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
Biography
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 – 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 Zebra Records Ltd
Copyright Zebra Records Ltd
Jan Lücker on Facebook
January 29, 2016 @ 08:42
This is a brilliant jazz album, one of my favorites. So sad he passed away so young.