Patrice Rushen – Pizzazz
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Elektra – 6E-243 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
A1 | Let The Music Take Me | 6:50 | |
A2 | Keepin' Faith In Love | 4:07 | |
A3 | Settle For My Love | 5:15 | |
A4 | Message In The Music | 3:00 | |
B1 | Haven't You Heard | 6:44 | |
B2 | Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up | 4:58 | |
B3 | Call On Me | 6:47 | |
B4 | Reprise (Message In The Music) | 0:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Published By – Baby Fingers Music
- Published By – Mims Music
- Published By – Freddie Dee Music
- Published By – Shownbreree Music
- Recorded At – Conway Studios
- Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Produced For – Baby Fingers, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By [Horns And Strings Arranged By] – Patrice Rushen
- Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements By] – Patrice Rushen
- Art Direction – Ron Coro
- Concertmaster – Charles Veal*
- Contractor – Rosemary McLean
- Contractor, Bass Trombone, Horns [Horn Section] – Maurice Spears
- Contractor, Reeds, Horns [Horn Section] – Bill Green*
- Contractor, Trombone, Baritone Horn, Horns [Horn Section] – Clay Lawrey
- Contractor, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horns [Horn Section] – Raymond Lee Brown*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – "Audio" Phil Moores*
- Executive-Producer – Patrice Rushen
- Hair [Hair Braiding By] – Sibongile Bradley
- Handclaps [Handclapper] – Tony Lewis (6)
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Mastered By – Chris Bellman
- Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Moshe Brakha
- Photography By [Front Cover Photo And Sleeve Photo] – Norman Seeff
- Producer [Produced By] – Reggie Andrews
- Recorded By – Peter Chaikin
- Remix [Remixed By] – F. Byron Clark
- Strings – William Henderson (2)
- Stylist [Clothes On Back Cover By] – Lori Samson
Notes
"SP" in label matrix denotes a Specialty Records Corporation pressing.
Runouts are etched except SRC logo stamped
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
Issued with a custom printed inner sleeve containing lyrics and credits on one side and an image of Patrice on the other.
Publishing and rights society by track:
A1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
A3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A4 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
B1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Mims Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP and Freddie Dee Music BMI
B3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B4 - Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
Executive Producer: Patrice Rushen for Baby Fingers Inc.
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
D.J. Rogers and Al McKay appear courtesy of ABC Records
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appears courtesy of Drumsong Productions Inc. and Epic Records
Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, and Pauline Wilson appear courtesy of Horizon Records
Bill Summers appears courtesy of Prestige Records
Reggie Andrews appears courtesy of Karma-O Productions
Syreeta Wright Robertson appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation
℗&© Elektra/Asylum Records
A division of Warner Communications Inc.
Runouts are etched except SRC logo stamped
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
Issued with a custom printed inner sleeve containing lyrics and credits on one side and an image of Patrice on the other.
Publishing and rights society by track:
A1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
A3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A4 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
B1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Mims Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP and Freddie Dee Music BMI
B3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B4 - Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
Executive Producer: Patrice Rushen for Baby Fingers Inc.
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
D.J. Rogers and Al McKay appear courtesy of ABC Records
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appears courtesy of Drumsong Productions Inc. and Epic Records
Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, and Pauline Wilson appear courtesy of Horizon Records
Bill Summers appears courtesy of Prestige Records
Reggie Andrews appears courtesy of Karma-O Productions
Syreeta Wright Robertson appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation
℗&© Elektra/Asylum Records
A division of Warner Communications Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society (A1 to B4): ASCAP
- Rights Society (A3, B1, B2): BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (In label matrix): SP
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix, A-side, label): 6E-243-A
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix, B-side, label): 6E-243-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 1): 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 1): 6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1-1 SM 1 - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 2): 1-2 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZCB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 2): 6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZCB 1-1 SM 1 - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 3): 6E-243A 2 SP 1-2 (SRC Logo)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 3): 6E-243A- BS-1-PRC-W O-ISM2-2
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Pizzazz (LP, Album) | Elektra | GM-200.2673, Lps.200.2673 | Venezuela | 1979 | ||
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, PRC-W Compton Pressing) | Elektra | 6E-243 | US | 1979 | ||
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing) | Elektra | 6E-243 | US | 1979 | ||
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Pizzazz (LP, Album) | Elektra | K.52190 | UK | 1979 | ||
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Stereo) | Elektra | 6E-243 | Australia | 1979 |
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Edited 4 years agoSeveral jazz purists initially characterized Patrice Rushen as a promising wunderkind with unique virtuosity, but also decried her fascination with contemporary sensibilities. Never one to pigeonhole herself by a singular genre or form, Rushen was heavily invested in pushing the possibilities of where her artistry could go. It wasn't a case that she sought out to be molded or defined by any entity for commercial appeal, especially not under the often chauvinistic guise of the jazz realm. So when she signed to Elektra Records in 1978, she played by the beat of her own drum. The sea changes that occurred in the colorful waters of jazz and R&B during the late 1970s caused several artists to embrace popular styles that dominated radio markets. Rushen's foray into R&B would profoundly impact the affluent, young black middle class that cherished the artfully urbane and slick nuances that came from the likes of Quincy Jones, George Benson, Al Jarreau, The Blackbyrds, and Minnie Riperton. From 1978 to 1980, she and associates, Charles Mims, Jr., bassist Freddie Washington, and producer Reggie Andrews, helmed a trio of albums—1978's Patrice, 1979's Pizzazz, and 1980's Posh—that apotheosized chic grooves of the burgeoning boogie scene, while auguring dance-pop and R&B aesthetics to come.
Her fifth overall album and second release for Elektra Records, Pizzazz, drew the line in the sand for most of her jazz following. Its dancefloor and radio-ready sheen were all they needed to scream foul and deem her a sellout. While her R&B base responded enthusiastically to her new groove, pop markets didn't aggressively focus their efforts on aligning her music to their formats. All these blows and triumphs didn't faze Rushen, though, as she arrived at the fore on her own . One of her best albums.
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