Play Date (album) explained
| Play Date |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Euge Groove |
| Cover: | Euge Groove- Play Date.jpg |
| Released: | July 2002 |
| Studio: | - Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA)
- Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA)
- On The Mark Studio (Studio City, CA)
- Planet One Studios (Camarillo, CA)
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA)
- Track Studios and Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
- Woody Reed (Woodland Hills, CA)
- Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA)
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| Genre: | Vocal jazz, jazz |
| Length: | 48:34 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | - Paul Brown
- Michael Egizi
- Euge Groove
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| Prev Title: | Euge Groove |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Livin' Large |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Play Date is the second studio album of saxophonist Euge Groove issued in July 2002 by Warner Bros. Records.[1] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[2] [3]
Personnel
- Euge Groove – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, additional drum programming (2), arrangements (2, 5)
- Paul Brown – programming (1), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 8, 9), additional drum programming (2)
- David "Kahlid" Woods – programming (1), guitars (1), arrangements (1, 3), keyboards (3), drum programming (3)
- Michael Egizi – baby grand piano (2), synthesizer programming (2, 5), drum programming (2, 5-7), arrangements (2, 5-7), Fender Rhodes (5), keyboards (6, 7)
- Chester Thompson – Hammond B3 organ (2, 4)
- Larry Williams – synth strings (3)
- Jerry Hey – synth string arrangements (3)
- Herman Jackson – Wurlitzer electric piano (4), organ (4), synthesizers (4, 9), Fender Rhodes (9)
- Freddie Ravel – Rhodes piano (8)
- Mark Portmann – keyboards (8, 10), programming (8, 10), arrangements (8, 10)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2-4, 6)
- Tony Maiden – guitars (5, 7)
- Peter White – guitars (8)
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
- Alex Al – bass guitar (2, 5-8, 10)
- Larry Kimpel – upright bass (4), electric bass (9)
- Teddy Campbell – drums (4, 9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4, 9)
- Luis Conte – percussion (5, 7)
- Steve Dubin – arrangements (4)
- Stacy Campbell – vocals (6)
Production
- Paul Brown – executive producer, producer (1, 3, 4, 9), mixing (1-4, 6-9)
- Michael Egizi – producer (2, 5-7)
- Euge Groove – producer (2, 5-8, 10)
- Stephen Hart – tracking engineer
- Don Murray – live tracking engineer
- Ryan Castle – second engineer
- Ai Fujisaki – second engineer
- Ray Bardani – mixing (4)
- Bill Schnee – mixing (5, 10)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
- Katherine Delaney – art direction, design
- Mando Gonzales – photography
- Bill Darlington – management
Notes and References
- Euge Groove: Play Date. 2002. Warner Bros. Records.
- Web site: Euge Groove: Play Date (Contemporary Jazz Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111224244/https://www.billboard.com/music/euge-groove/chart-history/JCR/song/422766. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. billboard.com.
- Web site: Euge Groove: Play Date (Jazz Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111231828/https://www.billboard.com/music/euge-groove/chart-history/JLS/song/422766. dead. November 11, 2019. Billboard. billboard.com.
