Willie Bobo - Tomorrow Is Here

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1977
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:13
Size: 81,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:51)  1. Suitcase Full Of Dreams
(3:18)  2. Funk De Mambo
(4:29)  3. Keep On Walking
(5:11)  4. Dreamin'
(3:01)  5. Wacky Tobacky (The Race)
(3:31)  6. Can't Stay Down Too Long
(3:18)  7. Time After Time
(3:36)  8. Kojak Theme
(4:54)  9. A Little Tear

Willie Bobo's only LP for Blue Note came at a point well past the label's heyday, when crossover was its primary focus. Hence Tomorrow Is Here has a pronounced '70s R&B/funk feel, with synthesizers, envelope followers, electric pianos, guitars and occasional strings interwoven with Bobo's steady Latin congas, timbales and self-effacing vocals. But there are a few gems to be found here one in particular. The leadoff track "Suitcase Full Of Dreams" is a great, haunting, Latin-accented song about a journeyman musician's life on the road that should have become a standard but is now almost completely forgotten. Karma's Reggie Andrews sits in on keyboards to give the record its contemporary sound; the other participants are L.A. sessionmen. Bobo's engaging personality, the injected Latin element, and "Suitcase" are what makes this otherwise dated record come alive.

Personnel: Willie Bobo - vocals, percussion; Gary Grant, Ron King, Nolan Smith - trumpet; George Bohanon, Thurman Green - trombone; Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts - saxophone; Gary Herbig - reeds; Reggie Andrews, Larry Farrow, David Garfield - keyboards; Dennis Budimir, John Cadrecha, Craig McMullen, Sidney Muldrow, Curtis Robertson Jr. - guitar; Dean Cortez, Jim Hughart, David Troncoso - bass; Gary Denton, James Gadson, Jeff Porcaro, Carlos Vega - drums; Victor Pantoja - percussion; Sandi Erwin, Benard Ighner - vocals

Tomorrow Is Here

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