Customer Reviews

Got You Covered

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A dream project for the talented saxophone aficionado... Inspired by the desire for change, he lined up some of the finest players and recorded GOT YOU COVERED live in the studio. "The great thing about recording live is that the music has a great energy and connection that you just can't get when you build a record a piece at a time. The scary thing is that you don't really know what you're going to end up with until after you've done it." To our ears, the finished project is fun, spontaneous and filled with a fantastic variety of jazz; from smooth to straight ahead. Primarily acoustic, GOT YOU COVERED is a cover album (hence the title) starring great players the likes of Russell Ferrante, Peter Erskine, Luis Conte, Chick Corea and Russ Freeman (Rippingtons - Eric's current gig). The covers include warm, rich versions of standards like "I've Got The World On A String," "Moody's Mood For Love," and "My One & Only" (recorded with Chick Corea as a duet in ONE take!). Plus a potpourri of other styles of music from the Gipsy Kings "Love & Liberte" to Carol King's "You've Got A Friend," to the BeeGees, "Emotion," and a stunning version of Billy Joel's "New York State Of Mind." Marienthal has been an integral part of the Smooth Jazz genre since it's inception, performing and recording with a who's who of artists over the years. GOT YOU COVERED is a sweet assortment of tasty, tasty tunes that come highly recommended by your friends here at [...]! ~SANDY SHORE

This is one of his best since "Voices Of The Heart". I urge you to buy this CD. It's one of his best. I don't throw praise around alot on some of his stuff. That means this is a Winner.
When you see this in a store grab it & buy it.

I like this disc. It has a lot of tunes that I know, but they are arranged to fit the sax well. I like this disc and I continue to play it.

Normally when I think of Eric Marienthal I think of the spicy, electrifying, and wild `jamming' Alto Sax player. This project took me to a different side of Eric and a pleasing one at that. I know Eric has a lot of energy, but this project puts him in a `Mellow Mood.' It is truly a nice Jazz background mellow project. I almost call it Eric plays the favorites and plays it safe. He is not trying to out do the originals, he does them. When listening to `New York State of Mind' I envision with a smile, Carmen McRae's 1980 rendition of this Billy Joel classic with Freddie Hubbard doing the monster Trumpet solo. The same can be said of James Moody's 'Moody's Mood for Love', as Eric plays one imagines the vocals of King Pleasure or Eddie Jefferson saying "James Moody you can blow now if you want to" (there I go talking out of my head again). The efforts on Les McCann's `Compared to What' and the Bee Gee's `Emotion' are done with a nice jazzy flow. I like this side of Eric as he finds himself in a 'Mellow Mood' and he puts you into one as well. If you are looking for a laid back mellow Jazz album, the JazzeOne says: Eric has `Got you covered.' ~the JazzeOne

Love it! This is my favorite Eric Marienthal CD, and I like every one of the songs very much. I want more like this. Cover me again, Eric!

I just received this album from amazon the CD is great other than "stand by me" its out of place on this album it's corny or something that you would put on and album just to take up space which this did what a shame. this album should be a 5 star but I could only give it a 4 because of this one lousy song, such great artist's on this album such as russell ferrante, russ freeman, peter erskine, dave carpenter luis conte, chic corea.