Sudden Burst of Energy

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Sudden Burst of Energy
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Studio album by
Earl Klugh
Released1996 (1996) [1]
Genre Smooth Jazz, Crossover jazz, Jazz pop, Instrumental Pop
Length48:16
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Move
(1994)		Sudden Burst of Energy
(1996)		 The Journey
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sudden Burst of Energy is a smooth jazz studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1996. [1] In this release, Klugh is "joined by a large rhythm section plus an occasional saxophonist". [3] [4]

Smooth jazz is a radio format that developed into a sub-genre of easy listening pop music blended with styles of instrumentation associated with jazz fusion, with little to no jazz improvisation. The formatting arose in the mid-1970s in the United States as "smooth radio", and was not termed "smooth jazz" until the 1980s. Hardcore jazz players and jazz aficionados did not embrace the popular style: Jazz Journal's "Sound Investment" column stated in November 1999 that it "would cover an extremely wide spectrum of jazz styles" while avoiding smooth jazz.

Earl Klugh American jazz guitarist

Earl Klugh is an American jazz guitarist and composer. In 2006 Modern Guitar magazine wrote that Klugh "is considered by many to be one of the finest acoustic guitar players today."

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Earl Klugh

  1. "Happy Song" - 4:44
  2. "Maybe Tonight" - 4:02
  3. "Sunset Island" - 4:24
  4. "I'll Be Waiting" - 4:46
  5. "The Wiggle" - 6:04
  6. "By the Sea" - 4:25
  7. "Only You" - 4:13
  8. "Slow Boat to Rio" - 4:10
  9. "I'll Be Waiting (Reprise)" - 2:11
  10. "Till the End of Time" - 4:48
  11. "Open Road" - 4:27

Charts

Album – Billboard [5]
YearChartPosition
1996 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 10

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References

  1. 1 2 "Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard Magazine . e5 Global Media. 6 April 1996. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ allmusic.com review
  3. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Sudden Burst of Energy - Album Review". allmusic.com . Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Guitarist Earl Klugh Aims For Movie Work". Sun Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. 14 June 1996. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Earl Klugh - Billboard Albums". allmusic . Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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