Track Listing
1. This Is It
2. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)
3. In Your Eyes
4. Way It Is, The
5. Shower The People
6. September
7. Synchronicity II
8. I'll Be Over You
9. Biggest Part Of Me
10. Message In A Bottle
11. Piano In The Dark
12. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Boney James, Charlie Bisharat, Eric Marienthal, Gerald Albright, Marc Russo, Michael Paulo | | Producer: | Charlie Bisharat, Ross Pallone | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
John Tesh Project: John Tesh (synthesizer); Michael Landau (guitar); Tim Heintz (keyboards, accordion); Tim Landers (bass); George Perilli (drums); Brian Kilgore (percussion).
Additional personnel: Phillip Ingram, David Pack, Mervyn Warren (vocals); Charles Everett (violin); Maria Newman (viola); Melissa Hasin (cello); Rich Cook (Uilleann pipes); Tollak Ollestad (harmonica); Michael Paulo, Marc Russo (saxophone); Gerald Albright, Eric Marienthal (alto saxophone); Rick Baptist, Stuart Blumberg (trumpet); Alex Iles, Alan Kaplan (trombone); Boney James, Charlie Bisharat.
John Tesh's command of new age and urban R&B vocabularies have made him one of the most popular artists on the new age and adult contemporary charts. With his lush keyboard harmonies and graceful lyricism, Tesh creates alluring soundscapes which invite listeners to join the party and dance...or simply catch a groove in their heads.
Now, with SAX ON THE BEACH, Tesh expands on his solo vision, receding slightly to the background in favor of a more organic ensemble sound, as he makes his move for the contemporary jazz charts. With a solid band in place, Tesh follows in the path of cool trendsetters such as Kenny G, the Yellowjackets and Spyro Gyra, creating a mentholated flow of Latin flavored R&B grooves and soaring saxophone solos.
Tesh's choice of material and featured players reflects his growing interest in progresive instrumental pop, where the lead instrumentalist functions more as a vocalist than a freewheeling jazz improviser. On the Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald penned "This Is It," keyboardist Tim Heintz answers Boney James' keening alto with gospelish refrains, as Tesh sweetens the mix with broad synthesizer brushstrokes. The elegant funk of Earth, Wind & Fire's "September" inspires altoist Gerald Albright to grainy cries that suggest Junior Walker's seminal R&B horn-work. And on "Synchronicity II" and "Message In A Bottle," Tesh's synth work fleshes out the swirling accompaniment
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