320 kbps

Artist: Kirk Whalum
Title: The Promise
Year Of Release: 1989
Label: Columbia[CK 45215]
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 50:38
Total Size: 320 MB(+3%)
122 MB(+3%)

Tracklist
01 - I Receive Your Love
02 - N.E. Wind
03 - The Promise
04 - Ma Foi
05 - L.C.'s Back
06 - Desperately
07 - Out-a-hand
08 - Don't Even Look
09 - For All We Know

personnel :
Bass - Gary King
Drums - Herman Matthews
Guitar - Steve Khan
Keyboards, Programmed By [Computer, Synthesizer] - Bob James
Percussion - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs*
Producer - Bob James
Saxophone - Kirk Whalum
Bass - Ron Carter
Soloist, Guitar - Dean Brown
Guitar - Larry Carlton
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr.
Vocals - Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holly*, Syreeta
Bob James gets the credit for discovering the passionate, soulful sax of Whalum in 1984. But you just know that a talent this size would have emerged on its own sooner or later. Between then and this release at the end of the decade, Whalum established himself as a major force on the contemporary scene, playing alongside the likes of James, Luther Vandross, Al Jarreau, and Larry Carlton, and releasing two powerful solo discs, 1985's Floppy Disk and 1988's And You Know That. But this third effort was his strongest outing to date, displaying a versatility which ranges from spiritual ("The Promise") to Brazilian (the tropical flavored "Desperately") to straight ahead rock & roll (the Larry Carlton tribute "LC's Back," which features the fancy licks of the guitarist himself). As producer, James gives his protégé's horn some fanciful grooves to work in and out of, most notably on the catchy, pop-like "Out a Hand." James also has a good time soloing on "Desperately" and the bass oriented "Don't Even Look." There are a lot of possible favorites in this collection, but the Carlton tribute is the one that hooks you from the very beginning. With this album, Whalum delivered in spades upon his early promise.