Fourplay (jazz album)

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Fourplay
Studio album by Fourplay
Released September 17, 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre Jazz
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Don Murray, Jeff Gillette, Khaliq Glover, Femi Jiya
Fourplay chronology
- Fourplay
(1991)		 -

Fourplay is the debut album by jazz group Fourplay made on September 17, 1991. The cover showed four pictures of the original group on a variety of musical instruments (such as a guitar, piano keys and a drum).

[edit] Review

This CD was the debut of Fourplay, a popular quartet comprised by keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The music sounds less like a Bob James smallgroup as a major soloist. The style is between jazz, R&B, and pop with an emphasis on lightweight originals, soulful and moderately funky rhythms, and predictable radiofriendly music.

[edit] Personnel

  • Bob James: Yamaha C7 Midi Grand Piano, Synthesizers, Keyboards and Programming
  • Lee Ritenour: Gibson 335, Gibson L-5, Gibson Midi-Max Guitar Synthesizer, Gibson Chet Atkins Classical/Electric Guitar, Roger Sawdoski Classical/Electric Guitar
  • Nathan East: Yamaha 5-String Bass, TRB 6-String Bass
  • Harvey Mason: Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Racks, Brady Snare Drums, Vic Firth Drum Sticks

[edit] Tracklisting

  1. "Bali Run" (Lee Ritenour, Bob James) - 5:32
  2. "101 Eastbound" (Nathan East, Marcel East) - 5:56
  3. "Foreplay" (Lee Ritenour) - 5:26
  4. "Moonjogger" (Bob James) - 6:16
  5. "Max-O-Man" - (Harvey Mason, Michael Lang) - 5:33
  6. "After The Dance featuring El DeBarge (Marvin Gaye)" - 6:05
  7. "Quadrille" (Bob James) - 5:43
  8. "Midnight Stroll" (Harvey Mason) - 4:44
  9. "October Morning" (Lee Ritenour) - 5:01
  10. "Wish You Were Here" (Lee Ritenour) - 6:11
  11. "Rain Forest" (Bob James) - 6:05