1990 studio album by Ben Sidran
Cool Paradise smooth jazz album by keyboardist and jazz vocalist Ben Sidran , released in 1990.[ 1] Go Jazz label he started in 1989.[ 2]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Cool Paradise" Sidran 5:42 2. "Lip Service" Sidran 3:22 3. "If Someone Has to Wreck Your Life" Pat MacDonald 4:14 4. "She Steps into a Dream" Sidran 4:17 5. "Try" Sidran 4:17 6. "Language of the Blues" Pat MacDonald 4:13 7. "Desire of Love" Bottini, Sidran, Telesforo 4:44 8. "Bye Bye Blackbird" Mort Dixon , Henderson4:03 9. "So Long" Sidran 3:34 10. "Walking With The Blues" Sidran 6:10 11. "Searching for a Girl Like You" Sidran 3:11
Personnel
Musicians
Arrangement – Billy Peterson
Lead vocals – Ben Sidran
Background vocals – Ricky Peterson
Bass – Billy Peterson
Keyboards – Ricky Peterson, Ben Sidran
Tenor saxophone – Bob Malach[ 3]
Support
Recording and mixing – Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN
Mastering – George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
Additional recording – John "Chopper" Black
Art direction – Toni Eckmayer, Zillman Advertising & Marketing
Design – Planet Design Company, Madison, Wisconsin
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 4]
Writing for AllMusic , Jim Newsom declared Cool Paradise to be Sidran's "most fully realized recording"; complimenting his working band, audio clarity, Sidran's "cool and relaxed" voice and his "compelling" compositions. He concludes "it's surprising that Sidran hasn't become better known in pop and contemporary jazz circles" for such material.
References
External links
