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Track Listing
1. Big Rub
2. Free
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Cloudburst
5. I Believe She Was Talkin' 'Bout Me - (featuring Randy Travis)
6. Nature Boy
7. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
8. Another Time, Another Place
9. Fix It in the Mix
10. Parker's Mood / Kansas City
Album Notes
Personnel: Kevin Mahogany, Randy Travis (vocals); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Dave Stryker (guitar); Ben Wolfe (bass); Clarence Penn (drums).
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York from March 4-6, 1997 and Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, California on May 5, 1997.
On his eagerly awaited second album for Warner Bros., Kevin Mahogany shows why he is the most talked-about jazz singer of the '90s. Backed by an all star band featuring virtuoso pianist Cyrus Chestnut, blues-steeped guitarist Dave Stryker, and famed tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, Mahogany swings his way through jazz mainstays and rousing blues numbers. He offers sensitive interpretations of classic ballads and sophisticated modern jazz tunes.
A feature of almost every tune is Mahogany's unsurpassed scat-singing, which combines energetic, swinging bop phrases, and the bluesiness inherent in almost everything he sings. Each tune is marked by an exceptionally hard-swinging performance by the band. Chestnut's playing is impeccable throughout, and the three tracks which feature Lovano's adventurous tenor work are highlights of the album. Stryker's sensitive guitar playing fleshes out the rhythm section, and his deft, musically mature solos are the perfect addition to this date.
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