Edison Herbert (guitar); Neville Malcolm (bass); Winston Clifford (drums); Sean Hargreaves (piano - tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) + guests Cherisse Scott (vocals - track 4); Kim Cypher (tenor sax - track 5); Kevin Robinson (flugelhorn - track 9); Ben Gilbert (piano - tracks 1, 2, 5, 8); Chris Wells (drums - tracks 4, 5); Graham Maynard (piano - track 7)
All I Need comprises nine tracks, six of them written by Edison Herbert. The title track typifies guitarist Herbert's approach - bright and breezy, his sound bubbling over with glass half full optimism. Bassist Neville Malcolm and drummer Winston Clifford are established names and Herbert's guest contributors include Kim Cypher (tenor sax) and, formerly of the BSH parish, pianist Ben Gilbert.
Stevie Wonder's My Cherie Amour and Lennon and McCartney's With a Little Help from My Friends are given the Herbert treatment and it is to the guitarist's credit that his own compositions stand comparison. Time Will Tell momentarily (a fleeting phrase) reminds this listener of The Lady is a Tramp, Kim Cypher's rasping tenor is heard to good effect on Let's Take a Walk, E's Dance is trademark bright and breezy E. Herbert, and Kevin Robinson's measured flugelhorn work on Sunrise, the album's closing track, is but one of many impressive moments from Edison Herbert and friends. Russell
All I Need (cat.no. EHCD2401) by Edison Herbert is available from: www.edisonherbert.com. The CD cover artwork is by E. Herbert.
My Cherie Amour; Three Reasons*; Time Will Tell*; Never Let Her Slip Away; Let's Take a Walk*; With a Little Help from My Friends; E's Dance*; All I Need*; Sunrise*.
* Edison Herbert, composer.
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