Studio too session guitarist Joe Beck was good known for hits when backing vocalist Esther Phillips on Kudu inward the '70s, although his session credentials over the years every bit good included the likes of Miles Davis, James Brown, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, too Gil Evans. During the '80s he made a serial of competent fusion too pop-jazz recordings for DMP too had a big striking recording alongside Dave Sanborn on CTI inward 1975. His career continued into the '90s too beyond alongside albums similar 1991's Relaxin', 1997's Alto, too his 2000 collaboration alongside Jimmy Bruno, Polarity. Beck was active throughout almost of the novel millennium’s starting fourth dimension decade alongside recordings on a diverseness of labels, including a pose out of CDs on Whaling City Sound, such every bit 2002's Just Friends, 2007's Tri07, 2008's Coincidence (a couplet recording alongside John Abercrombie), too 2009's Golden Earrings. The latter album, featuring Beck too vocalizer Laura Theodore performing music made famous past times vocalizer Peggy Lee, proved to endure Beck’s in conclusion recording - the guitarist was diagnosed alongside lung cancer shortly later operate on Golden Earrings had been completed too died from complications of the illness inward July 2008 at historic menses 62.
Track listing:
01. Snow Scene (08:35)
02. Belle Touche (05:24)
03. Theres Always Time (10:28)
04. Minor Infractions (05:40)
05. Friends (06:40)
06. NYC (07:00)
07. Skating In Central Park (08:21)
08. Golf Swing (06:11)
Personnel:
Joe Beck (Guitar);
Michael Brecker (Sax Tenor);
Don Grolnick (Piano);
Jay Leonhart, Mark Egan (Bass);
Steve Gadd (Drums).
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