Thursday 9 April 2009

Chuck Loeb with Andy LaVerne - Magic Fingers (1989)

01.Book & Beads
02.Circadian Rhythm
03.Groovin'
04.Far
05.Sueños
06.23rd & 15th
07.Mission
08.Europa
09.Magic Fingers
10.Maybe...
11.Chappaqua.
Lygya Barreto - Percussion
Cliff Carter - Synthesizer
Carmen Cuesta - Vocals
Andy LaVerne - Piano, Piano (Electric), Performer, Associate Producer
Will Lee - Bass
Chuck Loeb - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Guitar (Classical), Performer
Steve Thornton - Percussion
Dave Weckl - Drums.


Review by Scott Yanow
This is a feel-good "happy jazz" set, about as deep as a TV theme song. Guitarist Chuck Loeb and his sextet (which also includes pianist Andy Laverne, bassist Will Lee and drummer Dave Weckl) create pleasant sounds, but the lightweight performances never rise above the level of background music, except on the heated "Maybe." All of the talented musicians are capable of producing a much more substantial recording.

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  1. Magic Fingers

    Artist...............: Chuck Loeb With Andy Laverne
    Album................: Magic Fingers
    Genre................: Jazz
    Source...............: CD
    Year.................: 1989
    Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
    Codec................: LAME 3.98
    Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
    Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 224kbps)
    Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
    Playing Time.........: 00:54:14
    Total Size...........: 87.56 MB.

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