| The Promise | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Bear Tracks, Suffern, N.Y. Peace In The Valley Recording, South Pasadena, CA Remidi Studio, Ardsley-On-The-Hudson, N.Y. | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bob James | |||
| Kirk Whalum chronology | ||||
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The Promise is the third album by jazz artist Kirk Whalum, released in 1989 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [1] [2]
The Promise was produced by Bob James. Artists such as Syreeta and Paul Jackson Jr. appear on the album. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
With a four out of five star rating, Johnathan Widran of Allmusic said "But this third effort was his strongest outing to date, displaying a versatility which ranges from spiritual ("The Promise") to Brazilian (the tropical flavored "Desperately") to straight ahead rock & roll (the Larry Carlton tribute "LC's Back," which features the fancy licks of the guitarist himself)." [3]
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