I KNOW YOUR NAME IS COMMON IN SWEDEN...BUT, THAT WAS THE NAME OF MY 2XG-GRANDFATHER - THEY LIVED IN NARKE...NEAR THE LAKE VATTERN...I LIVE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA...GOD BLESS ;)
Thank you, Dusko, for sharing the best Larry Carlton recording ever----Michael Brecker, B.B. King, Jeff Porcaro, Jerry Hey and the great horn charts of Don Piestrup. Hard to believe this is over 30 years old! Great music remains great forever.
Enregistré & produit par le Sieur Larry Carlton (g) en 1983 au sein de son fameux studio "Room 335" à Los Angeles, Hollywood, avec une fine équipe de musiciens, tous rois des studios californiens de l'époque : - Abe Laboriel (b), Jeff Porcaro (dm), Terry Trotter (Fender Rhodes sur 1, 5, 6, 7 & 8), Paulinho Da Costa (perc), Joe Sample (Fender Rhodes sur 2 & 4), Al Jarreau (scat sur 3), Brian Mann (synth) ... Sans oublier B.B. King sur "Blues For T.J." (3) ! - Une section de cuivres phénoménale, les meilleurs, avec : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Charles Findley ... (tp) - Bill Reichenbach ... (tb), Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft ... (woodwinds). Bref, un des meilleurs disques de Larry Carlton, tout est dit, intemporel !...
Seen him in Concord Pavillon when this was first released .The whole concert sounded exactly like the album but better cause it was live of course ,Blew My Mind Away 🇺🇸✌🏾🌈
The only guitarist I have ever heard (on earth ?) who is abled to play such "edgy" notes with such .... accuracy. With all my greatest respect to other guitarists.
EXACTLY! That's what has amazed me since I first listened to Larry! 36 years ago, I first heard Larrys song, Midnight Parade from his "STRIKES TWICE" solo album, and................... BAM!!!!!!!!!
Ah yes Sonny even if high string bending may not be to the taste of many people we have to consider the perfection of Larry's play when comes the time to put thoses notes. I also like the way Larry alternates the use of high and lower strings..which brings so much harmony in his songs.
Yes! Also, remember,, that Larry is constantly sliding into, and out from target notes ...... and many times he's sliding into a note, and immediately bending that string up to the PERFECT pitch higher,, and using beautiful vibrato and then sliding out and away from that last note! String bending, sliding, vibrato, all of which makes up Mr. 335's style! Thank you ..... ~Larry Carl-Tone~ .............~!~
Je n'ai pas les mots pour décrire à quel point je suis admiratif de Larry Carlton. Cet album est juste fantastique ! C'est en écoutant des artistes comme eux que l'on trouve la détermination de toujours plus travailler son instrument... Merci du poste;)
Such a delight hearing this wonderful album again after so much time - when it came out I listened to it so intensely...! I absolutely love it - to me it remains a masterpiece in composing, arranging, playing and almost everything! A reference! Thank you Larry for all this wonderful playing and inspiration during all these years!
