Energy (Fourplay album)

Fourplay
Studio album by Fourplay
Released	September 23, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	Heads Up International
Producer	Fourplay
Fourplay chronology
X (2006) Energy (2008) Let's Touch the Sky (2010)

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Energy is the 10th studio album by jazz group Fourplay, released on September 23, 2008. The cover show the four members: keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Larry Carlton, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. Energy grafts a variety of sounds – R&B, pop, African and more – to Fourplay’s unwavering jazz foundations. In addition to vocals by East – a charter member since the band’s inception in 1990 – the album also features a vocal track by Esperanza Spalding, the upright bassist, composer and vocalist who has recently taken the jazz world by storm with her self-titled recording debut earlier this year on Heads Up. Fourplay's first single from Energy "Fortune Teller" was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards 2009. This is guitarist Larry Carlton's last Fourplay album, before Chuck Loeb joined Fourplay in 2010.

Track listing

1. "Fortune Teller"
2. "The Whistler"
3. "Ultralight"
4. "Cape Town"
5. "The Yes Club"
6. "Prelude For Lovers" feat. Esperanza Spalding
7. "Look Both Ways"
8. "Argentina"
9. "Comfort Zone"
10. "Sebastian"

Personnel

• Bob James: Keyboards
• Larry Carlton: Guitar
• Nathan East: Bass & Vocals
• Harvey Mason: Drums
• Esperanza Spalding: Vocal on "Prelude For Lovers"

References

External links

• Headsup.com