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Looks like the whole album's cuts are already on YouTube: Just a Gigolo, Strike Up The Band, Witchcraft, Michelle, I'm Yours, C'est Si Bon, Unforgettable, Cheek to Cheek, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Flamingo, and Imagine.
I have listened to the entire record twice. There's not a bad track at on it though I am not really crazy about the last one, Imagine (the Lennon tune). In this sense, it is on par with Steppin' Out. It is certainly a happy recording, as advertised. It is really upbeat. Sugarfoot is a new tune by Eddie del Barrio and Herb Alpert. Overall, in my opinion, it is a better effort than Human Nature or In The Mood.Just received my copy of the new "record", though I bought two (one went to my brother, who got it earlier today; strange since I live close to am Amazon distribution center and he is no where near one . I was a bit jealous, lmao, and I bought it for him!).
Just stated listening. Liking what I hear so far. Not quite sure why but it's reminding me a bit of "Coney Island". Liking this much more than "Human Nature" (the last three tracks on that record were only of appeal). Has a certainly New Orleansy jazz (allow me to coin a term) feel to it.
I received my copy last Friday (release day) from Amazon. I, too, was surprised by what WASN'T there: no involvement from Lani, Bill, Hussain, or Michael (the touring band) and no dedication to Lani. I gotta think that no dedication to Lani was an oversight - I'm going to attribute it to 82 years of highly productive wear and tear.Spoiler alert.....
I got mine too. I haven't been able to listen yet, but there a couple of surprises just from reading the credits.... no participation by his current band. It reminds me of the Bullish album in that it's mostly a two-man show, with Herb doing his usual thing, and coproducer Jochem van der Saag doing keyboards, synths, programming, sound design and engineering. The same producer mixed Herb's upcoming Christmas album.
The other surprise is, no appearance or mention of Lani anywhere, not even the usual dedication!
I'm Yours stood out for me, too, as does Sugarfoot and C'Est Si Bon. But the entire record is really first rate.Herb's playing sounds great, if anything he's sounding even better than he did on last year's album. His enthusiasm is really infectious.
Of his most recent disks my favorite is still either In the Mood or Come Fly With Me. On this one the background tracks often seem kind of hushed and distant (except for the bass and drums). I guess I prefer the live musicians over the two-man-show synth-fest style...just my personal 2 cents. For what it's worth, I had the same impression about his last two-man show, which was Bullish.
After two or three listens I think my favorite track is "I'm Yours," but that might change.
Nice!!!You'll find a story in Huffington Post and Herb's new video, I'M YOURS -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/598b4cb8e4b0f25bdfb3216c
I absolutely love this video!You'll find a story in Huffington Post and Herb's new video, I'M YOURS -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/598b4cb8e4b0f25bdfb3216c
I would suspect he still uses the band for gigs, but based on his past post-TJB work, it's not surprising he would do something new in the studio this time around.I got mine too. I haven't been able to listen yet, but there a couple of surprises just from reading the credits.... no participation by his current band.
High-res version is 24-bit, 96kHz. In addition, it is available in MQA streaming format (aka Masters) from Tidal, as is all of Herb's back catalog. Tidal HiFi subscribers can now hear this in better than CD quality if equipped with the right equipment.Waiting for a hi-res announcement...and hoping it's better than the 24/44.1 the last album was released as!