After 8

Ronny Jordan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Encoded Music
• ASIN: B00067HPBO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,076 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Jordan's new album, which features his longtime band and which he produced, strives for a cohesive live sound. The all-instrumental project features 10 songs, with seven originals and three covers. He wrote five of the songs himself, and co-wrote the title song with Rob Benson, the son of legendary guitarist George Benson.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pushing the business on, February 9, 2005

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After 8 (Audio CD)

It's 13 years since his first album, and almost inevitably Ronny Jordan is trying to move his style forward and "After 8" is certainly a change of direction, and in many ways his most sparse album to date. Many of the tracks have only a combination of Dario Boente ( who does the majority of the programming and some keyboards across the album) and Gene Lake or Abe Fogel on drums,with the addition of one other instrument. When this combination has strong themes or melodies to work with it comes together well ("7th Heaven" and 'Steppin Out"), but a couple of the tracks lose direction and needed more editing ("Going Uptown" for example). The very best tracks are those where there's a little more in the mix. My favourites are "Lighthouse" and his version of Johnny Mercer's "I remember you", which Jordan dedicates to his late parents. It's probably an indication that Jordan has mellowed in the intervening years, and whilst he starts to move in innovative directions this is an album that charts the ways that he's likely to be moving in when he produces the next album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 12, 2008

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Coen (San Jose) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: After 8 (Audio CD)

Ronny Jordan his first 2 albums, "The Antidote" and "The Quiet Revolution" launched his career. He was called the new George Benson. Every track of these 2 albums was really great. I bought all his albums since then, but his later albums were never as good as those first 2. I admire that he tries all different kind of styles. On this album he tries evening background music. The tracks often start strong, but than it does not build, it becomes a lullaby. Boring, and I almost never play it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars holding up the end for the london side, May 9, 2007

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M. Hedges "Squirell nutkin" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After 8 (Audio CD)

Seems to be a lot of negative vibes for our london boy's latest release , i will admit "Brighter days" is surely gonna be hard to beat , but true jordan fans should seek this out for the satisfying if simple "say no more" "search to find" and "steppin out".For the killer track (and ronny always has a killer track) check the opening title track co-written with the son of the one and only George Benson.I know collectors that will buy the album for the title track alone.