Sale!
Eric Marienthal is a technically skilled altoist with a soulful tone and an appealing style.
Unfortunately, many of his recordings are strictly for the commercial market, such as Sweet Talk.
Marienthal's solos are full of spirit and color but the backup groups, which often include keyboardist Jeff Lorber along with occasional vocalists, are mundane and lack much personality.
The same can be said for the set of originals, including a song apiece from Stevie Wonder and Ivan Lins.
Marienthal, who was brilliant on his 1990 release Crossroads and is at his best when playing with Chick Corea's Elektric Band, mostly sounds like he is coasting on Sweet Talk, making this an OK but forgettable release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UptownJeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | SecretsJeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | All I AmDave Kochanski | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | MoonlightChuck Loeb | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Tell Me Something GoodStevie Wonder | Eric Marienthal | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Sweet TalkEric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Mist TrailDave Kochanski | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | CaprichosaFátima Guedes, Ivan Lins | Eric Marienthal | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Nickel PlatedJeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Like a RiverJason Miles, Cassandra Reed | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | LagunaEric Marienthal, Roberto Vally | Eric Marienthal | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 300 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Addabbo | Engineer |
| 2 | Gannin Arnold | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 3 | Tom Barney | Bass |
| 4 | Scott Breadman | Percussion |
| 5 | Dean Brown | Guitar (Electric) |
| 6 | Eric Carlinsky | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Nicole Jean Digiorgi Chavez | Assistant |
| 8 | Melvin Davis | 7-String Bass, Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 9 | Julio Fernandez | Guitar |
| 10 | Nancy Fisher | Stylist |
| 11 | Steve Gaboury | Engineer |
| 12 | Fátima Guedes | Composer |
| 13 | Billy Heller | Synthesizer Strings |
| 14 | Andi Howard | Executive Producer |
| 15 | Scott Hull | Mastering |
| 16 | Ed Hurtado | Engineer |
| 17 | Valerie Ince | A&R |
| 18 | Chris Jennings | Engineer |
| 19 | Dave Kochanski | Composer, Keyboards |
| 20 | Gene Lake | Drums |
| 21 | Will Lee | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 22 | Ivan Lins | Composer, Vocals |
| 23 | Chuck Loeb | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion Programming |
| 24 | Jeff Lorber | Arranger, Clavinet, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocoder |
| 25 | Romero Lubambo | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 26 | Eric Marienthal | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) |
| 27 | Sonny Mediana | Art Direction, Photography |
| 28 | Jason Miles | Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Producer, Synthesizer |
| 29 | Jeff Mironov | Guitar |
| 30 | Ulysses Noriega | Engineer |
| 31 | Doug Oberkircher | Engineer |
| 32 | Chris Parker | Drums |
| 33 | Marc Quiñones | Congas, Percussion |
| 34 | Cassandra Reed | Composer, Vocals |
| 35 | Guilherme Reis | Engineer |
| 36 | Mike Ricchiuti | Keyboards, Piano (Electric) |
| 37 | Leilani Shelby | Production Coordination |
| 38 | Roberto Vally | Composer |
| 39 | Mark Wexler | Executive Producer |
| 40 | David Winslow | Engineer |
| 41 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |