Love and Understanding | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 19, 1991 [1] | |||
Studio | Buxer Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 48:52 | |||
Label | GRP Records | |||
Producer |
| |||
George Howard chronology | ||||
|
Love and Understanding is the eighth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1991 on GRP Records. [2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]
Personal was executively produced by Carl Griffin along with Dave Grusin. Artists such as Lenny Castro and George Duke appear on the album. [2]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Johnathan Widran of AllMusic, in a 3 out of 5 star review, said "After eight albums, the late soprano saxophonist George Howard found a comfortable and solid if slightly predictable niche in the intensifying realm of instrumental R&B. On Love & Understanding, his first original GRP outing (after a re-release of 1985's Dancing in the Sun), he sticks to the basic funk and romance formulas which made him one of the most consistent suppliers of sweet and nasty improvisational soul over the previous half decade." [4]
Track no. | Song title | Songwriter(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hopscotch | Victor Bailey, Charles Bell, George Howard | 05:22 |
2 | Only Here for a Minute | Dean Gant, George Howard | 05:21 |
3 | Baby, Come to Me | Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen | 06:34 |
4 | Interlude | George Howard | 00:50 |
5 | Love and Understanding | George Duke, George Howard | 05:20 |
6 | Everything I Miss at Home | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | 05:11 |
7 | Lovestruck | Jimmy Grimsby, George Howard | 05:17 |
8 | Talk to the Drum | George Howard | 04:36 |
9 | Red, Black 'N' Blue | Victor Bailey, George Howard | 05:11 |
10 | Broad Street | Victor Bailey, George Howard | 05:10 |
Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California.
GRP® Records is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1978. Distributed by Verve Records, GRP® was originally known for its digital recordings that focuses on its jazz genre.
Maurice White was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s.
Peak Records is an American record label that was founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in 1994. Peak is distributed by Bob Frank Entertainment.
Philip Eugene Perry is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, Goof Troop.
George Howard was an American smooth jazz saxophonist.
The Song Lives On is a collaborative studio album by former Jazz Crusaders member Joe Sample and R&B singer Lalah Hathaway. It was released by GRP Records on April 20, 1999 in the United States.
Candy Store is the ninth studio album by Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer. The album was released in 2007 by Heads Up and was produced by Dulfer and Dave Love.
The Journey Within is the debut album by Bernie Williams, who at the time of its release was still an outfielder for the New York Yankees. Released on July 15, 2003, by GRP Records, Williams played both lead and rhythm guitar on the album and composed seven of the album's songs. The album peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz albums chart.
Urban Knights II is an album by the Urban Knights which was issued in 1997 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart.
Blue Gardenia is the twenty-fifth studio album by Etta James, released through the record label Private Music. It was produced by John Snyder, who had worked with James on five of her previous studio albums. Blue Gardenia contains thirteen jazz standards from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. All of the standards were arranged by pianist Cedar Walton, with the exception of "Love Letters", which was arranged by Josh Sklair. Between November 2000 and February 2001, Snyder and Walton assembled musicians to record tracks while James was recovering from a flu; her vocals were added following her recovery. In addition to Walton, artists appearing on the album included Red Holloway on tenor saxophone and Dorothy Hawkins, James' mother, who provided vocals on the title track. Hawkins died in May 2002, less than a year after the album's release.
Dancing in the Sun is the third studio album released by jazz saxophonist George Howard in 1985 on TBA/GRP Records. The album spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.
Love Will Follow is the fourth studio album released by jazz saxophonist George Howard in 1986 on TBA/GRP Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Snapshot is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1992 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Duke dedicated the album to his mother, Beatrice Burrell Duke, "who brought the camera and showed me how to use it".
Night After Night is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1989 on Elektra Records. The album reached No. 11 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
After Hours is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1998 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Joined at the Hip is a studio album by jazz musicians Kirk Whalum and Bob James, released in 1996 by Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Unconditional is a studio album by jazz musician Kirk Whalum, released in 2000 by Warner Bros. Records and produced by Paul Brown. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
Personal is the seventh studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1990 on MCA Records. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.