producers: Fourplay, Harvey Mason Jr.
Fourplay Heartfelt Songs | 1. | Galaxia |
| 2. | That's the Time |
| 3. | Break It Out |
| 4. | Rollin' |
| 5. | Let's Make Love  |
| 6. | Heartfelt |
| 7. | Tally Ho! |
| 8. | Cafe l'Amour |
| 9. | Ju-Ju |
| 10. | Goin' Back Home |
| 11. | Karma |
| 12. | Making Up |
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Heartfelt Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews "WOW"
This a great CD, I love the arrangement of all the tracks, the bass lines hidden beneath the drum and the piano, man oh man, Four Play has done it again.
Submitted by a reviewer (Fairfield, CA, USA) 
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 smooth jazz as smooth as silk
like fine wine fourplay just gets better with age. if you look up smooth jazz in the dictionary you will fid a picture of fourplay.
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 Dental music
Next time i need a filling or root canal, I'll bring this record to my dentist so i fall asleep during the procedure.
Submitted by Herb (Atlanta)
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Excellent CD, Fourplay at their BEST
Solid, great sounding album. One of the best fourplay albums. A must buy!
Submitted by DmitryX (Odessa, UKRAINE)
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This is a great CD. The arrangement is fantastic. "Rollin'" is wonderful. Pay attention to the song harmony.
Congratulations FOURPLAY!
Submitted by memphistn (Petropolis, RJ, BRAZIL)
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Purchase Heartfelt CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Lee Ritenour Rit's House CD (2002)
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Creatively, Lee Ritenour has had his ups and downs over the years. Many of the guitarist's commercial pop-jazz efforts have wasted his skills as an improviser; when Ritenour is catering to NAC/smooth jazz radio, improvisation is the usually the first thing to go. But when Ritenour does have a chance to stretch out, he can be an appealing improviser. Although quite accessible, Rit's House is among his more memorable and substantial efforts. This 2002 release has a soul-jazz/post-bop outlook that often recalls the late '60s and early '70s; for the most part, it is the sort of album that guitarist Grant Green would have been comfortable recording during that era. But Ritenour's guitar playing owes a lot more to Wes Montgomery, who is obviously his primary influence on Gabor Szabo's "Mizrab," as well as original tunes like "78th & 3rd" (which features organist Joey DeFrancesco) and the dusky "Olinda." One of the CD's best tracks has nothing to do with jazz: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." Featuring former Doobie Brothers vocalist Michael McDonald, ...
| | Jeff Lorber Philly Style CD (2003)
Heartfelt
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The soul-jazz minded keyboardist has been a legendary pop-fusion and smooth-jazz artist for several decades, and producer Steven Dubin had been a huge smooth-jazz force for several years (working with Peter White, Richard Elliot and Najee). The two Philadelphia natives never crossed paths (despite having gone to the same high school and played the same clubs), however, until Lorber hired him to work on his album Kickin' It. This disc continues the fun, feisty and funky retro-soul vibe of that disc in an even fuller celebration of their Phillyness. Lorber is so well known for his old school Rhodes textures (which were "new school" when he first did them in the 70s) that it's nice to hear so much classy acoustic piano here, as on the seductive, horn drenched opening track "Under Wraps." Lorber uses the Rhodes as an underpinning harmony, but his ivory soloing is what makes the tune shimmer. The hooky title track collaboration with Elliot offers the same type of vibe, with brass and piano soloing galore before a break in the action, where Lorber turns fully to his Rhodes mastery, ...
| | Rippingtons Let It Ripp! CD (2003)
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On Let It Ripp, the contemporary jazz masters known as the Rippingtons offer a mixed exhibition of musical paintings that freely roam their "live" aesthetic more than on any previous studio project. Recorded with no outside musicians except for the horns of Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, and Steven Hoffman, this excellent collection of 11 original songs written by Russ Freeman exemplifies the culmination of 17 years of being on the road. Special guest saxophonist Eric Marienthal (whose killer chops have been heard with the likes of Chick Corea's Elektric Band, among others) provides another level of energy to the already energetic sound of Freeman, who plays guitar, synths, and keyboards, Scott Breadman on percussion, Kim Stone on bass, Dave Karasony on drums, and Bill Heller, also on keyboards. Illustrious highlights of the program include "Let It Rip" (a dynamic mix of ...
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The concept of this long-awaited collection -- the first studio recording by the legendary jazz singer in 13 years -- is truly can't-miss, and certain to inspire a sentimental, loving response from her longtime fans and the jazz world in general. The story goes that at the tender age of 80, after recovering from a fall, alcohol-related injuries, and three years of hospitals and rehabs, she asked, "When are we going to make a new ...
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