The Spice of Life (Earl Klugh album)

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Critical reception

Mark Keresman of AllMusic, in a 3.5/5 stars review, claimed, "Smooth jazz guitarist Earl Klugh’s SPICE OF LIFE shows that he hasn’t lost any of his mellow flair...Variety, in this case, is the SPICE OF LIFE--Klugh effortlessly mixes straight-up jazz (a Thelonious Monk classic getting a Brazilian makeover), romantic R&B, chilled-out balladry, pop, and a touch of funk."[6]

Rick Nowlin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in a 4/4 stars review, praised the album saying, "I've listened to a lot of the Detroit-born-and-bred acoustic guitarist, over the past three decades, both live and on record, and I must admit I've never heard him sound this good...I can only saw WoW."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Earl Klugh, except where noted.

  1. "Ocean Blue" - 5:10
  2. "Sleepyhead" - 5:09
  3. "Canadian Sunset" (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) - 5:34
  4. "Venezuelan Nights" - 2:35
  5. "Driftin'" - 3:48
  6. "Snap!" (Earl Klugh, Al Turner) - 4:41
  7. "Bye Ya" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:59
  8. "Heart of My Life" - 4:14
  9. "Morning in Rio" - 5:27
  10. "C'est si bon" (Henri Betti, André Hornez, Jerry Seelen)- 4:53
  11. "Lucy's World" - 3:49
  12. "My Foolish Heart" (Catherine Hinen, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 6:18
  13. "The Toy Guitar" - 2:36

Personnel

  • Earl Klugh – acoustic guitars, rhythm arrangements (8), keyboards (9, 11), synthesizers (9, 11), percussion (11)
  • David Spradley – keyboards (2, 6, 9), synthesizers (2, 6, 9)
  • John Corrozzu – keyboards (5, 9), synthesizers (5, 9)
  • Jeff Cox – acoustic bass (1, 3, 7, 10–12)
  • Al Turner – electric string bass (2), electric bass (6, 9)
  • Joe Reda – electric bass (5)
  • Yonrico Scott – drums (1, 3, 7, 10, 12), percussion (5, 9, 11)
  • Ron Otis – drums (2, 6, 9)
  • Gene Dunlap – drum programming (2, 6, 9)
  • Scott Meeder – drums (5), percussion (5, 9, 11)
  • Bert Elliott – percussion (11)
  • Lenny Price – wind synthesizer (2, 11), saxophone (6)

Chamber group on "Heart of My Life"

  • Eddie Horst – arrangements and conductor
  • Carl Nitchie – bassoon
  • Ann E. Lilya – oboe
  • Brice Andrus – French horn
  • Daniel Laufer – cello
  • William Paul Murphy – viola

Orchestra (Tracks 1, 3, 7, 10 & 12)

  • Don Sebesky – orchestra arrangements and conductor
  • Earl Klugh – rhythm arrangements
  • John Miller – music coordinator
Flutes
Percussion
Strings
  • Laura Bontrager, Richard Locker and Sarah Siever – cello
  • Grace Paradise – harp
  • Kenji Bunch, Maxine Roach and Deborah Shufelt – viola
  • Martin Agee, Cenovia Cummins, Eric Degioia, Rick Dolan, Cecilia Hobbs Gardner, Karen Karlsrud, Helen Kim, Laura Oatts, Carol Pool, Rob Shaw, Dale Stuckenbruck and Una Tone – violin

Production

  • Earl Klugh – producer
  • Gene Dunlap – associate producer (2, 6, 9)
  • Audrey Birnbaum – production coordinator
  • Denise Waichunas – production coordinator
  • Matchstic – design
  • Sandee Oliver – cover photography
  • Teresa DeLappe – inlay sleeve photography, photo of Lucy

Technical credits

  • Alan Silverman – mastering at Arf! Mastering (New York, NY)
  • Gary Chester – mixing
  • Bert Elliott – guitar engineer, additional tracking (5, 6, 9)
  • Jim Czak – orchestra engineer (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
  • Logan Patton – rhythm section engineer (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
  • Eric Morgeson – rhythm section engineer (2, 6, 9, 11)
  • Tom Tapley – rhythm section engineer (5, 6, 9, 11)
  • Nev Walker – rhythm section engineer (8)
  • Al Perotta – mix assistant
  • Kyle Ford – assistant engineer (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
  • Bill Moss – assistant engineer (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
  • Todd Fairall – assistant engineer (2, 6, 9, 11)
  • Tony Rizzo – assistant engineer (2, 6, 9, 11)
  • Darren Tablan – assistant engineer (5, 6, 9, 11)

Charts

Album – Billboard[8]
Year Chart Position
2008 Top Contemporary Jazz 4
2009 Jazz Albums 8

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