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Touch
(1975)
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John Klemmer
Better solos and higher energy level than most of Klemmer's albums. This is the best-sounding version. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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Brazilia
(1979)
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John Klemmer
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Mosaic: The Best of John Klemmer
(1996)
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In the early 1970s, when John Klemmer left Don Ellis' Orchestra and went out on his own, he soon discovered a formula that worked. An innovator with the electric saxophone, Klemmer mostly caressed the melodies on his commercial recordings, letting his sound tell the story. These easy-listening sounds (which included the major hit "Touch") helped ...
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Finesse/Magnificent Madness
(2005)
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John Klemmer
Wounded Bird repackages two of saxophonist John Klemmer's 1980s titles on Warner in reverse order here. Finesse, issued in 1983, features Klemmer's saxophone and his trademark echoplex (debuted so wonderfully on 1978's Cry (Solo Saxophone 1)). Finesse was released in 1983 and places the saxophonist in the company of bassist Bob Magnusson, ...
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Barefoot Ballet
(1976)
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John Klemmer
Issued on ABC in 1976, John Klemmer's Barefoot Ballet was the follow-up to the tremendously successful Touch in 1975. That set began to wrap up the various places he'd been musically in the early '70s while entering a new phase, where warm, rounded tones became his signature. Klemmer always stood outside of fusion circles, but his use of an ...
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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 3
(1995)
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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 3 collects more seductive slow jams and quiet storm ballads, including the Stylistics' "Break Up to Make Up," Aretha Franklin's "Something He Can Feel," the Delfonics' "Hey Love," Ray's "Special Lady," and New Birth's "It's Been a Long Time." Tracks by Tower of Power, Rene & Angela, Blue Magic, and the ...
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Smooth Jazz: The Originals, Vol. 1
(2000)
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Smooth Jazz: The Originals, Vol. 1 gathers smooth jazz tracks from the genre's pioneers, including Special EFX, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, and Tom Grant. Acoustic Alchemy's "Mr. Chow," Lee Ritenour's "Night Rhythms," Dave Grusin's "Mountain Dance," and David Benoit's "Linus and Lucy" are among the mellow instrumentals featured on this worthwhile ...
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Arabesque
(1977)
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John Klemmer
A light, pop-influenced effort much in the vein of his commercial breakthrough Touch, Arabesque possesses a creativity and feeling which allows it to rise above the standard lite-jazz fare -- fans of Klemmer's more adventurous recordings need not bother, but listeners in search of inspired mood music will find much of value here. Raymond ...
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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2
(1995)
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Smooth Grooves: A Sensual Collection, Vol. 2 collects more seductive slow jams and quiet storm ballads, including Cameo's "Why Have I Lost You," Rick James' "Fire and Desire," Teddy Pendergrass' "Come Go With Me," and Chapter 8's "I Just Wanna Be Your Girl." Tracks by Stephanie Mills, Atlantic Starr, Alicia Myers, and Shirley Murdock are among the ...
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Cry
(1978)
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John Klemmer
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The Best of Chess Jazz
(1950)
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This double LP has music from 18 different groups (mostly from 1956-66) and puts the focus on Chess's much-overlooked jazz catalog. Best-known as one of the leading Chicago blues labels, Chess (as shown on this two-fer) recorded many interesting jazz dates ranging from James Moody and Gene Ammons to Benny Goodman, the Jazztet, Ramsey Lewis and ...
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LifeStyle (Living & Loving)
(1977)
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John Klemmer
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Waterfalls
(1972)
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John Klemmer
John Klemmer was (along with Eddie Harris) a pioneer and an innovator at utilizing electrical devices on his saxophone. For this live set, Klemmer used an Echoplex on his tenor and soprano and was joined by keyboardist Mike Nock, electric bassist Wilton Feldman, drummer Eddie Marshall, Victor Feldman on percussion, and (on two of the eight songs) ...
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Involvement
(1967)
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John Klemmer
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Triumphant Sax!
(1975)
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GRP begins its new Gold Encore anthology series with a good nine-track collection featuring great swing, bop and hard bop performances and decent fusion cuts. Any set that begins with a superb Johnny Hodges track and includes wonderful, robust solos from Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane and Gerry Mulligan can be forgiven for the routine squawks of ...
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Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz, Vol. 2
(2000)
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Rhino's Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz Vol. 2 collects pieces by smooth jazz pioneers and stars like David Sanborn, Bob James, John Klemmer, and the Yellowjackets. Grover Washington's "Come Morning," the Crusaders' "Standing Tall," Jean-Luc Ponty's "Modern Time Blues," and Lee Ritenour's "Countdown (Captain Fingers)" are some of the album's other ...
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Smooth Grooves: Smooth Jazz, Vol. 3
(2000)
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A nice collection of low-key jazz, with a strong fusion component to the proceedings. Cuts have been drawn from the '70s through the '90s, with a strong leaning toward the 1981-1985 period when this kind of relax-o-fusion was really starting to gain a foothold. The artist selection here includes stalwarts such as Spyro Gyra, Najee, Hiroshima, and ...
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Making Love, Vol. 1
(1998)
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John Klemmer
With the exception of one record, John Klemmer had not recorded as a leader in 17 years when he cut this atmospheric CD. Actually, his sound and style had not changed much from the days when he recorded superior and popular mood music. On this set, Klemmer probably plays all of the instruments which include tenor, synthesizer, keyboards, some ...
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Nexus One (for Trane)
(1979)
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John Klemmer
This CD reissues five of the nine selections from what was arguably tenor-saxophonist John Klemmer's greatest recording session. In addition to forceful versions of "Mr. P.C." and "My One and Only Love" that feature the artist joined by bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Carl Burnett, there are three lengthy explorations (of "Softly as in a Morning ...
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John Klemmer
(1995)
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Simpatico
(1978)
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John Klemmer & Oscar Castro-Neves
When the music on this CD was released for the first time in 1997, it had been a long time since anything had been heard from John Klemmer on records. A superior improviser who was one of the few innovators on the electrified sax (along with Eddie Harris), Klemmer had great commercial success in the mid-1970s with some ballad-oriented mood music ...
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Solo Saxophone II: Life
(1982)
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John Klemmer
Released the same year as Hush, Solo Saxophone II: Life was John Klemmer's third release for Elektra in two years. Interestingly, he followed the same formula he did with MCA: score a big single (in this case "Let's Make Love" from Hush) and strong arm the label into letting you do a more experimental outing. Self-produced and cut very quickly, ...
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Hush
(1981)
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John Klemmer
Hush was John Klemmer's second album for Elektra, following the commercially successful Magnificent Madness recorded a year earlier. While the previous album focused on covers and vocal tracks, Hush moved back toward the silkier sounds of his soft-sounding electric jazz. While Grover Washington, Jr.. is often credited as being the father of smooth ...
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Slow Jams: On the Jazz Tip, Vol. 4
(1998)
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Slow Jams: On the Jazz Tip, Vol. 4 is quite simliar to its predecessors in that it mixes earthy soul-jazz with smooth fusion. Both styles are supposed to sound "cool," but they are actually opposed, since the groove is grittier in soul-jazz than it is in fusion. Fortunately, most of these cuts here fall into one specific style, which gives the ...
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Finesse
(1980)
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Finesse features John Klemmer's saxophone and his trademark Echoplex (debuted so wonderfully on 1978's Cry. Finesse was released in 1983 and places the saxophonist in the company of bassist Bob Magnusson, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, drummer Ron McCurdy, and percussionist Steve Forman. This is pop-jazz with real style and emotion in the light ...
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