Listening to keyboardist Bob Thompson's Lady First is a bit like experiencing a movie with great elements - solid acting, cinematography, direction -but whose story only rarely connects emotionally. His basic approach - which comes across most effectively on the lyrical, acoustic trio piece "The Present" - is eloquent yet with frequent percussive bursts, very much in line with Joe Sample's easy blend of light funk and deeper, improvisational ideas. Thompson is equally adept at both the softly-lit "dinner jazz" and more ...
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Listening to keyboardist Bob Thompson's Lady First is a bit like experiencing a movie with great elements - solid acting, cinematography, direction -but whose story only rarely connects emotionally. His basic approach - which comes across most effectively on the lyrical, acoustic trio piece "The Present" - is eloquent yet with frequent percussive bursts, very much in line with Joe Sample's easy blend of light funk and deeper, improvisational ideas. Thompson is equally adept at both the softly-lit "dinner jazz" and more throbbing jams like "Brother's Keeper." He is also adventurous as a producer, slyly enhancing "First Born" with a small string quartet and aiming for a Japanese flavor with a synth-koto melody on "Delilah." What's lacking? Great, instantly memorable melodies that stick - not coincidentally, the mark of a smooth jazz classic. Only "The Present" and the lush, new agey closing title track really seduce us. A lot of folks can play as well as Sample and David Benoit. But as Thompson shows us, few can write that effectively. ~ Jonathan Widran, Rovi
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Good. Hole punch through bar code. This item is in good condition with all original artwork and materials. The disc may have visible marks that do not affect play.
Add this copy of Lady First to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Ichiban Old Emd.
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Add this copy of Lady First to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Music Fiendz rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from South Hackensack, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Ichiban Old Emd.
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