A '92 release by British saxophonist Courtney Pine, who with each album moves more toward the musical center. He's working with pop, rock, and reggae compositions and musicians, but at the same time still playing forceful, frequently dynamic tenor and soprano solos. It's not really fusion, nor is it the kind of uncompromising jazz that he once championed.
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March 1990 saw a change of direction in the shape of 'CLOSER TO HOME', a collection of reggae tunes taking Courtney back to his musical roots. Recorded in Jamaica with contemporary reggae producer Gussie Clarke and released on Island Record's Mango label, the compilation included the single 'I'm Still Waiting' (featuring vocalist Carroll Thompson). The album was later re-mixed by Pine and Ingmar Kiang for release in America and the UK, reaching number 14 in the Billboard chart in America in the summer of 1992.
Track | Duration |
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Opus 1 (Intro) | 0:56 |
Get Busy | 4:11 |
Blue Tide | 4:03 |
I Don't Care | 3:27 |
Dancehall | 0:25 |
Kingston | 3:52 |
Marcus | 0:32 |
Be Mine Tonight | 4:30 |
I'm Still Waiting | 5:10 |
Closer | 1:07 |
Closer To Home | 3:53 |
Never Be Lonely | 4:32 |
Garvey | 1:13 |
In Time | 3:47 |
Dancehall 2 | 0:36 |
Home Song | 2:40 |
Opus 1 (Outro) | 0:54 |
Courtney Blows | 5:49 |