Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
Sapphire Blue
Sapphire Blue
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UPC Code: 828765766722
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Number of Discs: 1
Description
Larry Carlton may not have been issuing records in the United States with any regularity, but Sapphire Blue proves he hasn't been sitting on his hands, either. It's Carlton's first blues-oriented album in many years. Featuring a large band with a complete horn section, Reese Wynans on B-3, Matt Rollings on Rhodes piano, Terry McMillan on piano, and others, Carlton is in fine, even understated form here. This group plays like a band with a soloist at its center, not like a bunch of paid hacks backing up a guitar whiz. Witness the gorgeous horn charts by Jim Horn on "Friday Night Shuffle," and the triple melody line in "A Pair of Kings." The laid-back, jazzy blues feel of "Night Sweats," with a memorable groove and minimal horn punctuations, leaves Carlton's guitar room to jam inside a warm space. The title track is a B.B. King-style groover --
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday Nights Shuffle | 4:30 | |
| 2 | A Pair Of Kings | 5:54 | |
| 3 | Night Sweats | 8:17 | |
| 4 | Sapphire Blue | 8:15 | |
| 5 | 7 For Ya' | 5:08 | |
| 6 | Slightly Dirty | 5:52 | |
| 7 | Just An Excuse To Play The Blues | 5:16 | |
| 8 | Take Me Down | 5:42 |
