I saw this CD recently priced at 99 cents, so I took a chance on it. With this line-up, can you blame me?
For more on the group's background, you can check out this article from the October 27, 1990 issue of Billboard.
Sadly, the whole doesn't equal the sum of the parts with this supergroup. A mish-mash of styles, writing, and arrangements. Don't get me wrong, the performances are top-shelf; there's just not much here that makes me want to give this thing many spins.
The group, less Alphonso Johnson, released a second album in 1995, titled Update.
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: Did not chart
- Billboard Contemporary Jazz: #17
Tracks: Eleven originals, written by group members, and one standard. Not surprisingly, the better tracks are those written by Patrice Rushen (Groove Now And Then, Walk Your Talk, The Meeting, and Cherry Blossom). There's also a bland take on Duke Ellington's African Flower. The rest is fairly innocuous and very much of its time, but by all means skip the rap in Steppin' Out.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
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