🎵 AotW AOTW: Tim Weisberg - LISTEN TO THE CITY (SP-4545)

[Captain Bacardi]

Tim Weisberg
LISTEN TO THE CITY
A&M SP-4545

Released 1975
Peaked at #27 on the Jazz Charts (1975)

Format: Vinyl/Cassette/8-Track

Produced by Tim Weisberg and Lynn Blessing

Songs:

• 1. Rainbow City - 3:54
  2. Discovery - :52
  3. Listen To The City - 3:50
  4. High Rise - :37
  5. The Chase (T. Weisberg/L. Blessing/D. Anderson/T. Robinson/T. Grimes) - 2:41
  6. Love Maker - 3:21
  7. The Good Life - 3:17
  8. Street Party - 3:47
  9. The Passing - 2:16
  10. The Dealer - 2:48
  11. Conception - 1:06
  12. Lunchbreak (T. Weisberg/L. Blessing/D. Anderson/T. Robinson/T. Grimes) - 2:37
  13. Nikki's Waltz (L. Forkner) - 2:24
  14. Rush Hour (Friday, P.M.) - 2:05
  15. Weekend - 2:26
  
  All selections written by T. Weisberg, L. Blessing, D. Anderson and T. Robinson except where indicated.

Musicians:
Tim Weisberg - Flute, Alto Flute, Eb Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo and ARP 2600
Lynn Blessing - Organ, Acoustic PIano, Synthesizers and Vibes
Ty Grimes - Drums and Percussion
Doug Anderson - Bass
Todd Robinson - Guitar
Bobby Torres - Congas and Percussion
Billy Osborne - Electric Piano (15)
Carl Johnson - Guitar (13)
Don Hakala - ARP Programming
Mike Melvoin - Synthesizer Arrangements (3, 8, 10)

Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineer: Larry Forkner
Assistant Engineer: Ellis Sorkin
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Production Assistance: Larry Forkner
Road Management and Technical Coordinator: Jim Haggart, Aspen Trails Limited

Art Direction: Roland Young
Design & Photography: Jeffrey Weisel



Capt. Bacardi

 

[Dave]

Suppossedly "a city" is the central theme here in Tim's attempt at "Urban Jazz" and the concept works fairly well, though you may wanna space out those "repeated listenings"...

Engineer Larry Forkner was nice enough to contribute "Nikki's Waltz", which lasts a good 2 minutes, 24 seconds... Otherwise the compositions seem to be a group effort among Weisberg and his usual cohorts and recorded at A&M...

--Average Effort; ** 2-Stars



Dave

 

[Captain Bacardi]

A self-described concept album about city life is what this album is about. Light, airy instrumentals (as most of Weisberg's albums are), with several tunes sounding alike. Every once in a while there's a bit of a spark, such as "Street Party", where Weisberg does some of his best playing, and tunes like "Listen To The City" and "The Dealer" show some heart. But most of this album is almost background music with a definite California flair. It won't offend you, but it won't make you wanting more, either. 2 & 1/2 stars.



Capt. Bacardi

 

[Mike Blakesley]

I heard this back in the good old LP days when we would sample just about everything. I figured this one to be Tim W.'s big pop album due to the cover and the song titles. Not to be, though. It was quickly put into the used-records bin.