Journey (Fourplay album) explained

Journey
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fourplay
Cover:	journeyfourplay.jpg
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Fourplay
Prev Title:	Heartfelt
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	X
Next Year:	2006

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

Reception

Tom Hull dismissed the album as a "dud" in his "Jazz Consumer Guide" for The Village Voice in September 2004.^[1] 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]

Personnel

Fourplay

Bob James – keyboards
Larry Carlton – guitars
Nathan East – bass, vocals (2, uncredited on 1), lead and backing vocals (4)
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

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
Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
Richard Thomas Jennings – art direction, design
Bob James – cover artwork
Jun Sato – photography
Air Tight Management – management

Studios

Recorded at Firehouse Recording Studios (Pasadena, California) and Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York),
Mixed at Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California).
Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Notes and References

News: Hull. Tom. Tom Hull (critic). September 28, 2004. Jazz Consumer Guide (2): The Caribbean Tinge. The Village Voice. June 25, 2020. tomhull.com.
Web site: Hull. Tom. September 28, 2004. September 2004 Notebook. tomhull.com. June 26, 2020.