Larry Antonino | Village Strut

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Village Strut

by Larry Antonino

Contemporary Jazz -My music is funky and intelligent. If you like melodies, you'll love this CD. I'm a cross between Wayman Tisdale, Jaco Pastorius and Marcus Miller.
Genre: Jazz: Smooth Jazz
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1. Santa Ana
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2. I Knew That Love Would Find Me
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5:05 album only
3. Village Strut
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5:08 album only
4. Always With You
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5:10 album only
5. Pamela's Song
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4:43 album only
6. Cruisin' In Houston
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4:24 album only
7. Full Circle
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8. Love Was Strong
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9. Back In Your Arms Again
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ABOUT THIS ALBUM


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Larry Antonino is a native of Santa Cruz, California. He has performed and recorded with such greats as; Ronnie Laws, The Jazz Crusaders, David Pack, Jeff Beck, Bobby Caldwell, Angela Bofill, Al Jarreau, Barry Manilow, David Foster, Philip Bailey(EWF), and Michael McDonald, just to name a few.
He also worked with Tom Hanks in the movie THAT THING YOU DO! where he played the roll of Scott "Wolfman" Pell, as well as receiving a Gold Record for his contribution to the soundtrack.
Check out this CD "Village Strut", it's a very funky ride! Larry has written songs for many other artists as well, including; Air Supply, Ronnie Laws, Gavin Christopher, Jeff Tyzik, Sircle Of Silence, Theo Bishop, and many others. Larry recently played bass on the soundtrack of the new Halle Berry movie "Lackawana Blues." It features perfomances by Macy Gray, Robert Bradley, and Mos Def. Larry also tours with Richard Smith, Freddie Ravel, and has recently performed concerts with Dan Siegel, David Garfield, Rob Mullins, Chuck Loeb, Steve Cole and Jeff Kashiwa. -We'll keep you posted!


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dave kirkpatrick


It's always a pleasure to find a bass player fronting a band ~ and this does not dissapoint. His tone is, for me, reminiscent at times of Marcus Miller, big but with plenty of attack. The appearance of one of my all time guitar faves, Steve Oliver, is a bonus! This album has a great vibe and is decidedly funky but remains convincing in more reflective moments. Superb and highly recommended!

Melanie DuPre

Beautiful and sophisticated
Larry's album is beautiful and sophisticated, yet has moments of lighthearted playfulness that will make you smile out loud. Intricate melodic basslines weave through interesting chord progressions on every tune and his vocals are mighty impressive...this cat can sing! His lyrics are touching on the tunes that have them, but the instrumental tracks are so smokin' that you won't miss the presence of a vocal track. All in all - a must have album for anyone's jazz collection. Keep it coming, Larry!

Lani Smith

You're simply gonna love this CD!
Great smooth jazz, just exactly the way it should be written and played! Besides his obviously superb skills as a bassist, Larry also demonstrates formidable talent in the composing and lyric writing departments -- and he's an dynamite vocalist as well (check out Track #6 - "Love Was Strong")! He takes these assignments on with confidence and makes the world a better place with the results. Whether upbeat or ballad, all these tracks are sure to appeal to a very wide audience. A personal note: It was a pleasure meeting you, Larry, at the end of the CD line after the Freddy Ravel concert in Palm Desert recently. We look forward to hearing more from you!

Laurent

Superb contemporary jazz album
I bought this record in 2001 and only knew Larry as a hard rock bass player (Unruly Child, Sircle of Silence, Hurricane). Village Stut is a great collection of contemporary jazz songs (not smooth jazz please!). The melodies are never boring - unlike on many smooth jazz reocrds IMHO - and Larry's bass playing is absolutely superb from A to Z. With Abe Laboriel's "Guidum", this is probably my favourite bass player album ever.

Diane Simko

It was worth waiting for
This album is very good.A very moving, uplifting cd. Just
put it on in the car or on a cd player and just relax. It
will Put you in your quiet zone or get you dancing whatever
you choose. This album is worth buying. Looking forward to more from this artist.