U-Nam & Friends: Weekend In L.A: A Tribute To George Benson (2012)

"The man known as U-Nam, is destined to become one of the most controversial musicians.  In the few recordings that I have heard, there is a conviction towards making himself felt by the general public, and the critics alike.  It's great to have a new voice on the guitar scene; one that is loaded with energy and excitement."---Ten time Grammy Award recipient, NAE Jazz Master and guitar legend---George Benson

Tracklist:

01. Weekend in L.A (feat. Andreas Oberg & Ronnie Foster) (8:16)
02. Give Me the Night (feat. Tim "Tio" Owens) (5:42)
03. Shiver (feat. Paul Jackson Jr & Tim "Tio" Owens) (6:28)
04. Love X Love (5:50)
05. Nature Boy (feat. Stokley Williams) (6:09)
06. This Masquerade (feat. Marcus Miller, Phil Perry, Tim "Tio" Owens, Jeff Lacey & George Duke) (11:34)
07. Hip Skip (5:14)
08. I Just Wanna Hang Around You (feat. Tim "Tio" Owens) (5:37)
09. Turn Your Love Around (4:34)
10. Before You Go / Breezin' (feat. Patrice Rushen) (8:14)
11. On Broadway (feat. Tim "Tio" Owens & Jeff Lacey) (9:20)
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Patrice Rushen: Straight From The Heart (1982)

Straight from the Heart is soul/R&B singer/songwriter Patrice Rushen's most successful album, it features "Forget Me Nots" and "Remind Me" among others.

Tracklist:
1. "Forget Me Nots" 4:42
2. "I Was Tired Of Being Alone" 3:49
3. "All We Need" 5:50
4. "Number One (Instrumental)" 4:55
5. "Where There Is Love" 3:07
6. "Breakout!" 4:04
7 "If Only" 3:19
8. "Remind Me" 5:15
9. "(She Will) Take You Down To Love" 4:20
Released April 2, 1982. Recorded 1981-1982 at Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA
Length 39:34
Personnel:

Patrice Rushen (vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer, hand claps, percussion, background vocals)
Paul M. Jackson, Jr. (acoustic guitar)
Wali Ali (guitar)
Marlo Henderson (guitar)
"Ready" Freddie Washington (bass)
Karen Evans (vocals)
Jeanette Hawes (vocals)
Lynn Davis (vocals)
Roy Galloway (vocals)
Brenda Russell (vocals)
Gerald Albright (saxophone)
Ray Brown (trumpet)
Clay Lawry (trombone, bass trombone)
Charles Mims, Jr. (piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer)
James Gadson (drums)
Ollie E. Brown (drums)
Melvin Webb (drums)
Paulinho Da Costa (percussion)

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Harvey Mason: Earth Mover (1976)

In the 1970s, Harvey Mason was one of those busy L.A.-based sessions players who had one foot in jazz and the other in R&B. The drummer backed his share of soul heavyweights (including Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and the Brothers Johnson), but he never lost his jazz chops. Recorded in 1976, Earthmover is among the mostly instrumental albums that Mason provided during his stay at Arista. This self-produced LP, which finds him trying to balance commercial and creative considerations, is a mixed bag. Some of the material is strong, especially the cerebral fusion item "No Lands Man" (which boasts Jan Hammer on keyboards) and the funky "Bertha Baptist." And the contemplative "First Summer" is an enjoyable track that reminds the listener of the underrated Hawaiian funk/fusion outfit Seawind, which isn't surprising because it was co-written and arranged by Seawind's Bob Wilson. Meanwhile, some of the more commercial jazz-funk and pop-jazz tracks are less impressive and tend to sound overproduced. But while Earthmover is uneven, it has more ups than downs. Overall, this isn't a bad record, although Mason is capable of being more consistent.

Tracklist:
1 K. Y. And the Curb-Mason, Peters 4:58
2 Sho Nuff Groove-Johnson, Mason 3:56
3 The Mase-Mason 4:13
4 Sweet Mercy-Mason, Peters 5:54
5 Earthmover Prelude-Mason 0:58
6 Bertha Baptist-James 5:46
7 First Summer-Mason, Wilson 6:12
8 No Lands Man-Hammer 4:22
9 When I'm with You-Mason 4:25
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Lenny White: Renderers of Spirit (1996)

Drummer Lenny White doesn't explore much new territory on Renderers Of Spirit, which contains nothing that will make you forget that he played drums on the legendary Bitches Brew sessions for Miles Davis, or that, along with Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea and Al DiMeola, he helped define 1970s jazz-fusion as Return to Forever.

But even though the compositions here survey what amounts to the by-now familiar R&B meets jazz domain, White and company make the journey enough of a comfortably swinging stroll to make it worth the trip. White's sound and plump backbeat on drums in "Ho-Cake" sound straight outta hip-hop (that is, before they dissolve in a limpid pool of what's now called "smooth jazz"), and bassist Victor Bailey bounces off the walls in his own title, "Pick Pocket."

Renderers includes contributions from fellow Miles alumni Foley and Bennie Maupin, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Michael Brecker (In fact, "Countdown 2000" would not sound out of place on Davis' album Tutu). It closes with a challenging jazz-funk mind-meld of Jackie McLean's "Dr. Jackyle" wih Sly Stone's "Africa Talks To You," and also includes covers (with vocals) of Burt Bacharach's "Walk On By" (which nominally works) and of Christopher Cross' "Sailing" (which absolutely does not).

Tracklist:

01 - Whew! What A Dream
02 - Ho-Cake
03 - Walk On By
04 - Pick Pocket
05 - Savant
06 - Sailing
07 - The Abyss
08 - SwingTime
09 - Beggin'
10 - Countdown: 2000
11 - Dr. Jackle/Africa Talks To You

Personnel:

Geri Allen - Piano
Victor Bailey - Bass, Arranger
Don Blackman - Organ, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Michael Brecker - Saxophone
Randy Brecker - Trumpet
Jerry Brooks - Bass
Dean Brown - Guitar
Stanley Clarke - Tenor, Bass Solo
Jon Dryden - Synthesizer, Arranger
George Duke - Moog Synthesizer
Vince Evans - Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Foley - Lead Bass
Javon Jackson - Sax (Tenor)
Dechown Jenkens - Guitar
Mark Johnson - Guitar, Vocals
Darryl Jones - Bass
Mark Ledford - Guitar, Trumpet, Arranger, Vocals
Kim Lesley - Vocals (bckgr)
Pete Levin - Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Orchestration
Bennie Maupin - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Jean McClain - Vocals (bckgr)
Audrey Northington - Vocals
Nicki Richards - Arranger, Vocals
Patrice Rushen - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
Michael "Patches" Stewart - Trumpet
Danny Walsh - Saxophone
Lenny White - Organ, Arranger, Cymbals, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
Bernard Wright - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Pookie Zari - Synthesizer

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