In A Special Way

In A Special Way / Gane Harris (1976)



Gane Harris is a pianist of the soul music jazz learned about by a key word as the warm sound.
Earth,Wind & Fire members participated in his album!

Verdin White / Bass
Al McKay / Electric Guitar
Philip Bailey / Vocal and Percussion

Philip Bailey offerｄ voice to several songs, because it's a chorus, not solo, it's slightly regrettable that his voice can't be confirmed clearly....

Various funk was fused in the accomplice-his piano.

It's the instrumental music with which they're sometimes gentle, is the dear groove sound which stands up unconsciously and is delicate tune, his piano speaks with various expressions.

A1 Theme For Relana
A2 Rebop
A3 Zulu
A4 Always In My Mind
B1 Love For Sale
B2 It's Your Love
B3 Soft Cycles
B4 Five / Four
B5 Naima




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Airplay

Airplay　(1980）



Famous tune of Earth,Wind & Fire,"After The Love Is Gone" was original written for the solo album of Bill Champlin.

So the one Bill sung by a lead in joint live with EWF might be the one which could be called original sound.

This song is futured in the album of "Airplay"

David Foster, Jay Graydon, Tommy Funderburk
The unit by these gorgeous 3 people.

The arrangement is different subtly and also different in a melody for a short while, and... the introduction part is different from the EWF version at all in particular.

At a chorus part where Maurice White sung, David Foster took charge of part which was being done slightly humbly!

The voice of David Foster is gentle like a keyboard.

Now, big hit song of EWF!
It's called by the title as the "After The Love Is Gone" .

To be called this song After The Love Has... and called After The Love Is seems to be because the beginning was Is.

Now which has passed for 30 years, even if it's heard once more, I don't feel old at all.

By the way, the members who were existence necessary to albums of EWF participated.

Jerry Hey / Trumpet & French Horn
Gary Grant　/　Trumpet
Bill Reichenbacｈ　/　Trombone

1. Stranded
2. Cryin' All Night
3. It Will Be Alright
4. Nothin' You Can Do About It
5. Should We Carry On
6. Leave Me Alone
7. Sweet Body
8. Bix
9. She Waits for Me
10. After the Love Has Gone



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Common Ground

Common Ground　/ Everette Harp　(1994）



Everette Harp is African American blues, jazz and gospel saxophonist
His saxophone appeal quite pleasantly.

EWF members did participate in his second album !
Sonny Emory / drums 13
Reggie Young / trombone
Micheal Stewart / Trumpet
Paulinho Da Costa / Percussion


His number sounds familiar as well as standard famous tune.

He takes us to the trip to his smooth world as soon as this CD was hung.

1. Strutt
2. Feel So Right
3. Jeri's Song
4. You Make Me Feel Brand New
5. Stay With Me
6. I'm Sorry
7. Sending My Love
8. Love You To The Letter
9. Perfect Day
10. Where Do We Go
11. Coming Home
12. Common Ground
13. Song For Toots



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Re:Electro Chix

Re:Electro Chix /　Chix Chicks (2008）



CHIX CHICKS is Japanese female vocal group of indies.

When I was looking for a related CD of Earth,Wind & Fire while doing a netsurfing, such album was found!
This album arranged for a song of an American great artists by a medley.

When you check the line-up, many people must be intererted in this CD!

1. Kylie Minogue / SEXY-SYNTHESIZER Remix
2. Donna Summer / 80Kidz Remix
3. ABBA / Cutie Pai Remix
4. Madonna / CONGOROCK Remix
5. Earth, Wind & Fire / FREDO Remix
6. ELECTRO CHIX"MEGA MIX / Tofubeats Remix

It sounds that they were quite talented in singing .

I like the medley of Kylie minogue and Donnna Summer.
It sounds cool and hot at the same time.
But the medley of ABBA used a reverse effect too much, it was difficult for me to listen with joy.

And medley of Earth, Wind & Fire...

Mix of 2 songs, "Boggie Wonderland" and "Let's Groove"
My impression of this song was they just put the tempo and the tarnish to a scale that leads on an arrangement of Eurobeat and just linked it.
Original coolness and groove sense aren't felt at all.

The last 6th numbers mixed all songs of the above 5 set artists.
This song may be comfortable... A phrase of" dance, dance, dance" was doing the business which gathers the whole from the beginning of a song to the end.



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No Jacket Required

No Jacket Required　/　Phil Collins　(1990）



The 3rd solo album of Phil Collins.
This album recorded a sales of about 1 in England and America.
It was sold record originally in 1985, 1 number were added and it's sold by a CD!

Like the previous 2 works, The Phenix Horns Participated!

It was an album like the treasure chest with super hits such as
" One More Night"," Sussudio"," Don't Lose My Number", "Take Me Home " .

By the way, No Jacket Required is the title.
I heard that this title seems to have such episode.
When he had gone out to a luxury restaurant by casual clothes, it was declined for reason of the regulation linchpin jacket wear .
He got angry.
I don't think the correspondence at the restaurant was wrong.

1. Sussudio
2. Only You Know And I Know
3. Long Long Way To Go
4. I Don't Wanna Know
5. One More Night
6. Don't Lose My Number
7. Who Said I Would
8. Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore
9. Inside Out
10. Take Me Home
11. We Said Hello Goodbye




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Transatlantic R.P.M.

Transatlantic R.P.M. / Incognito　(2010）

 

Incognito is the British jazz funk group which made the word of Acid jazz famous!

Al McKay participated in their new album !
This is the commemoration album which wuuld be their 30th anniversary with aluxurious guests.
Such as Chaka Chan and Maysa, Mario Biondi... ....

The song that Al McKay did participated lead and a rhythm guitar was "The Song".

