Sleeping Gypsy

Sleeping Gypsy
Michael Franks' studio album
Publication (s)	1977
Label (s)	Warner Brothers
Format (s)	LP, CD
Genre (s)	jazz
Title (number)	8th
running time	38:49
occupation	Singing : Michael Franks Tenor saxophone : Michael Brecker Alto saxophone : David Sanborn Guitar : Larry Carlton Guitar : Helio Delmiro Piano : Joe Sample Piano : Joao Donato Bass : Wilton Fields Percussion : Ray Armando Drums : John Guerin Drums : Joao Palma
production	Tommy LiPuma
Studio (s)	Capitol Records ( Hollywood )
chronology The Art of Tea (1976) Sleeping Gypsy Burchfield Nines (1978)

Sleeping Gypsy is a pop jazz album recorded in 1977 by Michael Franks . With the album, Franks, who wrote all the songs himself, created a mixture of jazz, pop, soul and bossa nova . It is his third album under his own name.

The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma , who had the tracks arranged by Claus Ogerman and brought Franks together with well-known jazz musicians such as Michael Brecker , David Sanborn and Joe Sample of the Crusaders .

background

The CD begins with The Lady Wants to Know and contains references to jazz legends John Coltrane and Miles Davis ( Daddy's Just Like Coltrane, Baby's Just Like Miles ). At Bwana-He no Home is a story that occurred when Frank was not home and one of his friends, Dan Hicks, caller abwimmelte with these words.

With Down in Brazil and Antonio's Song (The Rainbow) , a tribute to the Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim , Franks followed the example of Stan Getz , who a decade earlier made Brazilian rhythms known to a large audience.

The pianist Joe Sample composed the music for Chain Reaction , the drummer John Guerin the music for Don't Be Blue .

reception

Stephen J. Matteo awarded four out of five possible stars on allmusic and wrote about the album:

"A romantic, elegant and important album in bringing Brazilian music to a wider audience."

"A romantic, elegant and important album to bring Brazilian music to a wider audience."

Album pieces

1. The Lady Wants to Know - 4:45
2. I Really Hope It's You - 4:54
3. In the Eye of the Storm - 5:55
4. B'wanna - He No Home - 4:57
5. Don't Be Blue - 3:28
6. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow) - 5:03
7. Chain Reaction - 5:14
8. Down in Brazil - 4:33

Web links

• Review of 'Sleeping Gypsy' at Artistdirect

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy, Review by Stephen J. Matteo. Retrieved November 14, 2013 .