Wilbert Longmire ‎– With All My Love

Wilbert Longmire, a guitarist who carried on the easy-listening jazz lineage flowing from Wes Montgomery through the George Benson style, released his fourth—and final—album, “With All My Love,” in 1980.

The album was produced by Bob James and Jay Chattaway, and the lineup of musicians remains largely unchanged from his previous works, with fellow labelmates from the Tappan Zee family, including Richard Tee, providing solid support.

While B1, a cover of Candi Staton’s “Music Speaks Louder Than Words,” and B4, a cover of The Spinners’ “Just As Long As We Have Love,” are both excellent, my personal recommendations are the funky disco number A2 “Hawkeye,” written by the two producers together with Longmire; the mellow tune A3 “Crystal Clear,” composed by Chattaway; and the closing track “Strawberry Sunset,” penned by Longmire himself.

ジョージ・ベンソンスタイル、すなわちウェス・モンゴメリーから脈々と流れるイージー・リスニングJAZZ路線を継承するギタリスト、ウィルバート・ロングマイヤーの通算4枚目のアルバムであり、ラストアルバムとなる80年リリース作「ウィズ・オール・マイ・ラブ」
プロデューサーはボブ先生とJ・チャタウェイで、参加ミュージシャンもほぼ変わらずレーベルメイトのリチャード・ティーをはじめとするタッパンジー・ファミリーの面々がサポートしています。

B1キャンディ・ステイトン「Music Speaks Louder Than Words」やスピナーズ「Just As Long As We Have Love」カバーのB4も良いですが、個人的にはプロデューサーの2人とロングマイヤーによるファンキーDISCOナンバーのA2「Hawkeye」, チャタウェイ作のメロウ・チューンA3「Crystal Clear」, ロングマイヤー作のラスト「Strawberry Sunset」もオススメでス！

Wilbert Longmire ‎– With All My Love　'80 Tappan Zee
A1. But I Love You
A2. Hawkeye
A3. Crystal Clear
B1. Music Speaks Louder Than Words
B2. Take Your Time (From "Taxi")
B3. I Can't Wait
B4. Just As Long As We Have Love
B5. Strawberry Sunset

Credit;
Backing Vocals – Babbi B. Floyd, Diva Gray, Frank Floyd,
Gordon Grody, Jocelyn Shaw, Lani Groves, Zack Sanders
Bass – Gary King
Brass – Dave Taylor, Jim Buffington, Marvin Stamm,
Mike Lawrence, Peter Gordon, Wayne Andre
Conductor – David Nadien
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Bob James
Guitar – Wilbert Longmire
Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic], Guitar [12 String]
– Steve Khan
Harp – Gloria Agostini
Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Stan Kalina
Percussion – Jimmy Maelen, Gilmore Digap (B2)
Producer – Bob James, Jay Chattaway
Strings – Alan Shulman, Barry Finclair, Charles McCracken, Harry
Cykman, Harry Lookofsky, Lamar Alsop, Marvin Morgenstern,
Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Richard Sortomme, Theodore Israel
Vocals – Wilbert Longmire
Woodwind – Eddie Daniels, George Marge, Phil Bodner

- その他のウィルバート・ロングマイヤー作品 -

・Wilbert Longmire「Sunny Side Up」('78 Tappan Zee)

・Various「Individuals」('80 Columbia)

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