Artist: Phil Sheeran
Album: Standing On Fishes
Genre: Smooth Jazz
Label: Sonic Edge
Released: 1991
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- Standing On Fishes 6:42
- Inside Life 4:33
- Azure Blue 6:03
- Eu Vou Pra As Estrelas = I'm Going To The Stars 5:48
- The Hurt 5:49
- The Healing 5:35
- The Message 6:04
- The Rose 6:22
- Lembranca 3:24
- Grabacab 3:36
- Agape 2:55
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- Personnel:
- Phil Sheeran - Acoustic Guitar
- Eric Marienthal - Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute
- Brad Dutz, Ron Powell, Tom Aros - Percussion
- John Leftwich - Acoustic Bass (8)
- Gregg Karukas - Keyboards
- Tom Brechtlein - Drums
- Steve Kujala - Flute (2)
- Keith Jones - Fretless Bass, Electric Bass
Saxophonist Eric Marienthal plays a prominent role on another of 1991's great releases, acoustic guitarist Phil Sheeran's oddly titled yet delightful Standing on Fishes. Sheeran's high spirited, dynamic and fluid lines find many different contexts to work within-- a thoughtful new age ballad, perky Brazilian rhythms and even an improvisational jam. The slower material can get a tad mundane, but when Sheeran, Marienthal and producer/keyboardist Gregg Karukas mix up the light funk and more uptempo flavors, something magical happens. The typical Sheeran emerges in the flute driven sound (courtesy of Steve Kujala) of "Inside Life," but even better is the Latin energy of "Eu Vou Pra As Estrelas," which features his stringpicking, a steamy Karukas key solo and even a moody electric bass interlude by Keith Jones. Karukas, Marienthal and drummer Tommy Brechtlein get their improvisational chops in quick order on "The Hurt," Sheeran's most ambitious choice of all.
~ Jonathan Widran