Contemporary keyboardist Al DeGregoris is back with his latest project - this time with legendary producer / composer / keyboardist Jeff Lorber at the helm! Tight, copper-toned and retro-cooler than any of his previous four releases, DeGregoris' new album Time Sensitive - his first since Time and a Half 2016 - showcases the dynamic chemistry he created with fellow keyboardist - and fusion legend more than ever before. The two began collaborating musically years ago and Lorber began producing songs for DeGregoris on All in Good Time (2014), but this is the first time that every song in a DeGregoris collection has been co-written and produced by Lorber. The result is pure melodic magic, non-stop energetic funk exuberance, driven by the wild, adventurous intertwining of their keyboards.
True to its whimsical title, “Cookie Jar” is relentlessly playful, a spicy, groovy pounding jam that rolls with super melodic retro riffs, a tight, springy bass bottom and a simmering horn section created by David Mann. Lorber has clearly transferred his passion for old school keyboard sounds to DeGregoris who brilliantly jams on it before exploring the deeper, more jazzy soul of the track with a dancing and dazzling, highly improvisational acoustic piano section. A truly uplifting melody released for a time when our collective minds need it most, “Cookie Jar” is a non-stop retro funk fest performed by two masterful keyboard talents.
Fiel a su título caprichoso, "Cookie Jar" es implacablemente juguetón, un jam picante y vibrante que rueda con riffs retro súper melódicos, un fondo de bajo apretado y elástico y una sección de vientos hirviendo creada por David Mann. Lorber ha transferido claramente su pasión por los sonidos de teclado de la vieja escuela a DeGregoris, quien improvisa brillantemente antes de explorar el alma más profunda y jazz de la pista con una sección de piano acústico bailable y deslumbrante, altamente improvisada. Una melodía verdaderamente edificante lanzada para el momento en que nuestras mentes colectivas más lo necesitan, "Cookie Jar" es un festival retro funk sin parar interpretado por dos talentos magistrales del teclado.
Tracklist
1 Cookie Jar2 Mauritius
3 The Point
4 Into the Sun
5 Sandbox
6 People Power
7 The Other Night
8 Odyssey
9 Time Sensitive
Al DeGregoris
10 Mythland
Al Degregoris - Piano & Keys
Jeff Lorber - Piano & Keys, Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – Guitar
Gary Novak – Drums
David Mann – Horns, Sax Solo, Flute
Electric Bass – Nate Kearney
Producer – Jeff Lorber