Kickin It Up

Gerald Albright | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B0001N1RTY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,641 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much, Much Better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, August 12, 2004

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Raider Jack "Jackie D Gray-Romeyn" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kickin It Up (Audio CD)

I first listened to this CD on my work sound system which does not do it justice. I was only mildly impressed and was preparing to submit a scathing review with the main focus being "mediocrity at its best."

But then I took it home and put it on a real sound system.
VOILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While I still contend that Gerald is infinitely more viable as a premiere session man than a solo artist, this second outing with GRP is far superior to "Groovology;" the former project seemed to be a classic example of an artist suffering from musician's block. "Kickin' It" is the exact opposite - with help from the likes of Jeff Lorber and George Duke, it appears creativity was at an all-time high with the end result being a wonderful project that you will enjoy over and over again. The arrangements are tight with fresh interpretations, a nice ode to Jr. Walker and some oh so nice tunes in collaboration with Lorber.

Quite honestly, I haven't been this impressed with a Gerald Albright project in quite a whie. It appears he is finally hittinhg his stride and I could not be more pleased.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice, Gerald!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only good things to say about this CD, July 28, 2004

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D. Robert Aitken "Anoldtrout" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kickin It Up (Audio CD)

I first saw Gerald Albright perform to stunning effect in Anita Baker's touring band many years ago now and thought he'd be a top seller when he released his own records, so I've sort of followed his releases buying most of them along the way. Despite some highs So Amazing and My, My, My (OK both covers) were great as was Groovology (check out We Fall Down) but honestly I felt his previous offerings had been a bit patchy. This release however certainly has much more depth and consistency and is hard to justify removing from the CD player as it's so easy on the ear. This set sees Gerald into more mainstream smooth jazz territory but he's managed to retain variety as he mixes funky uptempo tunes with some interesting covers and a very solid support crew. I particularly like the way he almost respectfully complements but never over powers the melodies. I'm not sure it will get the attention it deserves but it's definately worth a try and could easily become a slow sales burner.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YEEEE-OOWWW, This thing is HOT and TASTEY!!!!, November 18, 2004

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Sterling E. Stokes (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kickin It Up (Audio CD)

Quite frequently, I buy albums and only one song is worth listening to... This is most certainly not the case here. I loved nearly the entire album, especially numbers 1 and 2 cuts. If these don't get you up and into a thumping Jazz trance, well you're dead. I have liked Albright in the past, but I feel this time he's really created a masterpiece. As stated earlier, this one is H-O-T!!