Ace Cannon (5th May, 1934 -
6th December, 2018) American tenor and alto
saxophonist. Cannon was inducted into the
Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2000. In May 2007, his hometown of Calhoun City,
Mississippi hosted its first annual Ace Cannon Festival, and on December 9,
2008, he was honored with induction into the Mississippi Musicians' Hall of
Fame. ~ from wikipedia.org.
This album is testimony of
his great talent and prolific contribution as a jazz musician.
Overall, a sweet easy
listening jazz album covering some great popular tunes.
WIRL Records, W-CD 383, 1993
Recorded & mixed at
Easley Recording Studio, (ONYX) Memphis, TN
Musicians:
Ace Cannon - Horn
Robby Turner - Keyboards,
Steel Guitar, Percussion, Strings
Bobby Emmons - Keyboards,
Strings
Reggie Young - Guitars
Mike Leech - Bass, Strings
Gene Chrisman - Drums,
Percussion
Jennifer O’Brien, Michael
Black, Judy Rodman - Background Vocals
Ernest Williamson - Piano (#4)
Michael Wedd - Vocals (#10)
Andy Block "Eggo" - Vocals (#3,7)
Tracks:
01. Sweet Dreams {Don Gibson}
(4:44)
02. I'll Always Love You
{Dolly Parton} (4:45)
03. Stay With Me {Jerry
Goffin, Michael Masser} (4:31)
04. Once In A While {Bud
Green, Michael Edwards} (3:54)
05. I'll Be There {Michael
Jackson} (4:21)
06. Lady In Red {Chris De
Burgh} (4:21)
07. Do It To Me {Lionel
Richie} (5:19)
08. Tears In Heaven {Eric
Clapton, Will Jennings} (4:27)
09. To Love Somebody {Barry
Gibb, Robin Gibb} (4:01)
10. I Don't Know Much {Barry
Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow} (3:35)
11. From A Distance {Julie
Gold} (4:32)
12. End Of The Road
{Babyface, Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid} (4:27)
Total Time: 54:04
Credits:
Producer - Ace Cannon
Producer, Engineer - Robby
Turner
Executive Producer - Rainbow
WIRL Inc.
Engineer - Andy Black
Engineer [Assistant] - Doug
Easley
Cover Photo - Brookes La
Touche
Design & Artwork - Keith
C. Gall
