5.19.2012

EWF Japan Tour 2012 

The day before yesterday, I felt like dreaming in the wild space  · · ·
I have not seen fit to work, in my head , music of EWF were ringing loud.


It was the day that EWF concert was in kokusai Forum in Tokyo.I can never miss that kind of chance to enjoy the music!


Mail has arrived to the mobile from my friend Kim , great fan of EWF the day before yesterday.

To summarize the content, something like this.She could not join the concert of EWF,
but she say three people to exercise the rest of  special privileges!
What a thing.


A wonderful gift was backstage pass of EWF!
Enter the hall.Boogie wonderland had played suddenly immediately after the Introduction!


'All standing from the beginning!
It was so amazing
!Have never heard insert the rhythm of techno   impression.
So Brririant performance full of new arrangement & sound!

Introduction
Boogie Wonderland
Jupiter
Serpentine Fire
Sing A Song
Shining Star
Kalimba Story
Love's Holiday
Can't Hide Love
Evil
That's The Way Of The World
After The Love Has Gone
Reasons
In The Stone
Devotion
Got To Get You Into My Life
Fantasy
September
Let's Groove
Mighty Mighty

To set the above list does not have much confidence.What is it about like this ·
"Somebody Screem!"


Favorite phrase of Pjilip Bailey/
After being shouted several times,  plunged into  long slow time period!
"Love"s Holiday"

 B David Withworth took a vocal that I listend for the first time,

Originally   Maurice White sung ,of course this song,But the time aroud 2000,Robret Brookins always perfomed this song,


Unfortunately he passed away, I loved Love's Holiday with his husky voice !
I remenber his voice at this time.


Show a slow time, such as "Devotion" "After The Love Has Gone" was quite long but a translation ·of our thought.

What band does one of the few in the world that can liven up the audience with a slow time like this?

This supreme hour.Not it end up even if there is a quiet live like this?
It was full of satisfaction and convinced me that if there were.EWF end this time strategy  with the up-tempo songs


"September" and "Let's Groove" is the intensity of the reaction of venue  · · ·
It was fresh in the Amazing live anyway!David will I move around I was so tireless as ever.


I Really Love Earth, Wind & Fire!


They've been great to service the increased vitality and sensitivity in a long time.
Gratitude!
Let's introduce the members of this!

Philip Bailey / Vocals, Kalimba, Conga, Percussion
Verdine White / Bass, Percussion,
Ralph Johnson / Vocals, Drums, Percussions
B David Whitworth / Vocals, Percussions
Gary Bias / Saxphone
Gregory Moore / Guitar, Vocals
John Paris / Drums, Vocals
Morris O'Connor / Guitar,
Myron McKinley / Keyboard
Philip Bailey Jr / Vocals, Percussions
Reggie Young / Trombone
Bobby Burns Jr / TrumpetBackstage of EWF 2012 ,


I nevrer thought that  a miracle would not happen twice already, we did not even want.


We could get into back stage last time in the kindness of  Kim !


It came  true face of excitement, of goose bumps, a shock, excitement with  EWF members,
I really thank  Kim!



EWF back stage for the second time ,
EWF members  already have been talking with guests .


The number of crazy fans like us mere cormorant and clearly less than two years ago and though.
Members of the band and that they have my favorite spots in the world around me!


In the room ,There were  members of EWF · · ·
In addition to the guest but the number of people that is was not just like us, 

clearly less than the previous.


First I talked  to Mr. McKinley, and I got his autograph.
I couldn't talk with Mr. John Paris at the last time.


"Mr.Paris!"


"Oh, Do you know me?"


"Ofcourse!"


I did not expect that he was so friendly








I taked to B David Whitworth.
This time I showed  the album "Have Fun" of 14 carat soul he was enrolled before!
I wanted him to write his name on that jaket!



His countenance was changed after a little talk with David!
David began to show  that CD to other members of EWF !
I heard later from David, the other members did know " 14 karat Soul "but ,to witness the first time itself is with a CD ·Settled at the conversation back to under David,








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5.12.2012

Superhero

SuperheroBrian McKnight (2001)



His voice does  heal your tired heart  it's quiet, with the slow rhythm to which a body can be entrusted.


