Then & Now: Featuring Four Hands & a Heart, Vol. 1

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All Music Guide - Jonathan Widran
Though his multifaceted four-decade solo recording career should have merited a proper box set long before, jazz guitar great Larry Carlton finally got around to releasing a unique three-CD set -- on the same day he put out the third disc, Four Hands & a Heart, Vol. 1, as a stand-alone project. As its simple title implies, Then & Now is less a typical comprehensive compilation than a unique window into the different approaches Carlton took to his axes during his breakthrough years of the late '70s-early '80s and the 2010s -- with the 1978 live album Mr. 335 Live in Japan (never before released in the U.S.) beautifully sandwiched in the middle. Truly a set ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Jonathan Widran
Though his multifaceted four-decade solo recording career should have merited a proper box set long before, jazz guitar great Larry Carlton finally got around to releasing a unique three-CD set -- on the same day he put out the third disc, Four Hands & a Heart, Vol. 1, as a stand-alone project. As its simple title implies, Then & Now is less a typical comprehensive compilation than a unique window into the different approaches Carlton took to his axes during his breakthrough years of the late '70s-early '80s and the 2010s -- with the 1978 live album Mr. 335 Live in Japan (never before released in the U.S.) beautifully sandwiched in the middle. Truly a set created for Carlton's most die-hard longtime fans -- but certainly enjoyable for any fan of melodic jazz fusion -- Then & Now offers some inevitably fun time-traveling, because the first thing the listener will want to do is listen to the songs culled from Larry Carlton (1978), Sleepwalk (1982), and Strikes Twice (1980) one by one and see how they match up with the more intimate, stripped-down versions (featuring mostly electric or acoustic guitars and essential percussion) that were recorded more recently. For the most part, the new arrangements show a delightful mellowing with age, a more laid-back style (sometimes favoring acoustic over the electric) compared to the frenetic flurry of notes on the originals. On what is perhaps the most familiar and enduring of these, "Sleepwalk," none of the original emotion is lost -- but the simplicity and sound purity of the new rendering make it essential. Although some of the retro instrumentation and production are crucial to understand the original tracks as products of their time, it's great to hear the melodic and rhythmic essence of these melodies without the time-stamped bells and whistles. The classic, high-energy "young" Carlton sound also comes across powerfully on the seven-track live CD, which had only been officially available in Japan till now. There is some overlap here as well, with three live performances of songs that appear on the other CDs of the set. Although the focus is on the guitarist's personal evolution, the first two discs allow listeners to re-experience supporting performances by some of the best musicians Carlton has ever worked with, including the late Jeff Porcaro, Abraham Laboriel, Greg Mathieson, Robert "Pops" Popwell, and Terry Trotter.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/11/2012
  • Label: 335 Records
  • UPC: 885767097285
  • Catalog Number: 1207
  • Sales rank: 40,471

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Room 335 (5:39)
  2. 2 Nite Crawler (5:22)
  3. 3 Point It Up (4:58)
  4. 4 Rio Samba (6:58)
  5. 5 Don't Give It Up (6:05)
  6. 6 (It Was) Only Yesterday (4:37)
  7. 7 Last Night (5:21)
  8. 8 Song For Katie (3:48)
  9. 9 Sleepwalk (4:36)
  10. 10 10 PM (5:07)
  11. 11 For Love Alone (5:02)
  12. 12 Strikes Twice (5:27)
  13. 13 Springville (6:39)
  14. 14 Mullberry Street (7:15)
Disc 2
  1. 1 I'm A Fool (4:25)
  2. 2 Mellow Out (5:06)
  3. 3 Tight Squeeze (8:13)
  4. 4 I'm Home (5:33)
  5. 5 Rio Samba (11:57)
  6. 6 (It Was) Only Yesterday (3:16)
  7. 7 Point It Up (8:12)
Disc 3
  1. 1 Room 335 (3:57)
  2. 2 Nite Crawler (4:41)
  3. 3 Point It Up (4:28)
  4. 4 Rio Samba (4:31)
  5. 5 Don't Give It Up (4:42)
  6. 6 (It Was) Only Yesterday (4:27)
  7. 7 Last Night (3:58)
  8. 8 Song For Katie (4:31)
  9. 9 Sleepwalk (4:49)
  10. 10 10 PM (5:13)
  11. 11 For Love Alone (4:55)
  12. 12 Strikes Twice (4:31)
  13. 13 Springville (4:15)
  14. 14 Mullberry Street (3:50)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Larry Carlton Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Larry Carlton Arranger, Composer, Producer
Greg Mathieson Composer
Richard Dodd Mastering
S. Farina Composer
A. Farina Composer
J. Farina Composer
Robert Williams Executive Producer
Toby Thompson Graphic Design
Derrick Clifton Cover Art
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