Name: Kiss And Tell by Martin Taylor
Brand: Martin Taylor
SKU: 5099749538726
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

The veteran electric guitarist dashes off some spectacular solo runs on this collection, but he seems confused as to which genre he's playing in. His jumpy, shuffling cover of "Midnight at the Oasis" features a blazing Kirk Whalum sax solo and would be a natural for smooth jazz radio if other artists hadn't already redone the 1974 chestnut. On numbers like "You've Changed," however, he slows the pace down to Quaalude calm, aiming for intimacy with a small string section, but ending up with an insomnia cure. Then he's trying the bossa nova thing on the easy swaying "Garden of Dreams," and simply noodling and trying to impress us with his coolness on a brief improvised interlude "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." While he's all over the map throughout, he offers some musical oases that the casual listener can turn to while trying to figure out the rest -- inventive reworkings of the theme songs to '70s TV icons The Odd Couple and Hawaii Five-0. At eight minutes and pretty sluggish, "The Odd Couple" is kind of like watching Felix and Oscar listen to jazz while on Prozac. But "Five-O" features some of Taylor's snappiest soloing as well as a glimmering electric piano solo by Matt Rollings that puts the tune in its rightful retro place. The dichotomy of these two approaches characterizes the whole disc, which is highly listenable in spots, but too inconsistent on the whole.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo

1. Kiss And Tell

by Martin Taylor

Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Kirk Whalum; Performer
Composer: Dave Newton; Composer
Lyricist: Dave Newton; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Jenny Rosato; Production
Assistant Producer: Jenny Carey
Jennie Carey; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

2. You've Changed

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Bass: Eddie Gomez; Performer
Cello: David Davidson; Performer
Drums: Al Foster; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor
Kristin Wilkinson; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: George Garzone; Performer
Violin: John Catchings; Performer
Composer: Bill Carey
Carl Fischer; Composer
Lyricist: Bill Carey
Carl Fischer; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Walker
Ann Mincieli
Jenny Rosato; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

3. The Odd Couple

by Martin Taylor

Composer: Sammy Cahn
Neal Hefti; Composer
Bass: Eddie Gomez; Performer
Cello: David Davidson; Performer
Drums: Al Foster; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Organ: Matt Rollings; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: George Garzone; Performer
Viola: Kristin Williamson; Performer
Violin: John Catchings; Performer
Lyricist: Sammy Cahn
Neal Hefti; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Jenny Rosato
Ann Mincieli; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

4. Garden Of Dreams

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Bass: Chris Kent; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Percussion: Eric Darken; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Trombone: Jay Ashby; Performer
Vocals: Jay Ashby; Performer
Composer: Carol Novak; Composer
Lyricist: Carol Novak; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Ann Mincieli
Jenny Rosato
James Warner; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Arranger: Feller
Guercio; Composer
Composer: Scriven
Converse; Composer
Lyricist: Scriven
Converse; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Jenny Rosato
Ann Mincieli; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

6. Midnight at the Oasis

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Bass: Chris Kent; Performer
Guitar: Jenny Rosato
James Warner
Kirk Whalum
Martin Taylor; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Composer: David Nichtern; Composer
Lyricist: David Nichtern; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Ann Mincieli; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

7. Mona Lisa

by Martin Taylor

Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Composer: Ray Evans
Jay Livingston; Composer
Lyricist: Ray Evans
Jay Livingston; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Ann Mincieli
Jenny Rosato; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

8. Five-O

by Martin Taylor

Bass: Chris Kent; Performer
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Guitar: Matt Rollings
Eric Darken
Martin Taylor; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Trombone: Jay Ashby; Performer
Composer: Morton Stevens; Composer
Lyricist: Morton Stevens; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Ann Mincieli
Jenny Rosato
James Warner; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

9. Sun Step

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Bass: Chris Kent; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Percussion: Eric Darken; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Tambourine: Jay Ashby; Performer
Vocals: Jay Ashby; Performer
Composer: Antonio Forcione; Composer
Lyricist: Antonio Forcione; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Jenny Rosato
Ann Mincieli; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

10. Ginger

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Piano: Matt Rollings; Performer
Composer: Martintaylor
Martin Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Martintaylor
Martin Taylor; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Ann Mincieli
James Warner
Jenny Rosato; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

11. Midnight Voyage

by Martin Taylor

Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Bass: Eddie Gomez; Performer
Drums: Al Foster; Performer
Flugelhorn: Randy Brecker; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Organ: Matt Rollings; Performer
Percussion: Eric Darken; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Composer: Joey Calderazzo; Composer
Lyricist: Joey Calderazzo; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Jenny Rosato
Ann Mincieli; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

12. The Nearness Of You

by Martin Taylor

Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Kirk Whalum; Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
Hoagy Carmichael; Composer
Lyricist: Ned Washington
Hoagy Carmichael; Composer
Assistant Engineer: James Warner
Ann Mincieli
Jenny Rosato; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

13. I Should Care

by Martin Taylor

Bass: Eddie Gomez; Performer
Primary Artist: Martin Taylor; Main Performer
Drums: Al Foster; Performer
Guitar: Martin Taylor; Performer
Performer: Martin Taylor; Performer
Composer: Weston
Stordahl
Cahn; Composer
Lyricist: Stordahl
Weston
Cahn; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Ann Mincieli
James Warner
Jenny Rosato; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Producer: Steve Buckingham; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 5 minutes and 27 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

3/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Jazz, Crossover Jazz

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1990

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

5099749538726

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Kiss And Tell

Kiss And Tell

1. Kiss And Tell

2. You've Changed

3. The Odd Couple

4. Garden Of Dreams

5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus

6. Midnight at the Oasis

7. Mona Lisa

8. Five-O

9. Sun Step

10. Ginger

11. Midnight Voyage

12. The Nearness Of You

13. I Should Care

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Kiss And Tell

1. Kiss And Tell

2. You've Changed

3. The Odd Couple

4. Garden Of Dreams

5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus

6. Midnight at the Oasis

7. Mona Lisa

8. Five-O

9. Sun Step

10. Ginger

11. Midnight Voyage

12. The Nearness Of You

13. I Should Care

Technical Specifications