Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 2000 — Page 23

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,2000

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jazz sound with the Latin rhythms that have been a personal favorite since his New York days of jamming with salsa bands. When he 4 ''first considered blending those styles for this recording. Meadows knew instinctively where to tum to achieve the perfect balance: popular Bay Area composer, guitarist and producer '' Ray Obiedo, who has been a successful solo ‘ artist and sideman with Latin bands for many years. “With some albums, it’s just a matter of coming up with a handful of great tunes in any flavor, but here I was definitely aiming for something more exotic,” Meadows says. “Ray has played for years with the Escovedo Family, and I knew he could bring his hard hitting West Coast Latin vibe to my music. I’ve been a longtime admirer of his grooves, melodies and blend of Brazilian and Afro-Cuban sounds. It just so happened that when I contacted him, he had been in an intense writing mode, and he brought all these amazing tunes to the table. Some we then collaborated on, and some we just worked on the perfect arrangements for my * soprano to fit right in.” Obiedo’s salsa-soul stamp can be heard on f the plucky, easily percussive “Carousel,” which ’ features Meadows trading off between soprano ’ and alto and gentle flute harmonies by Norbert Stachel; the playful, jamming Latin romp “Blue Cactus,'’ with a hard-wired Peter Escovedo on drums and a sizzling sax-piano interplay between Meadows and keyboardist Peter Horvath; the rhythmically varied piano-sax duet “An-

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Marlon Moadows other Time, Another Place,” which moves from a soulful ballad beginning into a more aggressive funky jazz stance; and the closing track “La Samba,” which smoothly blends Mead-

ows’ trademark lilting sax style with a laid back, simmering samba groove. Yasha Baijona gets in on the exotica too, with the sweeping topicality of the opening cut “Miami,” which mixes a balmy romantic vibe, seductive hip-hop groove and sax melody and vocals and guitar by Spyro Gyra’s Julio Fernandez. Other Barl’ona contributions include the sultry, ambient ballad “Next to You” (featuring vocalist Blake Harris), the lush, orchestrally enhanced (via sampling) film scorelike “Look Inside” and another emotional vocal track, “Spend My Life,” sung by Tony Hamington. Rounding out the set is a graceful, gospel flavored reading of Rahsaan Patterson ’ s “It’s Alright” and the soprano ballad “No Rhyme No Reason” featuring backing-vocals by Lisa Fischer. Famed R&B producer Barry Eastmond (who is currently producing the new Anita Baker album) adds his soulful expertise to the atmospheric, gently exotic soul ballad “The Dance.” Meadows, a Connecticut native who now makes his home in Phoenix, got his first career break in the late ’80s when TV composer Jay Chattaway overheard him playing his hom while waiting for a train at Grand Central Station and introduced him to pianist Bob James. He subsequently recorded four albums for RCA (1991-96) and one for Sire/Discovery (1997) and has contributed to numerous recordings and/or tours with The Fantasy Band, Norman Connors, Eartha Kitt, Michael Bolton, Will Downing and many others.

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Special to The Recorder On Friday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library College Avenue Branch youngsters involved in “Kids’ Voices Karry” creative writing workshop will read excerpts and sign copies of their new release, “Kids’ Voices Karry, Too!” “Some of the kids are writing about what is going on in their neighborhoods, revealing their thoughts about the drug dealer on the street, others are just writing about how they feel about themselves,” says literary artist and storyteller Marvel Davis. Davis is the force behind the project and says the collective body of work serves as a forum where the thoughts and feelings of our youth are affirmed. The staple bound paperback book will be given away at the release celebration where international storyteller,’ Diane Ferlatte from Oakland, Calif., will perform for the participants and community. “It is important that we get our children reading and innovative projects like these help that effort,” says Rev. Charles Williams, president of Indiana Black Expo—one

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Marvel Davit of the project’s chief sponsors. Participating students are enrolled at various youth serving organizations including: the Children’s Museum, Girls Inc., Jewel Academy, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, and the Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center. “Kids’ Voices Karry,” is a collaboration of Davis and the Kaleidoscope Youth Center. Corporate sponsor for the project is the Indiana Black Expo. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call (317)916-5051.

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