Day Dreamin'

by LaVerne Butler

Overview

With LaVerne Butler having provided so much passionate, intense hard bop on her debut album, No Looking Back, it came as quite a surprise when the singer took a more mellow and laidback approach on her second album, Day Dreamin', which was devoid of loud horn solos and found her joined by an intimate piano trio. Not thrilled to hear Butler interpreting songs by the Isley Brothers and Aretha Franklin, some jazz purists dismissed the CD as lightweight quiet storm music and argued that Butler should have stuck with standards and hard bop. But in fact, Day Dreamin' has a lot going for it. By choosing less obvious material, Butler was taking chances, and they pay off handsomely. The Isleys' "For the Love of You" and Franklin's "Day Dreamin'" work well in an acoustic jazz setting, as does Brazilian singer Dori Caymmi's "Photograph." This CD can function as mood music, but it's personal, heartfelt mood music that is as rewarding as it is thoughtful. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/1994
Label:	Chesky Records
UPC:	0090368011725
Rank:	159527

Tracks

1. Friday Afternoon
2. Love Me
3. The Happy Song
4. Little Girl Blue
5. When Your Lover Has Gone
6. Let Your Tears Hang Out
7. Gonna Give Lovin' a Try
8. For the Love of You
9. Day Dreaming
10. Photograph
11. Two Different Worlds

Album Credits

Performance Credits

LaVerne Butler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gregory Hutchinson   Drums
Dennis Irwin   Bass
Rob Bargad   Piano,Director,Musical Director
Peter Bernstein   Guitar
Daniel Sadownick   Percussion
Mark Sherman   Vibraphone

Technical Credits

LaVerne Butler   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Bob Katz   Engineer
Einar A. Swan   Composer
Dori Caymmi   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Rob Bargad   Arranger
Nat Adderley   Composer
Niels Lan Doky   Arranger,Composer
Miguel Kertsman   Editing,Mastering
Norman Chesky   Engineer,Executive Producer
Cannonball Adderley   Composer
David Chesky   Producer
Paulo Cesar Pinheiro   Composer
Steve Kaiser   Producer
The Isley Brothers   Composer
Chris Jasper   Composer
David Merrill   Engineer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Al Frisch   Composer
Andrea Fusina   Production Assistant
Patrice Fisher   Composer
Roy Spangenthal   Project Director
Tracy Mann   Composer
Keddins Etienne   Production Assistant
Steve Guttenberg   Assistant Producer
Ross Hudson   Design,Artwork
Luciana Pampalone   Photography
Shari Rothstein   Production Coordination
David Windmuller   Production Assistant
Lisa Hershfield   Production Assistant
Peter Farrow   Lyricist