Extra Sensual Perception

Extra Sensual Perception

by Kevin Toney
Extra Sensual Perception

Extra Sensual Perception

by Kevin Toney

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Overview

This master of elegant funk piano seems poised to carry the torch that Joe Sample lit long ago. He works with fatter grooves, here programming his rack most of the time to create a shuffling retro-soul hip-hop mix. But Toney's weaving of melodic lightness on his feet in some spots with darker tonal shifts in others is unmistakably Sample-esque. Typical of the up-tempo hi-tone approach is "How 'Bout That," whose bass-driven groove gallops underneath a playful skittery dual piano and Rahmlee Davis' trumpet melody. On the other side of the coin is the graceful ballad "Hush," which begins with a lush synth string intro before easing into a moody chord progression beneath the melody tradeoff between Toney and Gerald Albright. Toney rarely stretches beyond the genre parameters of what picture perfect light funk with brief but irresistible piano improvisations (enhanced in spots by Ray Parker, Jr.'s guitar and Kirk Whalum's trusty sax) is supposed to be, but his one leap of percussive faith is a memorable one. "Get up on It" throbs along with exotic, jungly rhythms by Bill Summers (credited with playing the "bottle" as well) and a thick wall of bass by Sekou Bunch. This tune goes through various movements as it pushes along, leaving Toney an opportunity to switch from an acoustic melody to a synth-created electric piano run. One publication quote on the CD jacket says that Toney's "one of the tastiest artists on the planet." Tall order to fill, but Toney seems willing to add a little more spice every time out. ~ Jonathan Widran

Product Details

Release Date: 08/17/1999
Label: Shanachie
UPC: 0016351505927
Rank: 116651

Tracks

  1. Extra Sensual Perception
  2. Wishful Thinking
  3. How 'Bout That
  4. Stay
  5. Hush
  6. Child's Play
  7. Catwalk
  8. So Good
  9. Midori
  10. Get Up on It
  11. Redemption

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kevin Toney   Primary Artist,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Bill Summers   Guest Artist,Bottle,Percussion
Ray Parker, Jr.   Guest Artist
Gerald Albright   Guest Artist
Kirk Whalum   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Sekou Bunch   Guitar (Bass)
Carl Burnett   Guitar
Darrell Crooks   Guitar
Jeremy Monroe   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rahmlee Michael Davis   Trumpet
William Kennedy   Drums
Ralph Jones   Suling
Georgette Franklin   Vocals (Background)
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Drums,Stick,Cymbals
Mel Brown   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Steve Van Arder   Engineer
Skyler Jett   Composer
Claytoven Richardson   Composer
Jeremy Monroe   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Oji Pierce   Composer
Danny Weiss   Executive Producer
Paul Wickliffe   Mixing
Bill Summers   Composer
Kevin Toney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming,Keyboard Programming
Anthony Barboza   Photography
Phyllis Saunders   Composer
Randy Hall   Composer
Sylvanna Greene   Make-Up,Stylist
Rob Hudak   Graphic Design
Mike McQuaid   Assistant Engineer
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Drum Programming
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