Live, Walter Beasley, Music CD

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1	Introduction 0:06
2	On the Black Side 5:46
3	My Oasis 5:48
4	Do You Wanna Dance (Introduction) 1:09
5	Do You Wanna Dance 4:34
6	Freaknic (Introduction) 0:27
7	Freaknic 5:37
8	What's My Name (Introduction) 0:47
9	What's My Name 8:36
10	Never Can Say Goodbye (Introduction) 0:34
11	Never Can Say Goodbye 9:38
12	I Feel You (Introduction) 1:17
13	I Feel You 9:07
14	People Make the World Go Round 6:45

Biography

Editorial Reviews

Vocalist and saxophonist Walter Beasley's style is so inclusive, incorporating smooth jazz, R&B, and urban soul with touches of light funk and pure pop, that he is literally all things at once to his audiences, a fact that is evident in this slick live set recorded October 9, 1998 at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA. Backed by a versatile band consisting of Tyrone Chase on guitar, Andrew Sherman on keyboards, Baron Browne on bass, and Mark Simmons on drums, and led by Beasley's jazzy smooth alto and soprano sax playing, not to mention his gently honeyed vocals, he comes across as charming as a Boy Scout in a tuxedo, with nary a rough edge in sight. Beasley features several instrumentals, most notably a nine-minute-plus version of his "I Feel You" hit, and a couple of intriguing vocal covers, including a version of Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance" that is slowed down and turned into a simmering soul torch ballad. It's all as smooth as an ice rink at midnight, an attribute that is both Beasley's strength as an instrumentalist and singer as well as his Achilles Heel. A little bit of roughness just might make all this rich sugar seem all the more sweet. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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Live


1	Introduction 0:06
2	On the Black Side 5:46
3	My Oasis 5:48
4	Do You Wanna Dance (Introduction) 1:09
5	Do You Wanna Dance 4:34
6	Freaknic (Introduction) 0:27
7	Freaknic 5:37
8	What's My Name (Introduction) 0:47
9	What's My Name 8:36
10	Never Can Say Goodbye (Introduction) 0:34
11	Never Can Say Goodbye 9:38
12	I Feel You (Introduction) 1:17
13	I Feel You 9:07
14	People Make the World Go Round 6:45

All Music Guide

Vocalist and saxophonist Walter Beasley's style is so inclusive, incorporating smooth jazz, R&B, and urban soul with touches of light funk and pure pop, that he is literally all things at once to his audiences, a fact that is evident in this slick live set recorded October 9, 1998 at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, MA. Backed by a versatile band consisting of Tyrone Chase on guitar, Andrew Sherman on keyboards, Baron Browne on bass, and Mark Simmons on drums, and led by Beasley's jazzy smooth alto and soprano sax playing, not to mention his gently honeyed vocals, he comes across as charming as a Boy Scout in a tuxedo, with nary a rough edge in sight. Beasley features several instrumentals, most notably a nine-minute-plus version of his "I Feel You" hit, and a couple of intriguing vocal covers, including a version of Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance" that is slowed down and turned into a simmering soul torch ballad. It's all as smooth as an ice rink at midnight, an attribute that is both Beasley's strength as an instrumentalist and singer as well as his Achilles Heel. A little bit of roughness just might make all this rich sugar seem all the more sweet. Steve Leggett

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 08/22/2006
Label: SHANACHIE
Catalog No.: 5143
UPC: 016351514325
Sales Rank: 84,225

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Walter Beasley		Primary Artist, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals
Baron Browne		Bass
Andrew Sherman		Keyboards
Mark Simmons		Drums
Tyrone Chase		Guitar

Technical Credits
Walter Beasley		Producer