I've seen Larry a few times over the years including just before the shutdown, and, he doesn't do anything from this album anymore 😥 "Too much production..." He says.🤷♂️ I did get to see him do "South Town" (one of my favorites!!!🤩❤💖) years ago, when Carlos Vega was the drummer. 😊
Larry Carlton - Friends Label: Warner Bros. Records - 92-3834-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Europe Released: 1983 Genre: Jazz Style: Fusion, Jazz-Rock A1 Breaking Ground 4:26 A2 South Town 5:25 A3 Tequila 4:09 A4 Blues For T.J. 5:19 B1 Song In The 5th Grade 5:23 B2 Cruisin' 5:19 B3 L.A., N.Y. Soloist, Saxophone - Michael Brecker 4:55 B4 Friends Soloist, Saxophone - Michael Brecker 5:18 PERSONNEL - Clavinet - Don Freeman (tracks: A3) Drums - Jeff Porcaro Electric Bass - Abe Laboriel*, Larry Carlton (tracks: A3, B1) Electric Guitar - B.B. King (tracks: A4), Larry Carlton Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Don Freeman (tracks: A3), Joe Sample (tracks: A2, A3), Larry Carlton (tracks: B1), Terry Trotter (tracks: A1, B1 to B4) Engineer [Strings, Horns & Tympanis] - Allen Sides Flute [Solo] - Jim Horn (tracks: B1) Organ - Brian Mann (tracks: A4, B1) Percussion - Alex Acuna* (tracks: B2), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2, B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1) Piano [Acoustic] - Don Freeman (tracks: A3) Producer - Larry Carlton Saxophone - Michael Brecker (tracks: A3, B3, B4) Scat [Vocal Scat] - Al Jarreau (tracks: A3) Synthesizer - Brian Mann (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B4) Timpani - Joe Porcaro (tracks: A1) Trombone - Bill Reichenbach (2), Charles Loper, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary Trumpet - Charles Findley*, Gary E. Grant*, Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Pat Lobinger Vibraphone - Joe Porcaro (tracks: A2) Woodwind - Don Menza, Gary Herbig, Gordon Berg*, James Horn*, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams
beautiful music, i listened to larry Carlton thanks to Michael Frank . the album "art of tea" i realized the guitar was tremendous.. so instantly i began to search about this wonderful guitar player ,, then i bought some vinyls ,, and turned a big fan .. yeah ,,
Love this album! Takes me back to my sophomore year in college......I would go home for break and my father would play this album at least once a day. My favorite was always "Breaking Ground", his favorite was "South town". Thanks for posting Dusko! God bless!
The first album by Larry that i bought ! Just reading the credits on the back of the sleeve was enough to know this was gonna be good! The best musicians !Great cover of tequila featuring Al jarreau and Mike Brecker ! Great percussion by paulinho da costa!
We had listened to it and so we did on and on ... but we were boys. And now? We are still charmed due to the unreachable mastery. A little 'sadness: we did not make it to play like that but, of course, this is just to laugh..still so great dear Larry and a true gentleman indeed
I’ve got only three things to say about this beautiful blast from the past - Tequila, tequila.......TEQUILA! ..........surely one of the heaviest grooves ever recorded?
I love "Breaking Ground" too! Jeff Porcaro's dad, L.A. studio legend Joe Porcaro, played the timpani. When I had lunch with Papa Joe a few years ago, he remembered the session and the note he tuned the timpani to! 😲😊
@@andrewscher239 Thank you Andrew! What I'd really like to know is, how does Larry conceive such musical devices first, in it's primary beginnings,, and then to create the master works,,, and yes, they ARE master works! This entire album is so above most any/everything that was being put out back in 1983! Of course no disrespect to the other jazz/fusion greats! But till this day,, since before 1980 when he released his "Strikes Twice" album, I get the shivers every time I hear his lead guitar work! ~Larry Carl-Tone~ ................... he ~~delivers-the-shivers~~ !!!! Take care~!~ Sonny.
Dayuuuuum!!!! Larry Carlton just crushes it!!! Some absolutely fine smooth jazz/ fusion with just enough funkiness to keep your toes tapping! Think Larry is one of the great west coast session musician alumnus isn't he?
Yeah he is a solid session player. Seen him in concert many times. At one show in San Diego's Humpreys in the 80's , he had, then popular, actor Jan- Michael Vincent and his dog, on stage to sing a song with him. Larry played on many movie soundtracks , television themes. For instance, when you listen to a TV show like Starsky and Hutch, or Beretta, The A-Team, or Wise Guy. Steven J. Cannell shows.You are hearing Larry Carlton doing many of the guitar licks throughout the show- the theme music. And of course, Larry Carlton played guitar for the Crusaders and many of Steely Dan's records.Becker and Fagan known to hire the BEST sidemen in the business to get the sound they like. Listen to intro on "Dont Take Me Alive" for a tasty L.C. solo. Superb ! But PLEASE dont call his music "smooth jazz" as that genre of "music" is one step above elevator muzak, at best. Larry's peers are Steve Khan, Lee Ritenour, Eric Gale, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather and others too many to mention. But NOT Kenny G. and the Rippingtons. That smooth jazz crap KILLED fusion.
