Name: Twilight
Brand: Concord Jazz
SKU: 41360
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Twilight

Rating

Album: Twilight
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Joyful Album Version	More Info...	4:22
2)	Love After Dark Album Version	More Info...	4:49
3)	Smood Dude Album Version	More Info...	4:04
4)	Twilight Album Version	More Info...	4:52
5)	Bar Talk Album Version	More Info...	4:14
6)	Laughter In The Rain Album Version	More Info...	4:30
7)	Spanish Rose Prelude Album Version	More Info...	2:01
8)	Spanish Rose Album Version	More Info...	4:57
9)	Lovin' You Album Version	More Info...	4:34
10)	Lover's Lane Album Version	More Info...	4:08
11)	Sari's Song Album Version	More Info...	5:54
12)	Bud & Sandy Album Version	More Info...	4:16
13)	Strut Album Version	More Info...	4:17

Album: Twilight
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Joyful Album Version	More Info...	4:22
2)	Love After Dark Album Version	More Info...	4:49
3)	Smood Dude Album Version	More Info...	4:04
4)	Twilight Album Version	More Info...	4:52
5)	Bar Talk Album Version	More Info...	4:14
6)	Laughter In The Rain Album Version	More Info...	4:30
7)	Spanish Rose Prelude Album Version	More Info...	2:01
8)	Spanish Rose Album Version	More Info...	4:57
9)	Lovin' You Album Version	More Info...	4:34
10)	Lover's Lane Album Version	More Info...	4:08
11)	Sari's Song Album Version	More Info...	5:54
12)	Bud & Sandy Album Version	More Info...	4:16
13)	Strut Album Version	More Info...	4:17

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Ed Calle (soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, EWI); Arturo Sandoval (trumpet); Rene Luis Toledo, Dan Warner (guitar).
Engineers include: Javier Carrion, Lee Levin Doug Emery.
Recorded from May 15 - June 15, 2000.
Personnel: Ed Calle (flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Dan Warner (guitar); Rene Toledo (acoustic guitar); Arturo Sandoval (trumpet, piano); Jim Gasior (piano); Lee Levin (drums, programming); Richard Bravo (percussion); Doug Emery (programming).
Recording information: Coconut Sound Studios, Pembrake Pines, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000); One-Take Studios, Miami, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000); Real Sound Studios, Miami, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000); Swanky Sound Studios, Miami Beach, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000); The Gallery Studios, Miami, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000); Turi's Music Studios, Miami Springs, FL (05/15/2000-06/15/2000).
Director: Alexis Davis.
Arrangers: Doug Emery; Lee Levin .
Even though this brilliant saxman and composer insists on once again using a generic romantic title for a disc of incomparable diversity and riches (much as he did with 1999's Sunset Harbor), there are at least six surefire smooth jazz airplay hits which will keep radio excited over the next year. If Steve Cole thought he had cornered the market on multi-track sax hooks the listener can't stop humming after the first spin, he better size up his competition with Calle. He combines soprano and tenor on both the funky, upbeat (and well-titled) "Joyful" and the silky, romantic "Love After Dark," then doubles up on tenor throughout the shuffling urban-flavored "Smood Dude" and the spirited "Bar Talk" (an ode to the Miami club Raffles where he got his start). Smooth jazz balladry doesn't get much better than the soulful, orchestrally enhanced "Sari's Song," a passionate tribute to Calle's wife. Those are the obvious hits, but there's still the deeper part of Calle's Latin heritage to consider on the brisk, rolling Gato Barbieri-like "Lover's Lane" (on which he plays alto, tenor, and baritone and floats his horns before the soaring drama of the Miami Symphonic Strings). With Arturo Sandoval featured on "Strut," one might expect another Latin extravaganza, but this one's a moody, retro soul blues-rock jam featuring Calle once again on all horns, teaming up note for note with the trumpet legend. Calle also has a sense of nostalgia, performing gorgeous readings of Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the Rain" and Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You." And "Bud and Sandy" borrows more than a riff or two from the classic Doobie Brothers' sound. Sunset Harbor came out early in 1999 and stuck around to become one of the year's top discs, and Twilight -- with its 13 outstanding tracks -- is a shoo-in candidate for best genre album of 2001. ~ Jonathan Widran

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (10/01, p.85) - "...A stalwart entry in the mellow R&B/pop-jazz genre..."