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Michael Franks - The Art Of Tea

Genre: Smooth Jazz, Pop Jazz, Contemporary

How is it possible to like an artist with an album titled The Art Of Tea and songs about Eggplant and Popsicle Toes?... I asked this question a long time ago to my friend who has given me the record to listen to. After an hour I had answer this question myself and ever since I have been a Michael Franks' fan. It is also true that he's an artist that from the first hearings you liked him or not. No middle solutions. I would recommend that if you don't know his music to give it a try with this one. In my opinion that's his best record. I hope you will enjoy it!

Biography by Ron Wynn

An enormously popular performer in the late '70s and early '80s, Franks performed folk/rock songs while in high school, then became a literature student at UCLA and a part-time performer. He taught undergraduate music courses in the early '70s at both UCLA and Berkeley, then provided scores for the films Count Your Bullets and Zandy's Bride. He made his first album in 1973, then enjoyed success with a string of late '70s albums on Warner Brothers. He has worked with the likes of Flora Purim, Kenny Rankin, Ron Carter, the Crusaders, David Sanborn, Toots Thielemans, Eric Gale, and others, and has had songs recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, and the Carpenters.

Product Details

* Audio CD (October 25, 1990)

* Original Release Date: 1976

* Number of Discs: 1

* Label: Reprise / WEA

Track Listing:

1. Night Moves

2. Eggplant

3. Mokey See-Monkey Do

4. St. Elmo's Fire

5. I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad

6. Jive

7. Popsicle Toes

8. Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile

9. Mr. Blue

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Review by Steve Matteo

After his debut on the tiny Brut Records (a short-lived record label of the famous cologne company), Michael Franks established both his unique sound and a recording process he has continued throughout his career. Primarily a jazz artist, Franks crossed over to pop and rock fans through heavy FM airplay beginning with The Art of Tea. Sensually suggestive and playful tracks, such as "Popsicle Toes" and "Eggplant" contain sly wordplay and almost Henry Mancini-like, breezy jazz-pop. Employing a similar approach as Steely Dan did with its music, Franks' singing and songwriting formed the basis of a sound rooted in the support of top-notch musicians, many of whom were the hottest studio jazz players on the scene. Here, the killer rhythm section of drummer John Guerin and bassist Wilton Felder is augmented by horn pros Michael Brecker and David Sanborn, with Franks and Larry Carlton handling all the guitar work. This winning combination of players, styles, singing, and songwriting would be reshuffled and refined over the years, but perhaps with no finer results than on this official major label debut.

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