Pressure Sensitive Explained

Pressure Sensitive
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ronnie Laws
Cover:	Pressure Sensitive.jpg
Released:	1975 1991 (re-release)
Recorded:	March–April 1975
Studio:	Angel City Sound, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Length:	34:54
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	George Butler, Wayne Henderson
Chronology:	Ronnie Laws
Next Title:	Fever
Next Year:	1976

Pressure Sensitive is the debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1975 by Blue Note. The album reached No. 25 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.^{[1] [2]}

Overview

Pressure Sensitive was produced by George Butler and Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated, "this obviously commercial effort (every song fades out before it hits the five-minute mark) can only be recommended in comparison to Ronnie Laws's later more inferior recordings."^[3]

Personnel

• Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Jerry Peters - electric piano, synthesizer
• Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample - clavinet, electric piano
• Roland Bautista - guitar
• John Rowin - guitar (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
• Wilton Felder (track 6), Clint Mosley (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) - electric bass
• Steve Guttierez (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8), Michael Willars (track 6) - drums
• Joe Clayton - conga, tambourine, flexatone (track 1)
• Side Effect - backing vocals (track 2)

Notes and References

1. Book: Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive. 1975. Blue Note Records.
2. Web site: Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive. billboard.com.
3. Web site: Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive. Yanow. S.. Allmusic.com.