A sophisticated showcase for his varied jazz styles, Jeff Lorber's He Had a Hat finds the pianist moving from softly funky pop-jazz numbers to a few straight-ahead swingers. Always an urbane and tasteful musician, Lorber has often found a good balance between contemporary pop oriented material and more cerebral improvisational cuts, and He Had a Hat is a prime example of this duality. To these ends, tracks like the title cut and the frenetic "Surreptitious" evince a kind of Tower of Power meets Brecker Brothers funk. ...
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A sophisticated showcase for his varied jazz styles, Jeff Lorber's He Had a Hat finds the pianist moving from softly funky pop-jazz numbers to a few straight-ahead swingers. Always an urbane and tasteful musician, Lorber has often found a good balance between contemporary pop oriented material and more cerebral improvisational cuts, and He Had a Hat is a prime example of this duality. To these ends, tracks like the title cut and the frenetic "Surreptitious" evince a kind of Tower of Power meets Brecker Brothers funk. Fittingly, trumpeter Randy Brecker adds his supple chops to the latter track. Similarly engaging big-band numbers like "All Most Blues" and the afterglow ballad "Orchid" bring to mind both early- and late-period Miles Davis, respectively. Also joining Lorber here are a bevy of name artists including trumpeter Chris Botti, vocalist Paula Cole, saxophonist Gerald Albright, and many others.This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi
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As New in Fine dust jacket. 5.67 X 0.4 X 4.94 inches; Jewel box like new. CD excellent condition. Full liner notes. Jeff Lorber, keyboards; with accompanying musicians. All songs written by Jeff Lorber and Bobby Colomby, except where noted. "Anthem For a New America"-3: 48; "He Had a Hat"-4: 34 "Grandma's Hands"; featuring Eric Benét (Bill Withers)-4: 07; "Surreptitious"-4: 10; "All Most Blues"-4: 24; "Orchid"; featuring Chris Botti (Jeff Lorber, Chris Botti)-3: 53; "Be Bop"-2: 28; "The Other Side of the Heart"; featuring Eric Benét and Paula Cole-5: 35; "Hudson"-3: 58; "Super Fusion Unit"-3: 52; "Eye Tunes"-3: 50; "Requiem For Gandalf"-3: 44; "Burn Brightly"-3: 52; Bonus Track: "Deep Night"-3: 33.
