Soul Ascension (EMG)
Sonny Emory
Released November 25, 2021
Jazz Music Awards Nominee for Best Contemporary Album 2022
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About:
After decades of galvanizing the groove on tour and in the studio for Earth, Wind & Fire, The Crusaders, Bruce Hornsby, Al Jarreau, Steely Dan and Bette Midler, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Sonny Emory is on one of the greatest creative rolls of his career. Following two ensemble projects (Cachet and Full Tilt) with an intensely grooving, rhythmically and stylistically eclectic and yes, spiritually-minded collection on Soul Ascension – his first official solo album in over 15 years. Vibing gracefully, and most assuredly with funk and groove, this project features a killer crew including Ronnie Garrett (bass), Vance Taylor (keys) and Lenny Castro (percussion), as well as special guests the likes of Bob James, Patrice Rushen and Bobby Lyle! Emory does it all from infectious urban jazz to breezy Latin, spirited rhumba, trippy EWF-styled R&B/fusion and even a hypnotic tribute to Herbie Hancock.
Track Listing:
1. Car Guy 03:24
2. Latina 04:58
3. Sexy Nu You 05:30
4. Soul Rhumba 07:31
5. Seduction 03:43
6. Nod to Herbie 03:03
7. Baby Fingers 05:12
8. Jus a Groove 04:18
9. You Don’t Have to Cry 03:45
Personnel:
Sonny Emory: drums
Ronnie Garrett: bass
Vance Taylor: keys
Lenny Castro: percussion
Special Guests
Bob James, Patrice Rushen and Bobby Lyle
