Fever (Ronnie Laws album)

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Released 1975 Artist Ronnie Laws Producer George Butler Genre Jazz		Length 41:02 Release date 1975 Label Blue Note Records

Recorded December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976 Fever (1976) Friends & Strangers (1977) Similar Ronnie Laws albums, Other albums

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Fever is the second album by the American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in late 1975 and 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that Fever puts his talent to work instead of wasting it".

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated

"Let's Keep It Together" - 4:30
"Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 3:24
"All the Time" (William Jeffery) - 4:00
"Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (Margie Joseph, Arif Mardin) - 7:24
"Strugglin'" (W. Murray) - 4:08
"Captain Midnite" - 2:58
"Karmen" - 3:47
"Night Breeze" (Bobby Lyle) - 6:29
"From Ronnie with Love" - 4:22

Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.

Personnel

Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn, Bobby Lyle - electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer

Marlin the Magician - guitar

Wilton Felder, Nathaniel Phillips - electric bass

Bruce Carter, