JEFF LORBER - He Had a Hat

 Jeff Lorber - He had a Hat

2007 | Smooth Jazz | EAC-CUE-APE-3.99 | 339 Mb

A sophisticated showcase for his varied jazz styles, Jeff Lorber’s He Had A Hat finds the pianist moving from softly funky pop jazz numbers to a few straight-ahead swingers. Always an urbane and tasteful musician, Lorber has often found a good balance between contemporary, pop oriented material and more cerebral improvisational cuts and He Had A Hat is a prime example of this duality.

To these ends, tracks like the title-cut and the frenetic “Surreptitious” evince a kind of Tower of Power meets Brecker Brothers funk. Fittingly, trumpeter Randy Brecker adds his supple chops to the latter track. Similarly engaging, big band numbers like “All Most Blues” and the afterglow ballad “Orchid” bring to mind both early and late-period Miles Davis respectively. Also joining Lorber here are a bevy of name artists including trumpeter Chris Botti, vocalist Paula Cole, saxophonist Gerald Albright and many others.
Matt Collar

01. Anthem For A New America [0:03:48.22]
02. He Had A Hat [0:04:34.59]
03. Grandma’s Hands [0:04:06.60]
04. Surreptitious [0:04:10.56]
05. All Most Blues [0:04:25.28]
06. Orchid (Chris Botti) [0:03:54.06]
07. BC Bop [0:02:28.48]
08. The Other Side of the Heart (Paula Cole) [0:05:35.32]
09. Hudson [0:03:58.53]
10. Super Fusion Unit [0:03:52.28]
11. Eye Tunes [0:03:50.42]
12. Requiem for Gandalf [0:03:43.56]
13. Burn Brightly [0:03:52.23]
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