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Track Listing
1. Listen to the Dawn
2. Be Yourself
3. Prelude
4. Eternal Search, The
5. We Must Solve Our Problems
6. Only Answer, The
7. Love Is the Answer (Part I)
8. We Win
9. Love Is the Answer (Part II)
10. We Win (Reprise)
11. Love Is the Answer (Part I Reprise)
12. What Happens If Nobody Wins
13. How Do You Know
14. It Will Work
15. It Will Work (Development)
16. Can We Believe It Will Work?
17. We Must All Work Together
18. Try Each Day
19. Loving Is a Natural High
20. We Must Find a Way
21. I'm Gonna Do
Album Notes
Personnel: Kenny Burrell (acoustic & electric guitars); Dr. Walter Turnbull (conductor); The Boys Choir Of Harlem (vocals); James Williams (piano, synthesizer); Ray Drummond (bass); Greg Ryan (electric bass); Ben Riley (drums).
Recorded at Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York on June 23-28, 1997. Includes liner notes by Kenny Burrell, Dr. Walter J. Turnbull, Benny Golson and John Burk.
Jazz guitar legend Kenny Burrell has composed and assembled a masterpiece in LOVE IS THE ANSWER. Burrell's silky-smooth guitar stylings, along with his rhythm section of James Williams (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) and Ben Riley (drums), are joined by the musical strength and emotional power of the Boys Choir Of Harlem. This combination of a supreme vocal choir and a first-rate jazz ensemble, along with Burrell's astounding compositional prowess, creates a sound of epic beauty and soul-stirring emotional conviction.
The disc's centerpiece is the multi-level work "Love Suite." The brilliant vocal and instrumental arrangements take the listener through many stylistic changes from bossa nova, ballads and swing to samba, funky soul, gospel and classical choral grandeur. All the while the choir beautifully delivers Burrell's message of love, peace and mankind's need to do away with petty disputes and work together towards true happiness. The shorter pieces that round out the disc include the breathtaking "Listen To The Dawn," the lightly swinging "Be Yourself," the anthemic "We Must Find A Way" and the Dixieland march of the cheerfully inspiring "I'm Gonna Do."
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