Michael White - The X Factor (2010)

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Artist:
Title: The X Factor
Year Of Release: 1978 (2010)
Label: Wounded Bird Records
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,scans)
Total Time: 39:40
Total Size: 274 MB
WebSite:

Tracklist:

01. You Are My Heartbeat (White) - 4:02
02. Life as Always (Duke) - 4:11
03. Love Call (White-Mizell) - 3:31
04. Well, Do It Then (White) - 3:29
05. The Red Planet (Duke) - 5:08
06. We Don't Eat No Meat (White-Mizell) - 4:13
07. Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet (White) - 6:09
08. Smile in Your Eyes (Chancler) - 3:45
09. X Factor (White-Mizell) - 5:12

Michael White - violin
Byron Miller - bass
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Joseph Barboza, Babatunde - drums
Michael Sembello, Marvin Boxley, Roland Bautista - guitar
Greg Phillinganes, Dawilli Gonga (George Duke), Duane "Muziki" Roberson - keyboards
King Errisson, Edward Myers (Oscar), Airto Moreira - percussion
Hubert Laws - flute
Raul de Souza - souzabone
Bruce Fowler - trombone
Walt Fowler - trumpet
Albert Wing - tenor saxophone
Petsye Powell, Josie James, Muffy Hendrix, Pattie Brooks, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Michael White, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - vocals

Still relatively unknown nearing the end of the 1970s, this talented violinist turned to George Duke to produce, arrange and hopefully reach some ears. The result for the most part is enjoyable but unremarkable jazz-pop-soul. On tunes like "The Red Planet," though, he's right there with the glory days of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Billy Cobham. It suggests what might have been for White before Jean-Luc Ponty staked out the high ground on the jazz violin landscape.


Michael White - The X Factor (2010)