Robben Ford "City Life"

Robben Ford "City Life"

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Robben Ford
City Life
The Story
"City Life" is a collaboration between guitarist Robben Ford and drummer Jerry Granelli, an all instrumental jazz and fusion project which was partially recorded in 1988 and partially recorded in 1992. "City Life" also features stellar artists contributing to the music, including guitarist Bill Frisell, synthesist Ralph Towner, trombone player Julian Priester, bassist Charlie Haden, alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett and more. Sharp-eyed fans will remember these tracks released under the album title of "Blues Connotation" back in the mid-1990's, and now these tracks are finally available again. Shortly after the recording of these tracks, Ford returned to his devotion to the blues, so this fusiony improv style wasn't to be heard again in a long time.
The Music
09:28 City Life Instrumental
08:33 One Day At A Time Instrumental
06:27 I Could See Forever Instrumental
07:46 Wanderlust Instrumental
06:23 Billie's Bounce Instrumental
07:30 I Put A Spell On You Instrumental
06:06 Blues Connotation Instrumental
04:07 Blues Connotation Reprise Instrumental
The Artists
Robben Ford Guitar, Production
Bill Frisell Guitar
Ralph Towner Synthesizer
Julian Priester Trombone
Charlie Haden Bass
Kenny Garrett Alto Saxophone
Anthony Cox Bass
Jerry Granelli Drums, Synthesizer
Rick Parashar Engineering
All titles recorded at London Bridge Studios. Seattle, WA, USA.

Titles 1, 2 and 3 recorded November 21-25, 1988.

Titles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 recorded January-February, 1992.