In 2007, We have heard that the long-awaited Seawind Reunion CD recording was almsot finished! in 2007 and they started mixdown, mastering and so on. Finally, wait will be really over soon. The album "Reunion" will be released on April 22 for Village Records, a subsidary label of Sony Music, Japan. The group spent time in Los Angeles recording studios, while tracking all of their new songs. The new CD will also include 2007 remakes of their classics "Follow Your Road", "Free" and "He Loves You", on which Al Jarreau is featured along with Pauline Wilson. Further Al is also on the brand new song entitled "Hold On".
Except Jerry Hey , The rest of entire group members reunited; Bob Wilson - Drums, Pauline Wilson - Vocals, Larry Williams - Keyboards, Sax & Flute, Kim Hutchcroft - Sax & Flute, Bud Nuanez - Guitar and Ken Wild - Bass are back. It seems that the band will do reunion tour after this release. We will have legends again in coming spring of 2009.
- Label: Village Records, Japan (Limited Edition: VRCL20001 Standard Edition: VRCL12003)
- Release Date: April 22, 2009
- Seawind is:
- Pauline Wilson : Lead & Background Vocals
- Larry Williams：Piano , Key , Sax & Flute
- Kim Hutchcroft：Sax & Flutes
- Bob Wilson：Drums(& Primary Composer)
- Bud Nuanez：Electric & Acoustic Guitars
- Ken Wild：Acoustic , Electric & Fretless Electric Basses
- Larry Hall : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
- Guest Musicians :
- Al Jarreau : Vocals & “Scat” Vocals
- Gary Grant : Trumpet & Flugelhorn
- Bill Reichenbach : Trombones
- Michito Sanchez : Percussion
- Tracks:
- He Loves You
- Kept By Your Power
- Sunshadow
- Hold On To Love
- Follow Your Road
- Wayne
- Free
- Everything Needs Love
- Pearl
- You’re My Everything
- Devil Is A Liar
- Liquid Spies
GREAT!!! (It's about time...) However - how/when will it be available in the US?
With 3 years in the making, Jerry Hey couldn't squeeze in some recording sessions? Will he be part of a tour?
Jeff
Posted by: JKrob | April 16, 2009 at 08:32 PM
I got the CD yesterday (from cdjapan) - and the music is fantastic. Top class delivery from the musicians.
The sound on the other hand... This is a tragic victim of the Loudness War. The dynamics are gone, the vocal is very hard compressed when the music goes "hot".
So, music 9/10, sound 4/10. It could have been the record of the year, but no...
A screenshot of the waveform can be found here:
seawind reunion
Posted by: Morten | April 26, 2009 at 11:11 PM
how does one order the cd if one doesn't understand Japanese?
Posted by: squibcakes | May 01, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Hi, even if you cannot understand any Japanese, please follow the link by clicking the above-shown CDjapan banner. The banner carries you directly to the CD product page written in English. All the pages are written in English at CDjapan.
Otherwise, you can change Japanese written pages into English ones at Amazon.co.jp by clicking the button shown at the right top corner of Amazon.co.jp.
Posted by: Takeito | May 01, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Thank you immensely, Taketo!
Posted by: squibcakes | May 01, 2009 at 01:40 PM
it's been many years since I saw Seawind's amazing performances at the Bake Potato. I'm in the St. Louis area now and I'd love to enjoy them live again with family and friends. God bless the band.
With memories and love, Buddy
Posted by: buddy garcia | August 26, 2009 at 03:44 PM