Following Footsteps

by Jeff Jarvis

Overview

This outing from trumpeter Jeff Jarvis is quite commercial, with mundane originals, a few pop/R&B tunes, and Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born" all being given consistently unimaginative treatment. Jarvis is a technically skilled trumpeter with a warm sound and there are some strong players on this set, including tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, Shelly Berg on keyboards, and guitarist Grant Geissman. But the arrangements are run of the mill, none of the themes are memorable, and the rhythm section generally sounds as if everything was written out ahead of time. If some of these cuts received radio airplay at the time, then perhaps this CD could be considered a success at its goal. But since the disc soon went out of print, it seems to have fallen short on all levels. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/1998
Label:	AMHERST RECORDS
UPC:	0051617550327

Tracks

1. One Hundred Ways
2. Southtown Strut
3. For the Love of You
4. Creepin'
5. Following Footsteps
6. I Believed You
7. Hold Me Close
8. A Child Is Born
9. You've Got It Bad Girl
10. The Test of Time
11. Powder Keg

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jeff Jarvis   Primary Artist,Horn,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Bob Mintzer   Guest Artist,Horn,Sax (Tenor),Flute (Alto)
Lani Groves   Guest Artist,Vocals
Nicki Richards   Guest Artist,Vocals
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler   Guest Artist,Drums
Shelly Berg   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Grant Geissman   Guest Artist,Guitar
Will Lee   Guest Artist,Vocals
Ernie Watts   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ellen Rowe   Keyboards
"Ready" Freddie Washington   Bass
Brian Kilgore   Percussion
Matt Harris   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Thad Jones   Composer
Ellen Rowe   Composer
Benjamin F. Wright   Composer
Ben Wright   Composer
Ernie Isley   Composer
Jeff Jarvis   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ronald Isley   Composer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Marvin Isley   Composer
O'Kelly Isley   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Larry Swist   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Rob Brill   Assistant Engineer
Matt Harris   Programming
Yvonne Wright   Composer
Leonard Silver   Executive Producer
Barbara Rickard   Design,Illustrations
Tony Coleman   Composer