Street Dreams

• Artist: Lyle Mays
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1988
• Total Time: 50:39
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Lyle Mays' second solo album ventures even further afield than his acclaimed first record, into areas not associated with Mays nor his employer Pat Metheny. This time, the personnel list is far more varied, with several guest luminaries from the world of jazz-rock, as well as a big band and full chamber orchestra on some selections. Again, the main thrust of the album is bound up in a lengthy suite with new age atmospheric elements, juxtaposing fleet Brazilian grooves with a chamber orchestra, voluble Mays piano solos, and electronic interpolations by Mays and Frisell reminiscent of early classical electronic music. The solo "Chorinho" is a running classical exercise on electric keyboards, almost a contemporary Bachianas Brasileiras (to borrow Villa-Lobos' term) and a considerable feat of invention. The biggest surprise of all may well be "Possible Straight," a brief, straight-ahead piece of big band hard bop, and "Before You Can Go" seems to be the token emulation of the Metheny groove. There's a lot of inventive, mostly easygoing music here, though if one must choose, the level is not as consistently high as on Mays' first album. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Feet First	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(4:24)
August	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(5:02)
Chorinho	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(4:17)
Possible Straight	Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(3:20)
Hangtime	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(4:21)
Before You Go	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(6:54)
Newborn	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(1:35)
Street Dreams	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(1:43)
Street Dreams	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(11:03)
Street Dreams	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(3:09)
Street Dreams	Lyle Mays	Lyle Mays	(4:51)

Credits

Marc Johnson (Bass), Mayuki Fukuhara (Violin), Aloysia Friedmann (Violin), Steve Rodby (Conductor), Astrid Schween (Cello), Erica Kieswetter (Violin), Stephanie Fricker (Viola), Pat Metheny (Executive Producer), Bob Mintzer (Flute), Chris Seiter (Trombone), Bob Millikan (Flute), Lyle Mays (Producer), Ron Lawrence (Viola), Steve Gadd (Drums), Bob Malach (Sax (Tenor)), Jeri Heiden (Design), Lutz Rath (Cello), Bob Millikan (Trumpet), Chris Gekker (Trumpet), Louise Schulman (Viola), Bob Millikan (Sax (Tenor)), Vicki Randle (Vocoder), Mayuki Fukuhara (Concert Master), Chris Sieter (Trombone), Darc Bargeron (Trombone), Steve Gadd (Cymbals), Willie Blount (Clarinet (Bass)), Laura Seaton (Violin), Laurie Frink (Trumpet), Robin Bushman (Violin), Yari Bond (Cello), Vicki Randle (Vocals), Steven Cantor (Producer), Peter Erskine (Cymbals), David Sholemson (Project Coordinator), Mineko Yajima (Violin), Lyle Mays (Keyboards), Glen Velez (Percussion), Josh Gordon (Cello), Richard Locker (Cello), Keith O'Quinn (Trombone), David Cantor (Photography), Eriko Sato (Violin), Steve Rodby (Bass (Electric)), Paul Peabody (Violin), Mitsuru Tsubota (Violin), David Taylor (Trombone (Bass)), Erich Kory (Cello), Jeri Heiden (Art Direction), Bill Frisell (Guitar), Elizabeth Mann (Flute), Steve Rodby (Producer), Marilyn Reynolds (Violin), Vicki Randle (Percussion), Louise Schulman (Leader), Martin Agee (Violin), Steve Radby (Bass (Electric)), William Blowns (Clarinet (Bass)), Masako Yanagita (Violin), Dave Bargeron (Trombone), Bob Mintzer (Sax (Tenor)), Steve Jordan (Drums), Marc Johnson (Bass (Acoustic)), Jonathan Spitz (Cello), Robert Shaw (Violin), Emilia Barros (Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part), Louise Schulman (Violin), Randy Brecker (Trumpet), Jeff Hendrickson (Engineer), Emilia Barros (Spoken Word), Bob Malach (Flute), Stephen Taylor (Horn (English)), Jennie Hansen (Viola), Lyle Mays (Piano), Rozlyne Clarke (Cello), Rob Eaton (Engineer), Peter Erskine (Drums), Rob Eaton (Mixing), Dave Bergeron (Trombone), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Lyle Mays (Arranger)