westcoastmusic (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
According to some very basic laws of nature, when powerful forces come together, some form of energy is created - usually in large amounts. In music, the laws of interaction are no different. When keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Energy: a word that means power or force. It's appropriate that Energy is also the title of Fourplay's debut with Heads Up. Fourplay, a double entendre, is the quartet of Bob James, Nathan East, Harvey Mason and Larry Carlton. Each, an individual band leader or session sideman in his own right, the four spend part of their time as a supergroup. Collectively, they've appeared on numerous...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
... on One Kind Favor. The core band includes Jim Keltner and Jay Bellerose on drums and percussion, Nathan East of the jazz supergroup Fourplay on acoustic bass and Dr. John on piano, with several additional musicians contributing here and there. The opening song, "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," asks one kind favor of the listener. Mike Elizondo adds electric bass on this and other...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Jackson Browne, Time the Conqueror (Inside Recordings). Fourplay, Energy (Heads Up). Jazz group features keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East, guitarist Larry Carlton and drummer Harvey Mason. ...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... Randy Waldman, guitarists Michael Thompson and Tim Pierce; bassists Neil Stubenhaus and Nathan East; and drummers Teddy Campbell and Vinnie Colaiuta. Lington also introduces rising female vocalist, U.K. born Keely Hawkes on the catchy tune "Shout About Ya."
Everything And Nothing (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
With his 83rd birthday right around the corner, B.B. King released his latest album, One Kind Favor . It debuted at No. 11 on Billboard's list of best-selling albums and Rolling Stone called it one of the finest works of his long career . In addition to his vocals, he has an awesome back-up band for the album: Jim Keltner (John Lennon, Mick Jagger) on drums, Nathan East (Clapton) on stand-up...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
One Kind Favor isn't exactly a tribute album, but it brims with songs by such blues masters as Lemon Jefferson, Chester Burnett and T-Bone Walker - artists whose works have had an impact on King.Surrounded by a rhythm section made up of New Orleans piano great Dr. John, bassist Nathan East and drummer Jim Keltner, King recorded the 12 cuts live in the studio. Still, something about the...
