Goin' Public

by Goin' Public

Overview

Some of the selections on this CD are quite successful in combining together jazz solos with danceable rhythms. Skip the two juvenile (and fortunately brief) raps and instead concentrate on the occasional sax solos of Rick Rossi, trumpeter Oscar Brashear's appearance on "Out of the Blue," the contributions of leader/guitarist Johnny Valentino (who wrote or co-wrote all of the music) and many of the catchier grooves. While some of the rhythms hark back to the 1970s, there is enough spirit and enthusiasm in the music to hold on to one's interest much of the time. The results are commercial but enjoyable for those listeners who do not mind funk rhythms being served with their jazz. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/1998
Label:	Four Winds / Four Winds Records
UPC:	0754612200227
Rank:	214165

Tracks

1. Windowpain
2. Kennedy's Dream
3. Leap In
4. Promised Land
5. Undecidedly So
6. Out Of The Blue
7. Only You
8. Psychedelic Tendencies
9. Released From Silence

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Goin' Public   Primary Artist
Johnnie Valentino   Guitar,Synthesizer
Alphonso Johnson   Bass,Featured Artist
Delmar Brown   Organ,Featured Artist
Jim DeJulio   Bass
Dr. Geek   Rap
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Larry G. Goldman   Bass
Sherman Ferguson   Drums,Featured Artist
Bennie Maupin   Clarinet (Bass),Featured Artist
Elissa Lala   Vocals,Featured Artist
Rick Rossi   Saxophone
Scott Page-Pagter   Keyboards
Joanne Paratore   Vocals
Angel Luis Figueroa   Percussion,Featured Artist
Ken Burgomaster   Piano,Keyboards
Jimmy Di Julio   Drums
Marina Bambino   Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Chris Tedesco   Trumpet
Jim Hoff   Bass
John Pramik   Piano
Sekou Bunch   Bass,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

John Valentino   Producer,Composer,Executive Producer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Johnnie Valentino   Effects,Composer,Group Member
Wayne Cook   Mixing
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Robert Vosgien   Mastering
Pat Martino   Liner Notes
Rick Rossi   Composer,Group Member,Associate Producer
Bambino   Composer
Ken Burgomaster   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Jimmy Di Julio   Composer,Group Member,Associate Producer
Lee Smith   Executive Producer
Nick Carr   Editing
Marina Bambino   Composer
Anna Belle Bonds   Cover Art