Breaking grounds,South town,Song in the 5th grade , Cruisin, LA New York were master pieces in arrangement ,composition,Larry Carlton blend jazz blues ,fusion rhythm harmony..his solos are very melodic using altered notes to give the flavor of fusion ..Those recordings are the best ever done by Larry Carlton.until he went to smooth jazz..dont forget Terry Trotter ,keyboard .piano player he and L Carlton has been playing together for almost 50 years
Nothing like hearing Larry (bad ass) Mr. Carlson on a unique; 2000 watt x2 left and right (Carver)750 watt Center w Altec Lansing18" woofer (Crown)200 watts (x2) Side channels (Mac) 500 Watt (x2) Rear Channels (Fisher)1000 Watt Front only (15") Meridian Processor...........Silver Amphenol's..etc..Sorry man, I had to brag, "I cant wait to configure another" Cheers
Interesting that somewhere I read a description of LC that identified him as a "rock" artist? I never really thought of him that way at all. Always thought he was more clearly a Jazz or Jazz/Fusion guy with some blues influence. Is it just me?
I was a teenager in 1993 when I first bought and listened to his music: Anthem from Renegade Gentlemen, I was blown away and have been a fan ever since.
Could somebody PLEASE, upload this album in HQ audio. Although a great performance by LC, this upload has really poor sound quality, it's all mid range and too peaky/scratchy sounding. It doesn't do LC justice !!
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almost 40 years old album and still so amazingly interesting.
I KNOW YOUR NAME IS COMMON IN SWEDEN...BUT, THAT WAS THE NAME OF MY 2XG-GRANDFATHER - THEY LIVED IN NARKE...NEAR THE LAKE VATTERN...I LIVE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA...GOD BLESS ;)
Thank you, Dusko, for sharing the best Larry Carlton recording ever----Michael Brecker, B.B. King, Jeff Porcaro, Jerry Hey and the great horn charts of Don Piestrup. Hard to believe this is over 30 years old! Great music remains great forever.
True that.
Thanks for this great upload ! Happy new year !
Incredible.Incredible Tone.Incredible Playing.Incredible Writing.Incredible Arranging.Incredible Musicianship.
who the heck even clicks dislike on something like this??? either you made someone mad and they downvoted your vid, or they're just plain deaf. lol
Enregistré & produit par le Sieur Larry Carlton (g) en 1983 au sein de son fameux studio "Room 335" à Los Angeles, Hollywood, avec une fine équipe de musiciens, tous rois des studios californiens de l'époque :
- Abe Laboriel (b), Jeff Porcaro (dm), Terry Trotter (Fender Rhodes sur 1, 5, 6, 7 & 8), Paulinho Da Costa (perc), Joe Sample (Fender Rhodes sur 2 & 4), Al Jarreau (scat sur 3), Brian Mann (synth) ... Sans oublier B.B. King sur "Blues For T.J." (3) !
- Une section de cuivres phénoménale, les meilleurs, avec : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Charles Findley ... (tp) - Bill Reichenbach ... (tb), Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft ... (woodwinds).
Bref, un des meilleurs disques de Larry Carlton, tout est dit, intemporel !...
You have forgotten to mention Michael Brecker!
Seen him in Concord Pavillon when this was first released .The whole concert sounded exactly like the album but better cause it was live of course ,Blew My Mind Away 🇺🇸✌🏾🌈
The only guitarist I have ever heard (on earth ?) who is abled to play such "edgy" notes with such .... accuracy. With all my greatest respect to other guitarists.
