Will & Rainbow - Over Crystal Green (Japanese edition)
Piano – Will Boulware
Drums – Steve Gadd [click here to see more vinyl featuring Steve Gadd]
Bass – Will Lee
Guitar – Peter Bernstein
Synthesizer – Jon Werking
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg (A3, B2-3), Michael Brecker (A1, B1)
Trumpet – Randy Brecker (A2)
Written by Will Boulware (A2, B1, B3), Leon Russell (A1), Johnny Mandel (A3), James Taylor (B2)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Eighty-Eight's
Original Label : Eighty-Eight's
Recorded on January 15 and 16, 2002 at Avatar Studios, New York City
Engineered by David Baker
Produced by Yasohachi "88" Itoh
Mastered by Koji "C-chan" Suzuki
Liner notes by Yohzo Iwanami
Photography by John Abbott and Tadayuki Naito (cover)
Originally released in 2002
Tracks:
Side A:
- A Song For You
- I'll Fly Away
- Seascape
Side B:
- Appearance
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Scenery
Reviews:
“In 1976, a fusion band called Rainbow featuring pianist Will Boulware recorded an album entitled Crystal Green, which included saxophonist Michael Brecker, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and drummer Steve Gadd. In 2002, Boulware, the Brecker brothers and Gadd-along with the late saxophonist Bob Berg and bassist Will Lee-reconvened in a New York studio to record Over Crystal Green (441) under the group name Will & Rainbow. The album proves that the intervening years have clearly not diminished their rapport.
Michael Brecker leads the band through a dynamic interpretation of Bill Evans’ “Waltz for Debby,” and his brother turns in a lyrical trumpet solo on the ballad “I’ll Fly Away.” Berg and the ensemble explore inventive ways of presenting “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” while “Scenery” opens with a beautiful piano solo from Boulware, and then Berg delivers a swirling, rapid-fire, sometimes dizzying, performance. Over Crystal Green is a great example of deep musical connections from outstanding musicians.” JazzTimes Review by Lucy Taus
Ratings :
Discogs : 4 / 5