Message from the Godfather
James Taylor Quartet
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Side Stepping | James Taylor Quartet | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Chalkpit | James Taylor Quartet | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Message from the Godfather | James Taylor Quartet | 5:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who Put a Hole in My Head | James Taylor Quartet | 6:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Splat | James Taylor Quartet | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Willma Will | James Taylor Quartet | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tough Chicken | James Taylor Quartet | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Isabella Boogaloo | James Taylor Quartet | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ma Che Cosa? | James Taylor Quartet | 7:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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When in Rome | James Taylor Quartet | 5:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
The music on this CD by the James Taylor Quartet (which is really a five-piece group) is purposely retro. Taylor (no, not that James Taylor!) is a British keyboardist who on this set sticks to the Hammond B-3 organ. The goal was to recapture the flavor of a Prestige or Blue Note soul-jazz session circa 1967-71. The group (Taylor, guitarist David Taylor, bassist Gary Crockett, drummer Neil Robinson, and John Willmott on saxophones and flute) are successful in bringing back the feel of the era. What is missing are any memorable melodies or original ideas, but since the groove is the thing, this set is successful within its limited scope, and easily recommended to soul-jazz organ collectors.
Customer Reviews
Gotta Love the Hammond
Great album from a great band. The organ and guitar blend together nicely.
Strange Career Move for Sweet Baby James!
Whatever possessed singer-songwriter James Taylor to give up his acoustic guitar and his golden voice and form a jazz quartet is beyond me! I guess he could only charm the world for so long with his heartfelt songs of love until it all seemed the same. Still, it's easy to hear his sweet sound in every song on this album..."Side Stepping" is basically a re-write of "Fire and Rain" if you listen to how he plays that crazy organ: it's sounds like a girl dying in a plain crash, in jazz terms. And if you loved his 1991 hit, "Copperline" then "Chalkpit" will certainly beguile you with its misty remembrances of probably a pit he played in as a child. "Who Put a Hole in My Head" hearkens back to the days of "Mockingbird" and Carly Simon, with the guitar and the organ playing tag in the same playful way that Carly and James did in that classic hit. "Splat" shows James' more reflective side, much like "You've Got a Friend" did. "Willma Will" is certainly a sequel to 1981's "Her Town Too" and "Tough Chicken" could sit well beside "Steamroller Blues" if you changed the arrangement completely and the tempo and genre. My one disappointment is seeing how James is apparently wearing some kind of a hairpiece now. Come on, Baby James! It's your music we love, not your appearance!
Biography
Born: London, England
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By James Taylor Quartet
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Isabella Boogaloo | Message from the Godfather | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Chalkpit | Message from the Godfather | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Message from the Godfather | Message from the Godfather | 5:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Side Stepping | Message from the Godfather | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mission Impossible | Mission Impossible | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tough Chicken | Message from the Godfather | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Splat | Message from the Godfather | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ma Che Cosa? | Message from the Godfather | 7:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mrs. Robinson | The Very Best of the James Taylor Quartet | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who Put a Hole in My Head | Message from the Godfather | 6:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Jazz, Music, Dance, Easy Listening, Bop, R&B/Soul, Electronic
- Released: Aug 05, 2001
- ℗ 2001 Ubiquity Recordings