EXACTLY! That's what has amazed me since I first listened to Larry! 36 years ago, I first heard Larrys song, Midnight Parade from his "STRIKES TWICE" solo album, and................... BAM!!!!!!!!!
Ah yes Sonny even if high string bending may not be to the taste of many people we have to consider the perfection of Larry's play when comes the time to put thoses notes. I also like the way Larry alternates the use of high and lower strings..which brings so much harmony in his songs.
Yes! Also, remember,, that Larry is constantly sliding into, and out from target notes ...... and many times he's sliding into a note, and immediately bending that string up to the PERFECT pitch higher,, and using beautiful vibrato and then sliding out and away from that last note! String bending, sliding, vibrato, all of which makes up Mr. 335's style! Thank you ..... ~Larry Carl-Tone~ .............~!~
Je n'ai pas les mots pour décrire à quel point je suis admiratif de Larry Carlton. Cet album est juste fantastique !
C'est en écoutant des artistes comme eux que l'on trouve la détermination de toujours plus travailler son instrument...
Merci du poste;)
Such a delight hearing this wonderful album again after so much time - when it came out I listened to it so intensely...!
I absolutely love it - to me it remains a masterpiece in composing, arranging, playing and almost everything! A reference! Thank you Larry for all this wonderful playing and inspiration during all these years!
i guess I am kind of randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch new tv shows online?
I've seen Larry a few times over the years including just before the shutdown, and, he doesn't do anything from this album anymore 😥 "Too much production..." He says.🤷♂️
I did get to see him do "South Town" (one of my favorites!!!🤩❤💖) years ago, when Carlos Vega was the drummer. 😊
This album was my first step into jazzrock. 42 years ago :)
And I feel the same joy, always.
On drums the one and only Jeff Porcaro. Also starting: Al Jarreau (track 3) and Michael Brecker (tracks 3, 7, 8).
Larry Carlton - Friends
Label: Warner Bros. Records - 92-3834-1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 1983
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion, Jazz-Rock
A1 Breaking Ground 4:26
A2 South Town 5:25
A3 Tequila 4:09
A4 Blues For T.J. 5:19
B1 Song In The 5th Grade 5:23
B2 Cruisin' 5:19
B3 L.A., N.Y.
Soloist, Saxophone - Michael Brecker
4:55
B4 Friends
Soloist, Saxophone - Michael Brecker
5:18 PERSONNEL - Clavinet - Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
Drums - Jeff Porcaro
Electric Bass - Abe Laboriel*, Larry Carlton (tracks: A3, B1)
Electric Guitar - B.B. King (tracks: A4), Larry Carlton
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Don Freeman (tracks: A3), Joe Sample (tracks: A2, A3), Larry Carlton (tracks: B1), Terry Trotter (tracks: A1, B1 to B4)
Engineer [Strings, Horns & Tympanis] - Allen Sides
Flute [Solo] - Jim Horn (tracks: B1)
Organ - Brian Mann (tracks: A4, B1)
Percussion - Alex Acuna* (tracks: B2), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2, B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1)
Piano [Acoustic] - Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
Producer - Larry Carlton
Saxophone - Michael Brecker (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
Scat [Vocal Scat] - Al Jarreau (tracks: A3)
Synthesizer - Brian Mann (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B4)
Timpani - Joe Porcaro (tracks: A1)
Trombone - Bill Reichenbach (2), Charles Loper, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary
Trumpet - Charles Findley*, Gary E. Grant*, Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Pat Lobinger
Vibraphone - Joe Porcaro (tracks: A2)
Woodwind - Don Menza, Gary Herbig, Gordon Berg*, James Horn*, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams
beautiful music, i listened to larry Carlton thanks to Michael Frank . the album "art of tea" i realized the guitar was tremendous.. so instantly i began to search about this wonderful guitar player ,, then i bought some vinyls ,, and turned a big fan .. yeah ,,
Love this album! Takes me back to my sophomore year in college......I would go home for break and my father would play this album at least once a day. My favorite was always "Breaking Ground", his favorite was "South town". Thanks for posting Dusko! God bless!
