DESCRIPTION:
King - keyboards/composer
Bob Mann- guitar
Collin Barrrett - bass
Dave James - drums
Memo Acevedo - percussion
Recorded - Inception Sound- Jeff Wolpert
Mixed at McClear - Hayward Parrot
1989
In the early eighties I decided waiting for a recording deal was a futile mistake and I decided to invest in myself and start Night Passage Music. That meant learning how to stock stores, recording, packaging, pressing vinyl. Jazz has always been music of independent means. Jazz had a few could runs when it tilted near mainstream. In 1983, 1984 and 1985 I recorded 'Ice' then 'Avenue B' then 'City of Dreams.' Photographer Deborah Samuel was my go to design specialist as well as photographer. "Avenue B' would garner a Juno nomination.
By 1988, I was broadcast in 26 cities with the Jazz Report Network, a three hour weekly jazz show heard Saturday and Sunday evenings across Canada through the willpower and energy of Bruce Davidson. At one point we decided to take another shot at the pop market and secured dollars to record a single. I looked at the amount and determined I could do both an album and a single. The pop single hit the used bin faster than the morning classifieds but the album became part of the first wave of international smooth jazz programming. Radio play across North America was tremendous. Two singles came from it 'Amerasia' and 'Magnolia Nights.' The players were exceptional; Bob Mann and Rob Piltch guitar, Collin Barrett and David Piltch bass, Dave James drums, John Johnson alto sax, Memo Acevedo percussion.