Heads Up/Telarc International Announces The Newest Title Available In Discrete, 5.1 Surround And Stereo SACD

Philip Bailey: Soul on Jazz

23-Apr-02

Philip Bailey, cofounder and lead vocalist for pop superstars Earth, Wind & Fire, taps into the evocative compositions of jazzmasters Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock to weave his own musical tapestries in Soulon Jazz. Produced by arranger/saxophonist Bob Belden, EWF keyboardist Myron McKinley, Scott Kinsey and Bailey, Soul on Jazz features such outstanding jazz and contemporary jazz musicians as DJ Smash, guitarist John Hart, alto saxophonist Lou Marini, baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, trumpeter Scott Wendholt, and keyboardists McKinley and Belden.The discrete 5.1 surround mix, engineered by Robert Friedrich, envelops the listener and gives new depth to Bailey's rich harmonies and soaring vocals. Along with definitive remakes of ""Nature Boy,"" Thelonius Monk's ""Ruby, My Dear,"" the Les McCann/Eddie Harris smash ""Compared to What,"" and Freddie Hubbard's ""Red Clay,"" Soul on Jazz also features a new arrangement of the EWF hit ""Keep Your Head to the Sky."" Two impressive new tunes feature lyrics written by the vocalist's son, Sir Bailey: DJ Smash's ""Bop-Skip-Doodle"" and Myron McKinley's ""Unrestrained.""Bailey's work on Earth, Wind & Fire hits like ""Reasons"" and ""Shining Star"" set the world ablaze in the 1970s. He topped the charts in 1985 with ""Easy Lover,"" a duet with Phil Collins, and his gospel album, Triumph, won a Grammy the following year. Released in 1998, his Heads Up debut, Dreams, featured an all-star cast including Pat Metheny, George Duke, Grover Washington, Jr., Gerald Albright and others.All Heads Up SACDs are hybrid discs, containing a layer with standard 16-bit information playable on traditional CD players. Currently the company has 18 titles available in multi-channel SACD in classical, crossover, jazz, and blues titles, and 37 titles available in two-channel SACD, including several from the original Soundstream masters.Philip Bailey: Soul on Jazz (SACD 69068) is set for worldwide commercial release on April 23, 2002.For further information on all of Heads Up available two-channel and multi-channel SACDs, please visit the Heads Up Website at:http://www.headsup.comThanks and happy listening!

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