1997 Zachary Breaux – Uptown Groove
Uptown Groove is the third album by Zachary Breaux, released in 1997 on Zebra Records.
Zachary Charles Breaux (June 26, 1960 – February 20, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist, influenced by George Benson and Wes Montgomery and best remembered for his soul-jazz work. He played with many notable jazz musicians during his career, including Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, Lonnie Liston Smith, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Donald Byrd.
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Tracks
1 Breakfast At The Epiphany (Zachary Breaux) 00:16
2 Cafe Reggio (Isaac Hayes) 06:06
3 I Told You (Zachary Breaux) 04:29
4 Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) 05:06
5 The Thrill Is Gone (Art Benson; Dale Petite) 05:10
6 After 2:00 AM On The West Coast (Zachary Breaux) 04:42
7 All Blues (Miles Davis) 06:33
8 Back into Time (Zachary Breaux) 06:04
9 Uptown Groove (Zachary Breaux) 05:13
10 Flavors Of My Mind (Zachary Breaux) 04:19
11 The 135th St. Theme (Zachary Breaux) 04:42
12 After 2:00 AM On The East Coast (Zachary Breaux) 05:23
13 I Love This Life (Zachary Breaux) 06:30
Media
Musicians
1 Breakfast At The Epiphany
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
2 Cafe Reggio
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Mark Portmann |
Synthesizer | Mark Portmann |
Horns | Daniel Fornero |
Horns | Gary Herbig |
Horns | Harry Kim |
Percussion | Luis Enrique |
3 I Told You
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Zachary Breaux |
Synthesizer | Zachary Breaux |
Programming | Zachary Breaux |
Flute | Hubert Laws |
4 Never Can Say Goodbye
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Mark Portmann |
Synthesizer | Mark Portmann |
Percussion | Luis Enrique |
5 The Thrill Is Gone
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
Synthesizer | Jeff Lorber |
Background Vocals | Lori Perry |
Vocals | Zachary Breaux |
6 After 2:00 AM On The West Coast
Acoustic Bass | Brian Bromberg |
Drums | Lewis Nash |
Guitar | Steve Lukather |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Piano | Renee Rosnes |
7 All Blues
Acoustic Bass | Brian Bromberg |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Rob Mullins |
Keyboards | Zachary Breaux |
Synthesizer | Zachary Breaux |
Programming | Zachary Breaux |
Harmonica | Lee Oskar |
8 Back into Time
Acoustic Bass | Brian Bromberg |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Zachary Breaux |
Synthesizer | Zachary Breaux |
Programming | Zachary Breaux |
Vocals | Zachary Breaux |
9 Uptown Groove
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Organ | Neil Larsen |
Horns | Daniel Fornero |
Horns | Gary Herbig |
Horns | Harry Kim |
10 Flavors Of My Mind
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Keyboards | Zachary Breaux |
Synthesizer | Zachary Breaux |
Programming | Zachary Breaux |
Flute | Hubert Laws |
11 The 135th St. Theme
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Synthesizer | Rex Rideout |
12 After 2:00 AM On The East Coast
Bass | Kenny Davis |
Drums | Lewis Nash |
Guitar | Ted Dunbar |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Piano | Renee Rosnes |
13 I Love This Life
Bass | Kenny Davis |
Drums | Lewis Nash |
Guitar | Ted Dunbar |
Guitar | Zachary Breaux |
Piano | Renee Rosnes |
Vocals | Zachary Breaux |
Liner Notes
Producer – Zachary Breaux (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Producer – Mark Portmann, Jeff Lorber, Rex Rideout (Tracks 2, 5, 6)
Producer (Executive) – Ricky Schultz
Arranged By – Mark Portmann, Rex Rideout
Creative Director – Doug Brown
Digital Editing – Jon Russell
Engineer – Robert Biles, Alec Head, Mark Partis
Mixed By – Al Schmitt
Remixing – Alec Head, Tim Latham, Jeff Lorber
Art Direction – Eric Scott
Photography – Dominick Guillemot
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Zebra Records Ltd.
Distributed By – All American Music Group
Pressed By – WEA Mfg. Olyphant
January 29, 2016 @ 08:42
This is a brilliant jazz album, one of my favorites. So sad he passed away so young.