Jim Beard - Truly... (1997)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Jim Beard Title Truly... Length 48:45 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Escapade Cat. Number 63652 Style Fusion Rating Recorded 1997  Comment rozczarowujący

Musicians	Credits
Jim Beard keyboards, vocals David Blamires mellophone Erik Friedlander cello Stan Harrison clarinet, flute, bass clarinet Aaron Heick clarinet, flute, oboe, horn Jon Herington guitar, vocals Mark Ledford trumpet, vocals John Patitucci bass Marc Quinones percussion Todd Reynolds violin Billy Ward drums, cymbals	Producer Jim Beard Producer Joachim Becker Producer Jon Herington Engineer Phil Magnotti Mastering Ted Jensen

Track list

01 Big Pants (Beard) 05:44 02 Tandoori Taxi (Beard) 06:04 03 Gone Was, Gone Will Be (Beard) 05:56 04 In All Her Finery (Beard) 03:27 05 Social Climate (Beard) 05:18 06 Side Two (Beard) 05:09 07 Hand To Hand (Beard/Blamires) 06:04 08 Gonna Tell On You (Beard) 04:14 09 Major Darling's Impossible Halftime Show (Beard) 06:49

Notes

AMG Review by Alex Henderson (4): Like the '80s, the '90s could be a frustrating time for lovers of fusion — for every instrumentalist who was blending jazz with rock, funk and/or hip-hop in a creative way, there were ten others who were quite willing to provide boring elevator muzak in order to be played on NAC stations. Gratefully, keyboardist Jim Beard was among those who steered clear of muzak in the '90s and went with his creative impulses. Truly, the Philadelphia native's third date as a leader, and first for the Philly-based Escapade label, isn't fabulous, but it's a decent effort that strives to be unpredictable and fuses jazz with everything from rock, R&B and hip-hop to Brazilian music and classical. Beard does all of the composing, and his pieces range from the mysterious "Social Climate" and the funky "Big Pants." to the classical-minded "In All Her Finery" and the Brazilian-influenced "Hand to Hand." This CD demonstrated that in 1997, Beard was willing to let musical integrity guide him.