GRP Band - Super Live In Concert

Artist: GRP Band
Title Of Album: Super Live In Concert-2CD
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: GRP
Genre: Jazz, Fusion
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 16
Total Time: 01:49:29
Total Size: 155 Mb

Tracklist:

CD 1:

01.Deedles’ Blues
02.Love Dance
03.Caught a Touch of Your Love
04.Early A.M. Attitude
05.Sauce
06.Water from the Moon/Earth Run
07.Target
08.Goodbye for Kathy
09.Actor’s Life

CD 2:

01.Overttre
02.Time Track
03.No Zone
04.Sidewalk
05.Rumble
06.Full Moon
07.Light Years

SLIGHTLY DECEPTIVE COVER: CHICK COREA DOES NOT PLAY ON WITH THE ALLSTAR BAND. THE FIRST CD IS THE ALLSTAR BAND, WITHOUT COREA. THE SECOND CD IS COREA'S ELEKTRIC BAND.

If you like dave grusin and chick corea and like me prefer more rock orientated jazz you must listen to this.

This is a 2 CD set of a concert from Japan. The first CD is the allstar band (minus Chick Corea) and is 49 minutes long. Most of the tracks are 4 to 5 minutes long, except for the last which is 8 minutes. The second CD is Chic Corea's Elektric band, is 59 minutes. The sound quality of this concert is excellent (as you would expect from GRP).

The first three songs are by Diane Schuur. Of the three, I only like Love Dance. I have never appreciated her over the top, affected vocal stylings. It always seemed forced and unnatural to me. She is much better she just sings and lets her normal voice come through, such as on Love Dance. Note that Grusin, Ritenour or Scott do not appear on the Shuur songs.

On the remaining tracks on the first CD, Grusin, Ritenour and Scott take turns leading the band. Note that Scott is not on all of the tracks. The last two Grusin tracks are the best.

The second CD is all Chick Corea's Elektric band. The tracks are longer, with 2 over 10 minutes. For the most part, I think this live performance is much better than the Elektric Band studio albums. The first two tracks are nothing special, and consists of little blasts of solos. Things get more interesting as the CD moves on.

If you like easy jazz or Corea's Elektric Band, then this CD is a serious find.

Personnel:

Dave Grusin: keyboards
Lee Ritenour: guitar
Chick Corea: keyboards
Tom Scott: sax
Diane Schuur: voces
Barnaby Finch: keyboards
Tim Landers: bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: drums

Chick Corea Elektric band:

Chick Corea: keyboards
Dave Weckl: drums
John Patitucci: bass
Frank Gambale: guitar
Eric Marienthal: sax