Customer Reviews

Ratamacue

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
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Just doesn't sit right with me that Mr. Mason is playing ELECTRONIC DRUMS!...This coming from the man who amazed and electrified us naturally with his work on "Headhunters" for cripes sake!! (doesn't sit right at all)

He does a very decent cover of Paul Desmon's "Take Five" here, in fact, this and Grover Washington Jr.'s version are just about the best covers of "TF" I've heard so far. (no matter what that other reviewer says!)

Fans of Fourplay, Special Effects & The Rippingtons should enjoy this one.

Decent tracks - "Take Five"

"8:22 A.M"

"Whatever It Is"

"Take It Slow"

I bought it right after release date, was listening often. Nice rythmic combinanations, easy listening smooth jazz harmony.

Dont like the Take 5, hate it's first.

"It's you", "Ratamacue" and "8.22" - the best three.

Good combination of digital and analog sound.

European type of music, no honey, sugar, just cool smooth jazz.

Drive and enjoy!

(Jazz keyboardist, Vitali Kirk)

This cd was and always will be a grand family adventure for the Mason's. How wonderful it must have been for them to be able to create this music together, a better father and son collaboration I know not of. Excellent listening for the home or the highway, I tip my hat to the Mason's.

I got this CD when it first came out. Have listened to it when I was in a Fourplay kind of mood. Then I pick this up and smack myself for not listening to it more frequently. Several great tunes on this. Although Harvey Mason is now known to most via his efforts with Fourplay, few drummers have more recording credits than this legend (except he ain't dead). This CD demonstrates his multiple talents.i.e. arrangment, writing, engineering and production. Quite a work!!!

It's little wonder why after all these years Harvey Mason is still the most sort after drummer! "Ratamacue" is a piece of work, I can't say enough about this cd. It stands out! I searched for it for about a year here in the UK & had to get the help of Jazz FM in my desperation! Do yourself a favour, get a copy & never lend it out. It's as good as you'll get, don't just listen, this really needs to be heard!!

Wow, after looking for this cd online and in stores for over a year now, I just found it at my local, used cd dealer. By way of contemporary jazz that puts you in a Bob Jamesian-Fourplay,sunny, Sunday afternoon sort-of "vibe," this is a very nice work - entirely overlooked when it debuted. I cherish the cd for 8:22 a.m.(Pat Metheny-esque), Ratamacue, and Noble Places of the Heart (feels like an instrumental prayer and a soft-shoe, two-stepped latin tango), which are the absolute highlights of the cd. Mason has a stellar ensemble of collaborating colleagues, including James, Grusin, Ritenour, N. East, Alpert, Duke, and the ever innovative, N'degeOcello. Although it may seemingly border mainstream commercialization around the edges, its by far one of the best out there, and it's a cd that really just feels good. Check it out...it makes an especially nice addition to your road trip collection.

This is a great CD folks. Get your hands on Ratamacue and add it to your collection! Nicely done Mr. Harvey Mason. ( ^_^ )

This is a smokin' hot,ready to eat soul, funk stew, loaded with delicious goodies. The ingredients, though varied, work together to make one of the tastiest new albums in contemporary jazz. I love it and listen to it often . Its one that grows on me, unlike so much of the "smooth" jazz that lacks the flavor of good soul stew, with it's complexity in character, and warm heartedness. This you should sample.

I'm not a big fan of this style of music.

Reminds me too much of the "quiet storm" format.

Sounds dated,derivative and MOR.

Kind of a waste of his talent,but ya gotta eat.

He's done better and I would look elsewhere for a jazz/drum fix.

Funk in a Mason Jar and Lee Rittenour's Capitan Fingers are better bets.