Journey (Fourplay album)

2004 studio album by Fourplay

Journey

Studio album by

Fourplay

Released| June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)
Studio|

* Firehouse Recording Studios (Pasadena, California)
* Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California)
* Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York)

Genre| Jazz
Length| 53:55
Label| Arista
Producer|

* Fourplay
* Marcel East

Fourplay chronology
| Heartfelt
(2002)  | Journey
(2004)  | X
(2006)

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Journey is the eighth studio album by Fourplay, released in 2004.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Tom Hull| C[2]

Tom Hull dismissed the album as a "dud" in his "Jazz Consumer Guide" for The Village Voice in September 2004.[3] In a commentary published on his website, he explained, "The old white guys (pianist Bob James, guitarist Larry Coryell) here haven't stretched out in decades, but toss off better licks than your average smooth jazz setup; the not-so-old black guys in the so-called rhythm section have some explaining to do."[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Fields of Gold"| Sting| 5:40
2.| "Play Around It"| East| 5:04
3.| "From Day One"| James| 5:54
4.| "Journey"| East| 3:27
5.| "Rozil"| Mason| 5:29
6.| "Cool Train"| Carlton| 5:31
7.| "Avalabop"| James| 6:09
8.| "The Firehouse Chill"| East| 5:36
9.| "Departure"| James| 5:16
10.| "147 4th St."| Carlton| 5:49

## Personnel

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Fourplay

* Bob James – keyboards
* Larry Carlton – guitars
* Nathan East – bass, vocals (2, 4, uncredited on 1)
* Harvey Mason – drums, percussion, vibraphone, drum sequencing

Additional Personnel

* Ken Freeman – synthesizer programming
* Cody "Peyote" Cassiero – DJ (2)
* Bikki Johnson – shaker (4), backing vocals (4)

### Production

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* Fourplay – producers (1-3, 5-10)
* Marcel East – producer (4)
* Don Murray – recording, mixing (1-3, 5-10)
* Moogie Canazio – mixing (4)
* Ken Freeman – additional engineer, digital editing
* Ed Woolley – assistant engineer
* Robert Vosgien – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California
* Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
* Richard Thomas Jennings – art direction, design
* Bob James – cover artwork
* Jun Sato – photography
* Jack Forchette for Air Tight Management – management

## References

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1. ^ Collar, Matt. Journey at AllMusic
2. ^ a b Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "September 2004 Notebook". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
3. ^ Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "Jazz Consumer Guide (2): The Caribbean Tinge". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2020 - via tomhull.com.

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Fourplay

* Bob James
* Nathan East
* Harvey Mason
* Chuck Loeb

* Lee Ritenour
* Larry Carlton

Studio albums|

* Fourplay
* Between the Sheets
* Elixir
* 4
* Snowbound
* Yes, Please!
* Heartfelt
* Journey
* X
* Energy
* Let's Touch the Sky
* Esprit De Four

Compilations|

* The Best of Fourplay

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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