本日のCD Roberta Flack / Oasis

 

　前作「Born to Love」から6年ぶりの1988年作品で、シンセを中心とした楽曲と、複数のプロデューサーが、楽曲を担当してロバータ・フラックが総指揮を執っているアルバムです。プロデューサーに名を連ねるのは Quincy Jones,  Marcus Miller, Michael Omartian, Andy Goldmark, Barry Miles, Jerry Hey など。

　参加ミュージシャンも Oasis では私の好きな David Sanborn、ギターでMike Landau, Paul Jackson Jr.、ベースは Nathan East, Earl Klugh そして当然の Marcus Miller、ドラムは Steve Gadd、パーカッション Don Alias と名だたるメンツが豪勢に名を連ねています。

　アルバムタイトルは「Oasis」でありますが、9曲目の Reprise などもあることから、ロバータ・フラックのメッセージが込められているのは「And So It Goes」なのかと思われます。曲はマヤ・アンジェロウ（Maya Angelou）との共作で彼女は詩人であり黒人女性社会運動家です。別れた恋人が他の女性と歩いていてるのを見て昔を思い出す歌詞ですが、その情景に男女間の思い出だけではない、何かを暗示しているのか、と想像もかき立てられます🎶

1. Oasis

vocals : Roberta Flack

bass, keyboards : Marcus Miller 

 alto sax Solo : David Sanborn 

 drums : Buddy Williams

 percussion : Steve Thornton

 synthesizer programming: Jason Miles 

 background vocals: Lani Groves, Chude  Mondlane, 

Brenda White-King, Dennis Collins, 

Marcus Miller, Mark Stephens, Roberta Flack

2. All Caught Up In Love

vocals : Roberta Flack

drums, keyboards : Michael Omartian 

guitar : Dann Huff

soloist, sax : Larry Williams

3. Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)

vocals : Roberta Flack

backing vocals : Phil Perry

keyboards : Randy Kerber

synthesizer : Mike Boddicker

guitar : Mike Landau

bass : Neil Stubenhaus

drums : Harvey Mason

percussion : Paulinho da Costa

sax : Dan Higgins

trumpet : Jerry Hey

4. Shock To My System

vocals : Roberta Flack, Simon Climie

keyboards, programmed By synthesizer : Andy Goldmark, Greg Phillinganes, Jason Miles, John Barnes, Pete Robinson

guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

drums : Jimmy Bralower, Steve Ferrone

drum programming : Andy Goldmark

5. You Who Brought Me Love

vocals : Roberta Flack

keyboards, programmed By synthesizer : Andy Goldmark, Greg Phillinganes, Jason Miles, Larry Williams, Pete Robinson

drum machine :  Andy Goldmark

percussion : Paulinho da Costa

6. Something Magic

vocals : Roberta Flack

backing vocals : Lori-Ann Velez, Marcus Miller, Mark Stephens, 

Tawatha Agee, Yvonne Lewis

percussion : Steve Thornton

bass, synthesizer : Marcus Miller

programmed by synthesizer : Jason Miles

7. And So It Goes

vocals : Roberta Flack

backing vocals : Gabrielle Goodman, Phil Perry, Roberta Flack

synthesizer : Barry Miles, Larry Williams, Randy Kerber

guitar : Mike Landau

soloist, acoustic guitar : Earl Klugh

bass : Neil Stubenhaus

drums : John Robinson

percussion : Mike Fisher

8. You Know What It's Like

vocals : Roberta Flack

backing vocals : Gabrielle Goodman, Phil Perry

programmed by synthesizer : Jason Miles

synthesizer : Larry Williams, Randy Kerber

synthesizer : Barry Miles

guitar : Mike Landau

drums, sampler : Buddy Williams, John Robinson

percussion : Michael Fisher

sax : Dan Higgins

9. And So It Goes (Reprise)

10. My Someone To Love

vocals : Roberta Flack

piano, backing vocals : Roberta Flack

bass, keyboards, backing vocals : Marcus Miller

programmed by synthesizer : Jason Miles

electric piano : Barry Miles

drums : Steve Gadd

percussion : Don Alias

soloist, tenor sax : Roger Byam

11. (His Name) Brazil

vocals : Roberta Flack

backing vocals : Gabrielle Goodman, George Duke, George Duke, Bob Henley

keyboards, programmed by synthesizer : Andy Goldmark, Greg Phillinganes, Jeff Lorber, Pete Robinson, Randy Kerber

guitar : Chieli Minucci, Paul Jackson Jr.

bass : Nathan East

percussion : Paulinho da Costa

drum programming : Andy Goldmark

▶ Oasis

▶ My Someone To Love

▶ Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out