PRIVATE ISLAND: Get To The Point

Private Island

Get To The Point

© 2004 Private Island Music (634479152771)

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A unique blend of contemporary jazz featuring saxophone, piano, and guitar melodies backed by a tight poppin' rhythm section.

tracks

1 Get To The Point
2 Autumn Paradise
3 Rosemary
4 Dimanche Gras
5 The High Seas
6 Nothing You Can Do
7 Private Dance
8 Open Road
9 Thrilled To Death
10 Rumblin' Bumblin' Stumblin'
11 Magic Potion
12 Exodus

notes

Joe Mennonna - Keyboards, Horns, Guitar

Joe is a classically trained pianist and flutist. He has toured and recorded with Don McClean,Tom Rush, Janis Ian, David Bromberg, Odetta, Jesse Colin Young, Steve Forbert, and Al Stewart. Joe has engineered and co-produced two albums for BMG and has produced albums for various independent labels as well as soundtracks for feature and documentary films. His saxophone solos and keyboards have been featured on albums by Melba Moore, Melissa Morgan, Jean Carne, Gillan and Glover (of Deep Purple), Vaneese Thomas, Michael Colina, and Vanessa Williams.


Ernest Poccia - Bass

Ernest is an award wining ASCAP writer that has been published by MCA Music Publishing, and BMG Songs. He has written, played and produced for various artists including Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, Vaneese Thomas, and Sarah Dash.


Tyger MacNeal - Drums

Tyger MacNeal has performed with an impressive and varied roster of well known artists including the Four Tops, the Fifth Dimension, Rosemary Clooney, Billy Ekstein, and Little Anthony. In 1989, he joined the reformed Average White Band, and has recorded and toured throughout Europe and the U.K. Since 1992 he continues to record and tour with guitar legend Jose Feliciano.

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  • fantastic
    author: sjonesjrmd etowah jazz

    Great musician with great tight arrangements and so much versatility. These guys are very good at what they do and they can do ALL types of musical expression with great skill. Dont miss the opportunity to have this in your collection!!!!!!1

  • author: Randy McElliott

    Private Island is a trio consisting of award winning veterans who have performed with many well known celebrities over the years. Get To The Point features a blend of smooth jazz and funky rhythms intertwined with focused musicianship. "Get To The Point" is an ear catching melody with solid funk inflections. MacNeal's solid drumming lays the foundation for the rest of the trio to stretch out. Mennonna's use of horns, guitar, as well as his Joe Sample like style of keyboard create a pastiche of musical delight. A beautiful ballad, "The High Seas" offers up a delightful blend of silky sax and hypnotic rhythms. Flowing ever so gently, the trio engages in an exotic musical trip. When it comes to pure funk, "Rumblin' Bumblin' Stumblin'" delivers. Shades of Tower of Power are evident throughout. Mennonna's short staccato like approach keeps the groove alive. A tightly woven melody along with fine musicianship make this an unforgettable delight. "Magic Potion" is another ballad featuring Mennonna's poignant sax. The trio's sensitivity and control are evident throughout. With a welcome organ intro, "Nothing You Can Do" is a vocal vehicle highlighting the contemporary rhythms and vocal skills of Dana Calitri and Porter Carroll. Mennonna's sax offers a smooth musical blanket to the arrangement. "Open Road", with it's bouncy melody features a keyboard intro from Mennonna before the rest of the trio join into the celebration. Featuring a balanced set of carefully arranged melodies, Get To The Point is a satisfying debut from this gifted trio. Offering up a variety of styles and vocals into the mix, Private Island is poised to continue making accessible music for many to enjoy.

  • An all around excellent CD--I enjoyed the variety!!
    author: Jillian

    The business of music is seemingly impossible these days when it comes to real musicians trying to get a shot at anything in the commercial rhelm, ANYONE who defies the odds and does their thang anyway deserves mucho kudos, especially when the excellence and integrity with the music is so well in tact and so respectfully laid out for the ear to hear. In my humble opinion, you guys get the ace--a well laid out selection of pleasant and easy going music, sensitive and accesible to the average ear yet interesting for those who would listen deeper--chord changes and differant rhythms that make a musician smile--in other words, it seems that you've crossed some boundaries here, not an easy thing to do and very respectable. You GO guys!!

  • Great all around CD!!!
    author: marshall toppo

    What a pleasure it was to listen to the Private Island CD! Great performances by REAL musicians playing well written tunes...and the whole CD sounds remarkable! A+++

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