Walter Beasley - Ready For Love (2007)

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Artist: Walter Beasley
Title: Ready For Love
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Heads Up
Genre: Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 47:30 min
Total Size: 357 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Free [4:42]
02. La Nina [4:53]
03. Be Thankful For What You've Got [3:35]
04. Ready For Love [4:33]
05. Rhea's Song [4:34]
06. She Moves Me [3:29]
07. Miss You [4:10]
08. Land Of The Sun [3:42]
09. Sugar Puddin' [4:23]
10. Why Not You [4:22]
11. Willa Mae's Place [4:54]

Personnel:

Walter Beasley (vocals, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, keyboards, background vocals);
Tony Cothran, Wayne Jones, Rick Walford (guitar);
Eddie Baccus, Jr. (saxophone);
James K. Lloyd (piano, keyboards, programming);
Quim Quer, James Lloyd (keyboards, programming);
Randy Choice, Dow Brain, Orville Wright (keyboards);
Joe Powell (bass guitar);
Anthony Nelson Steele (drums);
Ricardo Monzon (percussion);
David "Pookie" Cole (programming);
Lil' John Roberts (vocals, drums, drum programming);
Tiffany Davis (vocals);
Jeff Lockhart (guitar);
Phil Davis (keyboards, keyboard programming).

As formula-satisfying as most of his soft, soulful contemporary jazz is, Walter Beasley allows himself the luxury of branching out. On Ready for Love, the alto saxophone veteran goes on his first reggae outing, "She Moves Me," which with its synth trimmings won't sell any package trips to Jamaica, but still should appeal to his fans. Beasley also continues to find his comfort zone as a singer, channeling Curtis Mayfield via singer William DeVaughn and his 1974 hit, "Be Thankful for What You've Got." Beasley's cast of collaborators is large--eight producers are credited--but at this advanced stage in his career, people know what he wants and custom-deliver it to him. -- Lloyd Sachs

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