{"id":4791,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/fourplay-journey\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"fourplay-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=4791","title":{"rendered":"Fourplay – Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Journey\"Journey<\/strong><\/font>
Fourplay <\/strong><\/font>
(RCA – 2004)
by S.H. Watkins, Sr.<\/font>
The opener is a cover of Sting’s fields of Gold<\/i>… you can’t go wrong with that! From the first track on the CD Fourplay comes together as if they had not missed a beat in years, meshing and mingling with the ease and accuracy of old masters and old friends. Play Around It<\/i> is my favorite on the CD, all bottom funky with bassist Nathan East<\/b> bumping along a roadbed of smooth background vocals that set the mood… and there’s a helluva keyboard segment in this track. The title track, Journey<\/i>, is smooth and measured, but not as strong as some<\/i> of the material you’ll find here. <\/p>\n

Larry Carlton<\/b>‘s Cool Train<\/i> is a finger-snappin, toe tappin’ romp through the coolness of life. I skipped back and played this tune again when it came in the rotation. Bassist East sings on the first five tracks of this release, including Rozil<\/i> which is just the track what you want<\/i> to find when you put on a Fourplay CD… mellow and skillful with a brazilian tinge. Bob James<\/b>‘s Avalabop<\/i> is the perfect follow as he romps on the keys with the gang in tow. This is one of those classic tracks with some good individual expression from the band members.<\/p>\n

I also liked the last track, 147 4th St.<\/i>, there’s some nice guitar work from Carlton with a steady backbeat from James, and the 80-ish From Day One<\/i> which is an obvious (a.k.a. good) James<\/i> composition with some great James<\/i> work on it. It’s sure good to see them back together again and still creating the kind of music that made their unique collaboration popular in the first place. <\/cfinclude><\/font><\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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