ELEKTRA/MUSICIAN MONTH (FEBRUARY 2023)
Note: this release was originally purchased as an LP, later replaced by this Japanese import CD.
I am familiar with this 1983 reissue on the E/M label. However, the album was originally issued in 1981 as a limited edition half-speed mastered Nautilus Direct-To-Disc Superdisc with different album art.
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| Click image to enlarge Liner notes for this Nautilus release available here. |
The release found a wider audience beyond the audiophiles once re-released on E/M in 1983 as evidenced by the fact that the album's run on various charts (below) was during the winter and spring of '83.
Klemmer - saxophone
Roy McCurdy - drums
Bob Magnusson - bass
Russell Ferrante - keyboards
Steve Forman - percussion
The music is performed well and, as you might expect, the sound quality is fantastic. My problem with Klemmer always seems to be the milquetoast material of similar tempo and feel. It's not awful and goes down smooth enough, but tunes certainly don't stick with you after the CD plays.
Reviews/ratings:
- Billboard: "slanted towards the saxophonist's softer side."
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (1999): ★★
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: Did not chart
- Billboard Jazz: #10
- CashBox Jazz: #4
- Radio & Records Jazz Radio National Airplay: #16
Tracks: 8 tracks, 35 minutes, no interview tacked on to the end. Like I said, it's pleasant, but a lot of the same.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
Touch (1975)
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| 2013 CD liner notes here (in Japanese) |
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