"Breaking Ground" and "South Town" are my favorites too! Love Jeff Porcaro's drumming! His father Joe played the timpani on "Breaking Ground", btw.
The smoothest lead guitarist I have heard..I salute with high flying colors..
The kind of music that makes you forget about everything that is bad in the world...
Song in the 5th grade.. wow! LA, NY.. the whole album!
Real FRIENDS: What a stellar lineup & team:
RIP Jeff Porcaro, Michael Brecker, BB King...
Great Album!
Have not played my album for years.....I love this...great post, thanks
Just as good as 'Sleepwalk' in my book, maybe even better?
The first album by Larry that i bought ! Just reading the credits on the back of the sleeve was enough to know this was gonna be good! The best musicians !Great cover of tequila featuring Al jarreau and Mike Brecker ! Great percussion by paulinho da costa!
LA NY 👌🏻
We had listened to it and so we did on and on ... but we were boys. And now? We are still charmed due to the unreachable mastery. A little 'sadness: we did not make it to play like that but, of course, this is just to laugh..still so great dear Larry and a true gentleman indeed
I’ve got only three things to say about this beautiful blast from the past - Tequila, tequila.......TEQUILA! ..........surely one of the heaviest grooves ever recorded?
Yeah, thats is great music from eightees. Thanx for posting!
This album, and the opening song are certainly some of the absolute best recordings of Larry's, what dynamicism!!!
I love "Breaking Ground" too! Jeff Porcaro's dad, L.A. studio legend Joe Porcaro, played the timpani. When I had lunch with Papa Joe a few years ago, he remembered the session and the note he tuned the timpani to! 😲😊
@@andrewscher239 Thank you Andrew! What I'd really like to know is, how does Larry conceive such musical devices first, in it's primary beginnings,, and then to create the master works,,, and yes, they ARE master works! This entire album is so above most any/everything that was being put out back in 1983! Of course no disrespect to the other jazz/fusion greats! But till this day,, since before 1980 when he released his "Strikes Twice" album, I get the shivers every time I hear his lead guitar work! ~Larry Carl-Tone~ ................... he ~~delivers-the-shivers~~ !!!! Take care~!~ Sonny.
@@newmoon54 I can't answer for Larry. He lives in Nashville. Maybe you can write him. Yes, this album is exquisite.
Never tire of hearing this influential album... i only wish more people could hear it.
I did, had this vinyl before
best Tequila version of the world of jazz.
Dayuuuuum!!!! Larry Carlton just crushes it!!! Some absolutely fine smooth jazz/ fusion with just enough funkiness to keep your toes tapping! Think Larry is one of the great west coast session musician alumnus isn't he?
Yeah he is a solid session player. Seen him in concert many times. At one show in San Diego's Humpreys in the 80's , he had, then popular, actor Jan- Michael Vincent and his dog, on stage to sing a song with him. Larry played on many movie soundtracks , television themes. For instance, when you listen to a TV show like Starsky and Hutch, or Beretta, The A-Team, or Wise Guy. Steven J. Cannell shows.You are hearing Larry Carlton doing many of the guitar licks throughout the show- the theme music. And of course, Larry Carlton played guitar for the Crusaders and many of Steely Dan's records.Becker and Fagan known to hire the BEST sidemen in the business to get the sound they like. Listen to intro on "Dont Take Me Alive" for a tasty L.C. solo. Superb ! But PLEASE dont call his music "smooth jazz" as that genre of "music" is one step above elevator muzak, at best. Larry's peers are Steve Khan, Lee Ritenour, Eric Gale, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather and others too many to mention. But NOT Kenny G. and the Rippingtons. That smooth jazz crap KILLED fusion.
