Making Love, Vol. 1

Making Love, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000009OBX

Editorial Reviews
From Jazziz
In the '70s, John Klemmer experimented with form and context in ways that managed to speak to a widespread audience. The approach Klemmer used on his watershed 1975 album, Touch, on which he created hypnotic moods by using an Echoplex (an early form of digital delay), is reprised on this new CD.

Comprised mainly of variations on four different pieces, Making Love may disappoint some listeners, as the general groove is almost somnolent. At times, the music has a bothersome absence of personality. But other moments are more involving, such as when Klemmer induces a reflective state of reverie on "Consolent," or when the passion heats up on "Expressive," or when keyboardist Ronnie Foster captures just the right tonal color to support such moods.

Truth be told, though, despite the considerate interplay between drummer Harvey Mason and percussionist Lennie Castro, and regardless of John Topeas' imaginative guitar lines, there's not a lot of difference from track to track. The music is most compelling when one focuses on Klemmer's tone. His effects-laden lines create dark trails of sound, perhaps most eloquently on "Making Love (Main Love Theme)," where he falls gracefully into a deep well of melody then rises into an uplifting statement of affirmation. Similarly, when Klemmer picks up the soprano, his approach is refreshingly distinctive, full of swooning slurs and bent tones.

--- Larry Nai, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Making Love, Vol. 1,John Klemmer,Touch,Crossover Jazz,Hard Bop,Jazz,Pop,Post-Bop

Average customer rating: Keeps blowin!! Picks Up Where "Music" Left Off...

Making Love, Vol. 1 John Klemmer Manufacturer: Touch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Touch Finesse/Magnificent Madness Brazilia Involvement Music ASIN: B000009OBX Release Date: 1998-08-10

Tracks:

1. Entree
2. Appassianato (Var 1 Bloo)
3. Amoroso (Var 1 Bloo)
4. Consolente (Var 1 Bloo)
5. Making Love (Main Love Theme)
6. Amoroso (Var 2 Rosso)
7. Expressivo (Var 1 Bloo)
8. Consolente (Var 2 Rosso)
9. Amoroso (Var 3 Porporino)
10. Appassionato (Var 2 Rosso)
11. Finale

Customer Reviews:

Keeps blowin!!.......2002-06-18

Picks Up Where "Music" Left Off..........2001-12-05

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