Showing posts with label Jeff Beal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeff Beal. Show all posts

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Dick Weller - New West

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:39
Size: 122.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[4:45] 1. Second Chance
[7:47] 2. New West
[3:07] 3. Overcome
[4:45] 4. Don't Fall
[4:41] 5. Movin' On
[6:19] 6. Same Difference
[4:20] 7. Seasons
[5:09] 8. Blown
[3:26] 9. Believin'
[4:41] 10. After All
[4:34] 11. Could Be Should Be

Beachfront Property - Vocals (Background); Jeff Beal - Flugelhorn, Trumpet; Dave Carpenter - Bass (Electric); Rich Eames - Piano, Producer, Synthesizer; Robert Hurst - Bass (Acoustic); Jennifer Schneider - Vocals; Bob Sheppard - Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor); Tierney Sutton - Guest Artist, Vocals; Steve Tavaglione - Flute, Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor); Dick Weller - Drums.

Dick Weller is a busy performer in the LA area. He moved to LA from New York City in 1992. He was working in New York clubs with folks like Mike Stern, Mike Manieri, Chuck Loeb, Andy Laverne, Jeff Andrews, Leni Stern, along with many others. In Los Angeles, he has been busy with the Bob Florence big band, as well as being an in demand performer playing in the local clubs, recording as a sideman and doing some touring.

New West is his first effort as a leader, using the talents of Tierney Sutton, the vocal group Beachfront Property, Bob Sheppard, Steve Tavaglione, Jeff Beal, Mike Miller, Rich Eames, Dave Carpenter and Bob Hurst. Very nice listening!

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Jeff Beal - Three Graces

Styles: Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:49
Size: 119,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:43)  1. Jazz Habit
(5:40)  2. Three Graces
(5:41)  3. I Saw Isabella
(5:15)  4. Wrong Number
(6:40)  5. Through A Glass Dimly
(5:19)  6. The Watchers
(3:49)  7. Prayer of St. Francis
(6:22)  8. Dizzy Spells
(6:22)  9. For Miles
(2:54) 10. Waltz for Mary


Trumpeter Jeff Beal's compositions do not contain catchy melodies, but instead set mysterious and often melancholy moods with interesting frameworks, using occasional funk lines creatively. Much of the music builds logically to unexpected heights with surprising turns. Beal's fine trumpet playing is generally quite original (even if he hints strongly at Miles Davis' sound when he is muted) and his sextet (with Steve Tavaglione's tenor, pianist John Beasley, and bassist John Patitucci) is flexible enough to interpret his complex compositions. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-graces-mw0000621319

Personnel: Trumpet – Jeff Beal;  Bass – John Patitucci;  Drums – Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta;  Guitar – Steve Cárdenas;  Piano – John Beasley;  Saxophone [Tenor] – Steve Tavaglione

Three Graces