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Artist: Mike Mainieri & Friends
Album: White Elephant
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Post-Bop
Label: NYC Music
Released: 1996
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. The Jones 7:08
2. Battle Royal 5:11
3. White Elephant 12:03
4. Easy On 2:41
5. Monkey 5:04
6. Broadway Joe 4:36
7. Animal Fat 4:42
CD 2:
1. More to Love 4:40
2. Gunfighter 6:19
3. Peace of Mind 4:53
4. Sunshine Clean 3:23
5. Dreamsong 5:33
6. Right Back 5:03
7. Look in His Eyes 6:44
8. Auld Lang Syne 7:16
9. Save the Water 3:39
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Personnel:
Mike Mainieri — Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
Annie Sutton — Vocals
Susan Manchester — Vocals
George Young — Sax (Alto)
Frank Vicari — Sax (Tenor)
Michael Brecker — Sax (Tenor)
Randy Brecker — Trumpet
Jon Faddis — Trumpet
Lew Soloff — Trumpet
Nat Pavone — Trumpet
Barry Rodgers — Trombone (Tenor)
Jon Pierson — Trombone (Bass), Vocals
Joe Beck — Guitar
David Spinozza — Guitar
Bob Mann — Guitar
Hugh McCracken — Guitar
Nick Holmes — Guitar, Vocals
Sam T. Brown — Guitar
Warren Bernhardt — Keyboards
Tony Levin — Bass
Steve Gadd — Drums
Donald MacDonald — Drums
Starting in 1965 and especially during 1969-72, many of the top studio musicians in New York got together after work on a nightly basis to jam and try out new tunes. Because the players' backgrounds were as much in R&B as in jazz and they were very open to the influence of pop and rock, the music on this reissue (which is taken from the sessions) is a mixture of idioms. The musicianship of the 20 or so musicians is impeccable and there are some fine solos (particularly by Mike and Randy Brecker on tenor and trumpet) but the vocals and lyrics (which are on all 16 tracks of this double-CD), although not always dominant, range from dated to embarassing. Mike Mainieri and Nick Holmes are responsible for the largely forgettable material (none of which caught on) which, in addition to the vocals, emphasizes funky vamps, R&B riffing and danceable rhythms. Although there are some interesting early solos by the Brecker Brothers and guitarist Joe Beck, this set falls far short of its potential; strangely enough the fine vibraphonist Mainieri is not heard from except on vocals.
by Scott Yanow