Fever is the second album of American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1976 by Blue Note Records.[1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart.[2]
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| Released | 1976 1992 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson states, "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that Fever puts his talent to work instead of wasting it".[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated
- "Let's Keep It Together" – 4:30
- "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 3:24
- "All the Time" (William Jeffery) – 4:00
- "Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (Margie Joseph, Arif Mardin) – 7:24
- "Strugglin'" (W. Murray) – 4:08
- "Captain Midnite" – 2:58
- "Karmen" – 3:47
- "Night Breeze" (Bobby Lyle) – 6:29
- "From Ronnie with Love" – 4:22
Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.
Personnel
edit- Ronnie Laws – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn, Bobby Lyle – electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
- Marlin the Magician – guitar
- Wilton Felder, Nathaniel Phillips – electric bass
- Bruce Carter, Steve Guttierez – drums
- Bruce Smith – percussion
- Tony Ben – conga
- Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens – violin
- Jesse Ehrlich, Nathan Gershman, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer – vocals
- Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas – backing vocals
References
edit- ^ Ronnie Laws: Fever. Blue Note Records. 1976.
- ^ "Ronnie Laws: Fever (Top Soul LPs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ a b "Ronnie Laws: Fever". allmusic.com.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.