Fever (Ronnie Laws album)
Fever | ||||
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Studio album by Ronnie Laws | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:02 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | George Butler | |||
Ronnie Laws chronology | ||||
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Fever is the second album by the American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in late 1975 and 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that Fever puts his talent to work instead of wasting it".[2]
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated
- "Let's Keep It Together" - 4:30
- "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 3:24
- "All the Time" (William Jeffery) - 4:00
- "Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (Margie Joseph, Arif Mardin) - 7:24
- "Strugglin'" (W. Murray) - 4:08
- "Captain Midnite" - 2:58
- "Karmen" - 3:47
- "Night Breeze" (Bobby Lyle) - 6:29
- "From Ronnie with Love" - 4:22
Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.
Personnel
- Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn, Bobby Lyle - electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
- Marlin the Magician - guitar
- Wilton Felder, Nathaniel Phillips - electric bass
- Bruce Carter, Steve Guttierez - drums
- Bruce Smith - percussion
- Tony Ben - conga
- Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens - violin
- Jesse Ehrlich, Nathan Gershman, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer - vocals
- Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
- 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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