| 1. Urban Traffic |
| 2. ---- Pain |
| 3. ---- Love Might Pass Me By |
| 4. ---- High Heel Shoes |
| 5. ---- Come Ride With Me |
| 6. ---- Lookin' Out The Window |
| 7. ---- Takin' It Back Home |
| 8. ---- Stay Home Today |
| 9. ---- Minute By Minute |
| 10. --- Days End |
| 11. --- More Than Words |
| 12. --- Can I Play My Horn? |
| 13. --- In Your Arms |
| 14. --- Practice Peace |
Editorial Reviews
Curtis Schieber, for the Dispatch
Saxophonist Vince Andrews, whose recordings have employed funk backbeats and soul and gospel melodies for some time, dives headlong into street music with his new `Urban Traffic.' "From the opening title track, the album makes no bones about Andrews' intent to reach a wide audience: Deep grooves lay the foundation for a sassy group vocal, Vince's laid-back rap and his spicy alto playing. The rhythms often carry the songs until the improvisations, which, though short, are the collection's highlights. The leader's compositions run the gamut of contemporary R&B - torchy quiet storm numbers, gospel-driven shouters, 1970's-style Philly soul. Andrews' singing is best on the up-tempo numbers. Andrews' playing is in fine form throughout, showing added edge and impressive technique on fast numbers....
Product Description
Saxophonist Vince Anderews' most recent offering, "Urban Traffic," - his 10th since 1983 - is planted firmly between jazz and funk. It displays a level of improvisational technique missing from most funk albums, but leans far toward the danceable side of jazz. From the opening notes of the first song, a '70's-funk influence is easily spotted. The title track evokes George Clinton's Parliament and Brides of Funkenstein. The vocals of "Pain" recall Sly Stone's " If You Want Me to Stay" and Dayton's Ohio Players. On the other hand, Andrews' slower jazz inclinations emerge on songs like "Looking Out the Window," which contrast sharply with the buoyant funk sound. Andrews' tones stake out their own ground just this side of aggressive jazz. It's not dirty or so full of accidentals as Mike Brecker's, but neither is it as clinically perfect as that of certain contemporary light jazz performers. Just as the songs represent a stylistic mix, his individual sax sound is a combination of colors and shades. As a whole, "Urban Traffic" has smoothness of sound that owes much to new R&B. It mellows the funk and smoothes the jazz without sacrificing the groove.
Urban Traffic
Saxophonist Vince Andrews, whose recordings have employed funk backbeats and soul and gospel melodies for some time, dives headlong into street music with his new `Urban Traffic.' "From the opening title track, the album makes no bones about Andrews' intent to reach a wide audience: Deep grooves lay the foundation for a sassy group vocal, Vince's laid-back rap and his spicy alto playing. The rhythms often carry the songs until the improvisations, which, though short, are the collection's highlights. The leader's compositions run the gamut of contemporary R&B - torchy quiet storm numbers, gospel-driven shouters, 1970's-style Philly soul. Andrews' singing is best on the up-tempo numbers. Andrews' playing is in fine form throughout, showing added edge and impressive technique on fast numbers....
Product Description
Saxophonist Vince Anderews' most recent offering, "Urban Traffic," - his 10th since 1983 - is planted firmly between jazz and funk. It displays a level of improvisational technique missing from most funk albums, but leans far toward the danceable side of jazz. From the opening notes of the first song, a '70's-funk influence is easily spotted. The title track evokes George Clinton's Parliament and Brides of Funkenstein. The vocals of "Pain" recall Sly Stone's " If You Want Me to Stay" and Dayton's Ohio Players. On the other hand, Andrews' slower jazz inclinations emerge on songs like "Looking Out the Window," which contrast sharply with the buoyant funk sound. Andrews' tones stake out their own ground just this side of aggressive jazz. It's not dirty or so full of accidentals as Mike Brecker's, but neither is it as clinically perfect as that of certain contemporary light jazz performers. Just as the songs represent a stylistic mix, his individual sax sound is a combination of colors and shades. As a whole, "Urban Traffic" has smoothness of sound that owes much to new R&B. It mellows the funk and smoothes the jazz without sacrificing the groove.
Urban Traffic
Urban Traffic,Saxophonist Vince Andrews
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