On the Cool Side
On the Cool Side | ||||
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1985(LP) 1996(CD) | |||
Genre | Jazz Smooth jazz Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 48:32 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Windham Hill | |||
Producer | Ben Sidran | |||
Ben Sidranchronology | ||||
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On the Cool Sideis asmooth jazzalbum bykeyboardistandjazz vocalistBen Sidran.Released in1985,it was Sidran's fourteenthstudio album.[1]
Background
[edit]On the Cool Sidewas one of Sidran's first commercially successful solo releases, receiving significant airtime on contemporary jazz stations at the time.[2]It was also his first album to use electronic instruments, including drum machines and aYamaha DX7synthesiser "to capture the spirit of the times".[3]
Some album releases were pressed on translucent black vinyl.[4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Writing forAllMusic,Jim Newsom commented the "music on this recording is heavily electronicized [..] but it sure sounds like a lot of fun." He summarised the eponymous track as "a classic of the genre, an upbeat, joyous affirmation of life, featuring a backing vocal from old pal Steve Miller [..] you'll find yourself walking down the street singing" keep on searching, keep it on the cool side "with a big smile on your face."
Newsom also praised the renditions of "Lover Man", "Heat Wave" and "Up a Lazy River" with Sidran's new "funky" elements.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mitsubishi Boy" | 5:13 |
2. | "Lover Man Part 1" | 2:57 |
3. | "Lover Man Part 2" | 5:02 |
4. | "Brown Eyes" | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "On the Cool Side" | 5:50 |
2. | "Old Hoagy" | 3:40 |
3. | "Heat Wave" | 3:55 |
4. | "Up a Lazy River" | 3:40 |
Personnel
[edit]- Billy Peterson– bass (on "Lover Man Part 1" and "Lover Man Part 2" )
- Howard Arthur – guitar (on "Mitsubishi Boy" and "Brown Eyes" )
- Paul Peterson– synthesizer (on "Lover Man Part 1" and "Lover Man Part 2" )
- Ricky Peterson – synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals (on "Brown Eyes" )
- Mac Rebennack– backing vocals (on "Up a Lazy River" )
- Steve Miller– backing vocals (on "On the Cool Side" )
- Patty Peterson – backing vocals (on "Heat Wave" )
- Ben Sidran– synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
References
[edit]- ^"Ben Sidran's Discography".BenSidran.Retrieved2015-03-17.
- ^abNewsom, Jim.On the Cool Side – Ben SidranatAllMusic.Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^"On the Cool Side - Album".BenSidran.Retrieved2015-03-17.
- ^"Ben Sidran - On The Cool Side (Vinyl, LP, Album)".Discogs. 1985.Retrieved2015-03-17.
Bibliography
[edit]- On the Cool Side(Vinyl LP cover).Ben Sidran.United States:Windham Hill.1985. MA-0204.
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