It's SWEET, but COOL, also sutable as BGM when you want to be relaxed !
Bill Meyers participated in 6th album of Braian McKnight who sometimes corraborete with EWF.


This nice musical treasured box makes my heart calm down surely.

Braian's high tone Sounds like Philip Bailey,Sounds like in mood of  the album "Philip Bailey" .




Bill Meyers participates in 3 in 15 songs like jewel!s



The "Prelude" which becomes overture of this album then, They made them foresee a magnificent story, the melody with the expanse.
" Love Of  My All", & "Still" Bill took the role of an orchestra arrangement !

  1. Prelude


2. When You Wanna Come

3. What's It Gonna Be

4. My Kinda Girl

5. Love Of My Life

6. Whatever You Want

7. Everything

8. Get Over You

9. Superhero

10. Still

11. Don't Know Where To Start

12. The Biggest Part of Me

13. When Will I See You Again

14. For You

15. Groovin Tonight



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4.28.2012

Another Voyage

Another Voyage  / Ramsey Lewis Torio (1969)



Excellent album of Ramsey Lewis Torio reissued in 2004.
Maurice White was in  at that time.

We can listen to Maurice's voice and kalimba in 8th number,
"Uhuru" !Umm, it really sounds like EWF ..

 Charles Stepney also participated by song whiting!
Be absorbed through the whole, jazz funk!

① If You've Got It,Flaunt It (Part 1) (Eaton, Lewis, White)

② Wanderin' Rose (Creque)

③ How Beautiful Is Spring (Harris)

④ Do What You Wanna ( Lewis)

⑤ My Cherie Amour (Cosby ,Moy, Wonder)

⑥ Bold and Black (Harris)

⑦ Opus#5 (Stepney)

⑧ Uhuru(White)

⑨ Cecile(Eaton)

⑩ If You've Got It,Flaunt It (Part 2) (Eaton, Lewis, White)



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4.08.2012

Need You Badly

Need You Badly / Harumi Tsuyuzaki (1996)


Need You Badly
Need You Badly


This is single CD of the Japanese female artist, Harumi Tsuyuzaki who has high singing ability and the delicate writing the words brain ability.
Bill Meyers participated in second number of her single by an arrangement.
So Cool!

Horn arrengement sounds like EWF!
And I really like this sound!


① Need You Badly
② One Day
③ Need You Badly (instrumenta)
④ One Day (instrumenta)


① Need You Badly
words by Harumi Tsuyuzaki
music by Keizo Nakanishi
arrange by Bill Meyers

② One Day
words by Harumi Tsuyuzaki, Anju Mana
music by Masayuki Iwata
arrange by David Cambell


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3.25.2012

The Upside

The Upside / Victoria White(2008)
                                          feat. Sheldon Reynolds




The Album of Victoria White released from Kalimba Record was Excellent!

Most of music depends on her work, and She also did make up with many musical instruments personally.

It's her correctness, but the pace of the warm voice seems to give us cure.

The futuristic slow number is a center, but a song of the states-type was being recored.
The album leads new discovery one after another every time you listen to.

Surprisingly, such her first album was produced by Sheldon Reynolds!

He also paticipated in all song of this album with a guitar, keyboard and a drum.
6th numbers named "Forgiven" was written by Victoria and Sheldon,
 The tune is quiet and beautiful in order as expected from the title .

It's a very valuable wonderful album for fans of Sheldon Reynolds, but the dissatisfaction I felt was that I wanted to listen tohis vocal more!

Even in 9th ,"Something" we can listen to his really beautiful backing chorus!
By the way, Brian Culbertson participated with the deep friendship with Sheldon with piano in "Keep On"!



1. Exodus
2. Get Gone
3. Can't Buy Love
4. Girl Of Your Dreams
5. My Apology
6. Forgiven
7. Keep On
8. Grateful
9. Something
10. Paper Doll
11. Take Me Home


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