Funky tune with slow medium, sounds like "Still a friend of mine".

Harmony of vocal of Chaka Chan and sounds of guitar of Al was really fantasutic!
This is my fovorite album that makes my feet move !

1. Lowdown
2. Everything That We Are
3. 1975
4. Your Sun My Sky
5. Line In The Sand
6. Gotta
7. Let's Fall In Love Again
8. The Song
9. Put A Little Lovin' In Your Heart
10. All Of My Life
11. Expresso Madureira
12. Life Ain't Nothing But A Good Thing
13. Make Room For Love
14. Can't Get Enough
15. The Winter Of My Springs
16. Tell Me What To Do



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Da'Mix

Da'Mix / Robert Brookins （1996）


Sounds from Da' Mix: The Filmless Sound Track

The Album that was produced by Robert Brookins!
I wanted to get it somehow by a CD, but I couldn't find the sale by a CD , so I bought at a cassette tape!
It's troublesome, but it's rewritten in a CD by favorite musical edit software and it's listened constantly.

The song RB performs mainly was only 1 song.
" Hide Away" the song that was recorded at the end of his original album "Something You Can Make Love To".

But he concerned song production by other most songs, and I think that this can be called an album of Robert Brokkins.

John Paris also participates in "Heart Breaker"!

RB was a wonderful artist, wasn't it?
I really miss him!

1 Wanna Go Back
Performed by Juanita Wynn
Written By Robert Brokkins & Juantia Wynn

2 Hide Away
Performed by Robert Brokkins
Written By Robert Brokkins & Diane Quander

3 Even Though
Performed by Phil ,Jamel & Terrell
Written By Terrell Carter & Lance \carter

4 Heartbreaker
Performed by The Elements
Written By John Paris, Raymond Mckinley & Robert Brokkins

5　Driving7 Bubu Crazy
Performed by The Projectez
Rap Performed by Ra Copone
Written By Robert Brokkins, Derek Allen & Ra Copone

6 1 Time 4 Yo Mind
Performed by The Mystery
Written By Robert Brokkins & Charles Jackson

7 They Smile For You Face
Performed by Ms. Evil
Written By Robert Brokkins & Ms.Evil

8 Da'Bomb
Performed by Evil Faces
Written By Robert Brookins



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Happy Feet

Happy Feet  (2006)




I enjoyed this movie with rental fainally.

This movie won an academy aword of long piece cartoon film movie in 2006.
Penguins are quite good at a song,.But only the main character's man Mumble was slightly different.

But his step s estimated with big feet were so rhythmical.
I thought that such steps also seems a song like something quite connected, but in the world of a penguin, dance was thought not to suitable for them.

Boggie Wonderland of Earth,Wind & Fire was performed at the important scene.
Gloria ,the girl Mamble loves, sings with rhythm of steps of Mamble.

Brittany Murphy who took the charge of voice of Gloria sung!

"Boggie Wonderland "with lady's lead vocal alos sounds great!

Rap and sounds of steps were so fresh to my ears!
What a cool and pretty cover of EWF!

MAMBO!


1. Song Of The Heart - Prince
2. Hit Me Up - Gia Farrell
3. Tell Me Something Good - Pink
4. Somebody To Love - Brittany Murphy
5. I Wish - Fantasia, Patti and Yolanda
6. Jump n' Move - The Brand New Heavies (featuring Jamalski)
7. Do It Again - The Beach Boys
8. The Joker - Jason Mraz mash-up with "Everything I Own" - Chrissy Hynde
9. My Way - Robin Williams
10. Kiss - Nicole Kidman mash-up with "Heartbreak Hotel" - Hugh Jackman
11. Boogie Wonderland - Brittany Murphy
12. Golden Slumbers/The End - k.d. lang
13. The Story Of Mumble Happyfeet - John Powell




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Puzzle

 Puzzle / Hiroko Moriguchi (2010)



I've got a information from Kim that Ramlee Davis participated the song of Japanese Singer Hiroko Moriguchi!
I ordered immediately of course.

Hiroko Moriguchi is well known in Japan, and often seen in the TV.
This CD single is release in 3 years after.
I recalled that She had so certain singing ability.

Ramlee Davis participated with his trumpet in the song "Pazzle".
That's the nice song which makes refreshing sea breeze feel.

Her vocal and a husky trumpet of Ramlee Davis　sounds just like duet!
Although,I wanted the volume of his trumpet a little more louder…

It was really nice collaboration!
Thank you for telling me, Kim!

Ad lib of Ramlee Davis of an ending is very cool in particular...
I wished that "Please don't fade out! I wanna listen to more!

Puzzle
Words/ Yukinojyou Mori　
Music/Yoshimasa Inoue
Key & Guitar & Drum Programs / Yoshimasa Inoue
Trumpet/ Ramlee Davis
Fluit/ Gary Herbig
Percussion/ George Nishigome
Bass/ Masato Saito
Chorus/ Hirolo Moriguchi、Lisa Vaughn


1. PUZZLE
2. Love Was Born With Drops Of Tears
3. You Know I Love You So Much
4. Sad Angel



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Coming Through

Coming Through / Eddie Henderson（1977）



Eddie Hendersonis a jazz artist who has doctor's degree !

His music is called Jazz Funk !
The body instinctively does the frosted, and an unpleasant thing is blown off.

Philip Bailey and Al McKay participated in his 5th album.

Philip Bailey did background vocal and conga.
Al MaKay was with gutar!

I think that EWF Fan can't miss this album.

1 Say You Will
2 Open Eyes
3 Morning Song
4 Movin' On
5 Return To The Source
6 The Funk Surgeon
7 Beyond Forever
8 Connie


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