A
pretty sweet set from reedman David Newman - a record that has him
working with larger instrumental backdrops, in a mode that's almost
like the sound going on with Stanley Turrentine over at CTI! William
S. Fischer handled all the arrangements - so although things are
tight, there's still a cool creative undercurrent too - way more than
just standard orchestrations behind Newman's sweet solo lines on
alto, tenor, and soprano sax. A few cuts have backing vocals - used
in ways you might hear on a Hank Crawford album - and titles include
"Shiki", "Promise Me Your Love", "Ebo Man",
"Groovin To The Music", "I Love Music", and
"Mashooganah". ©
Dusty Groove, Inc.
David
"Fathead" Newman plays alto sax, tenor sax & flute
backed by Ron Carter, Anthony Jackson, Dom Um Romão, Jimmy Johnson,
Pat Rebillot, Andy Newmark, Jerry Friedman, David Carey, Bill Salter,
Ralph MacDonald, Keith Loving, Jimmie Young, Dave Valentin (playing
percussion!) et al, plus brass section (featuring Burt Collins, Joe
Shepley, Jim Bossy & Richard Peck), strings (feat. Selwart Clarke
on viola) and backing vocals (including Patti Austin). My personal
favorite tracks: "You Got Style" (a lush arrangement of the
Ralph MacDonald/Bill Salter tune previously recorded by Phil Upchurch
& Tennyson Stephens on Kudu), "Groovin' To The Music,"
"Ebo Man," "Promise Me Your Love" and "I
Love Music". ~ Arnaldo
Desouteiro.
Warner
Bros. Records, BS 2917, 1976
Recorded
At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Personnel:
David
Newman - Alto, Soprano & Tenor Saxophones, Flute
Jim
Bossy, Burt Collins, Joseph Shepley - Trumpet
Buddy
Morrow - Trombone
Jonathan
Dorn - Tuba
Billy
Slapin - Clarinet, Piccolo Flute
Richard
Landry - Tenor Saxophone
Arthur
Jenkins - Keyboards
Bill
Fischer - Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Arthur
Jenkins - Piano
Jose
Cruz - Electric Piano
Pat
Rebillot - Clavinet
Luis
Cruz, Jerry Friedman, Keith Loving - Guitar
Bill
Salter - Bass
Anthony
Jackson - Bass Guitar
Ron
Carter - Bass
Jimmy
Johnson - Drums
Jimmie
Young - Drums
Andy
Newmark - Drums
John
Rodrieguez, Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
David
Valentin - Percussion
Dom
Um Romão - Percussion
and
others [See Info file]
Tracks:
A1.
Dance With Me {John & Johanna Hall} (3:55)
A2.
Groovin' To The Music {G. P. Coverdale, D. Cameron, D. McGriff}
(5:51)
A3.
You Got Style {Ralph MacDonald, William Salter} (4:32)
A4.
Ebo Man {David Newman, Arthur Jenkins} (5:29)
B1.
Shiki {Bill Fischer} (3:59)
B2.
Promise Me Your Love {Ralph MacDonald, William Salter} (4:30)
B3.
I Love Music {Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble} (6:12)
B4.
Mashooganah {David Newman} (5:08)
Credits:
Producer
- Joel Dorn, Jonathan Dorn
Arranger
- William S. Fischer (#A1-A3,B1,B3,B4)
Engineer
[Recording & Mixing] - Robert Liftin
Engineer
[Mastering] - Vince McGarry
Art
Direction - Ed Thrasher
Design
- Brian Hagiwara, Rod Dyer Inc.
Photography
[Front Cover] - H. E. Edgerton
Photography
[Liner] - David Gahr
Liner
Notes - Vernon Gibbs
Notes:
Mixed
and Mastered At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