I had to stop in again for another listen,,, OMG!!!!
Song in the 5ª grade is a piece of master !
Breaking grounds,South town,Song in the 5th grade , Cruisin, LA New York were master pieces in arrangement ,composition,Larry Carlton blend jazz blues ,fusion rhythm harmony..his solos are very melodic using altered notes to give the flavor of fusion ..Those recordings are the best ever done by Larry Carlton.until he went to smooth jazz..dont forget Terry Trotter ,keyboard .piano player he and L Carlton has been playing together for almost 50 years
Larry carton plays bb king too sweet
carltons best ever work! Absolutely some of the best composition and guitar playing existing side by side anywhere from anyone
ChEsperado Good to know that someone else like and respect Carlton just like me
Well try listening to Sapphire Blue
Nothing like hearing Larry (bad ass) Mr. Carlson on a unique; 2000 watt x2 left and right (Carver)750 watt Center w Altec Lansing18" woofer (Crown)200 watts (x2) Side channels (Mac) 500 Watt (x2) Rear Channels (Fisher)1000 Watt Front only (15") Meridian Processor...........Silver Amphenol's..etc..Sorry man, I had to brag, "I cant wait to configure another" Cheers
♡ wow "friends" es mi favorita, muy seductora...para pensar en él...
Interesting that somewhere I read a description of LC that identified him as a "rock" artist? I never really thought of him that way at all. Always thought he was more clearly a Jazz or Jazz/Fusion guy with some blues influence. Is it just me?
Larry is just Larry..one of kind guitarist. Even when I listen to Jeff Beck using his vibrato..I get bored 😊 ha ha sorry Beck s fans !
Song in the 5th grade. Makes me drive faster on the highway. Great!
Incredible song , very deep and full of life , what a beauté !
¿Quienes son los músicos que lo acompañan? ¿como puede ser que no aparezca un dato tan basico?
Definitely Larry's best by far!! Everything was so tasteful and amazingly played!! Tequila!!! Unfortunately this was Larry's last good album!
"Fingerprints" was fantastic also
Ottimo chitarrista Carlton: nitido e preciso.
I was a teenager in 1993 when I first bought and listened to his music: Anthem from Renegade Gentlemen, I was blown away and have been a fan ever since.
Excellentissime, ça n'a pas pris une ride, super album avec de super musicos. 🎸🎷🎹🎙😉
I feel I have listened to this album a 1000 times, but Song in the 5th grade still amaze me…
i love you larry carlton~
So much great stuff about this album
juicy,,, exquicite.... magnificent..... the best of music and flavor....
Lol, there's a few skips/scratches on the LP on "South Town"...
Such beautiful keys! Ahhh...
Terry Trotter! 😊
Could somebody PLEASE, upload this album in HQ audio. Although a great performance by LC, this upload has really poor sound quality, it's all mid range and too peaky/scratchy sounding. It doesn't do LC justice !!
Très bon album de Larry.
I agree !
Eres tan genio como Charly García
Maravilhoso!...Do melhor da fusão!... Este cd vou colecionar, sem dúvida. Obrigado Dusko!
Solid 💥💥
Larry Carlton.One of my favourite guitarists.
One cannot be mistaken for thinking larry carlton plays by king what a gem
nice album
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Un des meilleurs albums jazz/rock jamais produits. Ecouté peut-être 1000 fois dans mes jeunes années
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Great music!!! Thanks!!!
Thx for uploading this!
Love this album.
no chops just kidding!!!!!!!
Moooi güenoooo
Larry Carlton...plays like that guitar owes him money
the jazz/rock fusion guys are my favorite!
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Thank you so much ! 🙏♥️👍
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I was very young when my parents had this album. I don't remember much from it, but I do have vague memories of dancing to this version of Tequila.