{"id":4716,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/corky-mcclerkin-island-of-dreams\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"corky-mcclerkin-island-of-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=4716","title":{"rendered":"Corky McClerkin – Island of Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Island of Dreams<\/font>
Corky McClerkin<\/font>
(WinCor – 2001)
by Carmen Miller <\/font><\/p>\n

Island of Dreams<\/i> features McClerkin and some of Chicago’s finest musicians, including Curtis Prince<\/b> (recently on George Freeman’s CD) and Co-Producer Michael Logan. On the whole, I would have to categorize this as a “World-Jazz” release, McClerkin calls it a “…celebration of African-American music…”<\/p>\n

Slick N’ Slide<\/i> comes in smooth and melodic with McClerkin on keyboards. A rambling sort of track, McClerkin also performs the flute solo. Africa<\/i> takes you into the world-music scene, featuring lyrics and a vocal performance by Dee Alexander<\/b>.<\/p>\n

There’s an interesting but uninspired rendition of the overdone Bacharach<\/i> classic The Look of Love<\/i> followed by another catchy world-music tune titled I say Freedom<\/i>. Then McClerkin comes back with the ohh-so-sweet, Island-tinged Don’t you know how come<\/i>, featuring the sexy vocals of Dee Alexander and a grooving sax solo by Tyrone Hines<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Los Ni\u00f1os<\/i> Goes south-of-the-border with horn flourishes, latin rhythms and the whole nine yards…. Ole! Farewell my Friend<\/i> is a slow, sweet R&B Ballad that showcases Joan Collaso’s sweet vocals. <\/p>\n

Sounds Good to Me<\/i> is more of a traditional bop thing, nice but not my bag. The title track Island of Dreams<\/i> is a highly produced, intricate piece that loses some of the flavor of the rest of the CD because<\/i> it is so complex. I was enjoying the flow of the CD when I had to stop and figure this one out. Love Upside Down<\/i> again flows into the more traditional vein, with fat horns and rollicking piano lines.<\/p>\n

Ellington’s In a Sentimental Mood<\/i> is not only technically good, but shows why McClerkin followed in Herbie Hancocks footsteps in high school. McClerkin closes things with the upbeat Cancel Me Out<\/i>, featuring a strong bass from John Whitfield<\/i> and throaty sax from Duke Payne. This is a strong ending to a good release.<\/i> <\/p>\n

For more info visit
Corky McClerkin’s Web Site<\/a> <\/div>\n

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