Cold Sweat - Plays J.B. & 4 Play '1989/1991

Tracks list

:: TRACKLIST ::

Plays J.B. [1989]
1. Brown's Prance (00:52)
2. Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (06:50)
3. It's A Man's World (06:50)
4. I Got The Feelin' (00:17)
5. Brown's Dance (03:43)
6. Showtime Medley (06:27)
7. Please, Please, Please (04:36)
8. Try Me (03:39)
9. Cold Sweat (07:26)

Personnel
    Craig Harris - trombone, vocals, music director
    Eddie Allen - trumpet
    Kenny Rogers - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
    Booker T. Williams - tenor saxophone
    Brandon Ross, Fred Wells - electric guitar
    Clyde Criner - keyboards
    Alonzo Gardner - electric bass
    Damon Mendez - drums
    Kweyao Agyapon - percussion

Guests:
    Olu Dara - trumpet (tracks 2 & 7)
    Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone (tracks 2 & 3)
    David Murray - tenor saxophone (tracks 5 & 9)
    Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman - percussion (track 6)
    Sekou Sundiata - vocals (tracks 2 & 6)

As fine an example of applying improvisational Èlan to R&B/soul idiom as you
can find in the 80s. David Murray, Arthur Blythe, and du Daro stay in the groove
and take it to the bridge.

4 Play [1991] 
1. Foreplay One (00:49)
2. You Are Everything (04:49)
3. Round Midnight (06:13)
4. Spinning Around (03:49)
5. Foreplay Two (00:43)
6. If This World Were Mine (05:44)
7. The Secret Garden (03:13)
8. Foreplay Three (00:42)
9. Going In Circles (04:46)
10. In The Rain (03:33)
11. Whip Appeal (05:30)
12. Nefertiti (01:02)
13. La La Means I Love You (04:21)
14. Foreplay Four (00:47)

Personnel
    Craig Harris - trombone
    Eddie Allen - trumpet
    Sam Furnace - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
    Booker T. Williams, George Adams - tenor saxophone
    Brandon Ross, Fred Wells - electric guitar
    Douglas Booth - keyboards
    James Calloway (tracks 2, 3 & 6), Melvin Gibbs (tracks 4, 9, 10 & 13) -
electric bass
    Damon Mendez - drums
    Kweyao Agyapon - percussion (track 4)
    Andy Bey (tracks 3 & 9), Sekou Sundiata (tracks 5, 8 & 14) - vocals

The group Cold Sweat was formed in the late '80s to play jazz versions of songs
associated with James Brown. By the time they recorded their third album in
1990, that concept had largely run out of gas and instead the group interpreted
an eclectic program that includes several originals by trombonist Craig Harris,
"'Round Midnight," Marvin Gaye's "If This World Were Mine," Quincy Jones' "The
Secret Garden," a one-minute version of "Nefertiti," and pop songs. Mixing
together avant-garde players with funksters, the music is somewhat strange,
disturbing, and ultimately a bore. It is a pity considering that Craig Harris,
trumpeter E.J. Allen, altoist Sam Furnace, and guest tenor George Adams are
among the musicians. 

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