Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)

Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) is an album by the Stanton Moore Trio, released on April 22, 2008. Organist Robert Walter and guitarist Will Bernard, both of whom played with Moore on his previous solo album, III, are featured on the album.

Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
Studio album by
Stanton Moore Trio
ReleasedApril 22, 2008
RecordedNovember 29 – December 2, 2007
StudioDockside Studios, Lafayette, LA by Mike Napolitano
GenreFunk, jazz-funk
Length46:55
LabelTelarc
ProducerStanton Moore, Mike Napolitano
Stanton Moore Trio chronology
III
(2006)
Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
allmusic[2]

Notably, each track on the album features a title containing a parenthetical statement, as does the title of the album. This is Moore's response to the gentle ribbing of his Galactic bandmates that he includes brackets in almost every song he writes.

Personnel

edit

Track listing

edit
  1. "(Late Night at the) Maple Leaf" - 6:27
  2. "(Proper) Gender" - 2:56
  3. "Wissions (of Vu)" - 3:22
  4. "(Sifting Through the) African Diaspora" - 5:10
  5. "Over (Compensatin')" - 4:37
  6. "(Smell My) Special Ingredients" - 5:39
  7. "(I Have) Super Strength" - 3:48
  8. "(Who Ate the) Layer Cake?" - 4:28
  9. "Thanks! (Again)" - 2:57
  10. "(Put On Your) Big People Shoes" - 4:08
  11. "(Here Come the) Brown Police" - 3:20

References

edit
  1. ^ "Stanton Moore Trio: Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ^ Emphasis! at AllMusic
edit