[10/9/2008]【爵士键盘】黑人键盘演奏家Roger Smith 2002年专辑《Consider This》
【爵士键盘】黑人键盘演奏家Roger Smith 2002年专辑《Consider This》 （MP3 320K）
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Roger Smith is an accomplished musician; he plays several instruments. Outside
of such expected pairs as piano and organ he also plays Bass, Guitar, and Flute.
In his repertoire he has several CDs to his credit, two of which are "Both Sides"
and "Just Enough." Smiths’ musical versatility enables him to funk it, hop it,
or just soothe it. His unique style comes over as a gospel groove in a smooth
jazz mood; he never leaves you wanting.
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Guitarist Ray Obiedo and the fiery Tower of Power horns help turn the throbbing
retro-soul-meets-Memphis-flavored-soul-jam "Horn-afication" into one of the most
memorable cuts on keyboardist Roger Smith's Consider This--one of smooth jazz's
most diverse outings of 2000. Smith begins with the moody undercurrent of the
Hammond B-3 beneath the bright, percussive brass, then keeps that brooding texture
going beneath a call and response between the horns and his happy-go-lucky keyboard
melody. He lays back a bit after this on the gentle funk blues of "Thinkin' Bout Ya!"
and the pleasantries of "I'll Always Love You," which wouldn't draw much excitement
but for vocals courtesy of the Temptations. Led by flügelhornist Mike Bogart, "Just
For Love" plays like a languid Chris Botti tune. It's not until Smith gets back in
our face with a raucous hip-hop cover of Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" that
he taxes his chops in the funk and improvisational areas. Odd that he chooses a cover
to show some of his best piano work. Smith also goes hog-wild on the percussive insanity
of the fusion piece "Hopscotch," which finds him racing circles around Michael Gregory's
scorching electric guitar edges. Those whose heads are spinning after that will find
solace in the gently rhythmic keyboard-acoustic guitar duet "Workin' It," written by
Peter White and featuring his friendly melodic grace. The two get a little more frisky
on a bouncy cat-and-mouse approach to their other collaboration, "Uptown." Smith thrives
at rhythmic and stylistic smorgasbords, and Consider This is rich with them. --Jonathan Widran
01 Horn-Afication
02 Thinkin' Bout Ya!
03 I'll Always Love You
04 Just For Love
05 Full Moon
06 Remember The Time
07 Hopscotch
08 Workin' It
09 Sweet Lady
10 Consider This
11 Uptown
12 No Clue
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黑人键盘演奏家Roger Smith相关专辑地址索引
2008年新专辑《Sittin' In》
2004年专辑《Just Enough》
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