Everette Harp - In the Moment - Music & Performance - CD

Smotth jazz saxophist Everette Harp makes his Shanachie debut with his newest album IN THE MOMENT. Known for his groundbreaking albums on Blue Note records, Everette has toured the world recording and playing with such superstars as Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Billy Joel and many more.

On this 2006 date (his debut for the Shanachie imprint), Everette Harp not only blows his saxophone (alto, soprano, and tenor), but he does much of the drum and keyboard programming, he produced it, and he composed six of the set's ten tracks. He also enlisted a stellar cast of likeminded performers to assist him: George Duke, Michael White (the drummer), Jonathan Butler, and David Mann, just to name a few. While there are some notable cuts by Chuck Loeb (whose two contributions bookend the set), Harp's tunes -- settling around the middle of the disc -- are the defining ones. The midtempo ballad "In the Moment" features his reedy soprano singing above the rhythm tracks and a killer little piano run by Duke; the sentimental "L.V. Shuffle" has the soul groove down, with Harp digging like Wilton Felder into a phrase and repeating it for effect; and the midtempo funk number "Holla" is rooted in bluesy feeling and a muscular attack. Harp has taken from his mentor, David Sanborn, the ability to distill and sustain a tune's emotional content to its core. He understands that "chops" are not necessarily about moving all over the horn, but in finding the right place in a tune and bringing that to the listener full-bore. He may no longer have the attention of a label like Blue Note, but he is making some of the best music of his career thus far. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi

Performer	Everette Harp
Music genre	R&B / Soul
Media format	CD
Original release date	2006
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Monday Speaks, Holla, Back to Basics, Just As You Are, In the Moment, Another Bedtime Story, No Bout a Doubt It!, L. V. Shuffle, Night Calls, Happy Accidental
Record label	Shanachie
Songwriter	Everette Harp
Track name	Monday Speaks, Holla, Back To Basics, Just As You Are, In The Moment, Another Bedtime Story, No Bout A Doubt It!, L. V. Shuffle, Night Calls, Happy Accidental
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N