Glenn Mosley
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Pressure Sensitive
- Artist: Ronnie Laws
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- Release Date: 1975
- Total Time: 34:54
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Ronnie Laws has always been an R&B-oriented saxophonist miscast in the jazz world, starting with his early association with the rapidly declining Blue Note label. His debut album (reissued on CD) has a couple of decent melodies (the opening "Always There" is the most memorable), some soulful tenor and soprano playing by the leader in a style heavily influenced by Grover Washington, Jr., and vocals on only one of the eight selections; Laws's attempts to make it as a singer were still in the future. However this obviously commercial effort (every song fades out before it hits the five-minute mark) can only be recommended in comparison to Ronnie Laws's later more inferior recordings. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| Pressure Punks (2008 Album by Various Artists) | |
| Pressure Sensitive/Squeeze (1999 Album by Total Science) |
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| Studio album by Ronnie Laws | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | March-April, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:54 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
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Pressure Sensitive is debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "this obviously commercial effort (every song fades out before it hits the five-minute mark) can only be recommended in comparison to Ronnie Laws's later more inferior recordings".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated
- "Always There" (William Jeffrey, Ronnie Laws) - 4:52
- "Momma" (Roland Bautista) - 4:20
- "Never Be the Same" (Bautista, Mike Cavanaugh, Laws) - 4:23
- "Tell Me Something Good" (Stevie Wonder) - 4:50
- "Nothing to Lose" - 4:54
- "Tidal Wave" (Jeffrey) - 4:08
- "Why Do You Laugh at Me?" (Wayne Henderson) - 3:55
- "Mis' Mary's Place" - 3:32
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- Recorded at Angel City Sound in Los Angeles, California in March-April, 1975.
Personnel
- Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Jerry Peters - electric piano, synthesizer
- Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample - clavinet, electric piano
- Roland Bautista - guitar
- John Rowin - guitar (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
- Wilton Felder (track 6), Clint Mosley (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8) - electric bass
- Steve Guttierez (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8), Michael Willars (track 6) - drums
- Joe Clayton - conga, tambourine, flexitone
- Side Effect - backing vocals (track 2)
References
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
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