Jeff Lorber

He Had a Hat

Jeff Lorber - He Had a Hat

04/03/2007 | Narada 

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All Music Guide Review

A sophisticated showcase for his varied jazz styles, Jeff Lorber's He Had a Hat finds the pianist moving from softly funky pop-jazz numbers to a few straight-ahead swingers. Always an urbane and tasteful musician, Lorber has often found a good balance between contemporary pop oriented material and more cerebral improvisational cuts, and He Had a Hat is a prime example of this duality. To these ends, tracks like the title cut and the frenetic "Surreptitious" evince a kind of Tower of Power meets Brecker Brothers funk. Fittingly, trumpeter Randy Brecker adds his supple chops to the latter track. Similarly engaging big-band numbers like "All Most Blues" and the afterglow ballad "Orchid" bring to mind both early- and late-period Miles Davis, respectively. Also joining Lorber here are a bevy of name artists including trumpeter Chris Botti, vocalist Paula Cole, saxophonist Gerald Albright, and many others.This CD was nominated for a Grammy award in 2007 for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

He Had a Hat Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Anthem for a New America
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Anthem for a New America from He Had a Hat


  • 2
  • He Had a Hat
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for He Had a Hat from He Had a Hat


  • 3
  • Grandma's Hands
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Grandma's Hands from He Had a Hat


  • 4
  • Surreptitious
  • 4:10
  • Sound Clip for Surreptitious from He Had a Hat


  • 5
  • All Most Blues
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for All Most Blues from He Had a Hat


  • 6
  • Orchid
  • 3:54
  • Sound Clip for Orchid from He Had a Hat


  • 7
  • Be Bops
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Be Bops from He Had a Hat


  • 8
  • The Other Side of the Heart
  • 5:35
  • Sound Clip for The Other Side of the Heart from He Had a Hat


  • 9
  • Hudson
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for Hudson from He Had a Hat


  • 10
  • Super Fusion Unit
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Super Fusion Unit from He Had a Hat


  • 11
  • Eye Tunes
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Eye Tunes from He Had a Hat


  • 12
  • Requiem for Gandalf
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Requiem for Gandalf from He Had a Hat


  • 13
  • Burn Brightly
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Burn Brightly from He Had a Hat


    • Credits of He Had a Hat

    • Teddy Mulet
    • Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Orchestration, Horn Arrangements
    • Tom Scott
    • Sax (Alto), Orchestration, Horn Arrangements, Horn Section
    • Jeff Lorber
    • Keyboards, Engineer, Horn Arrangements, Mixing, Soloist, Horn Engineer

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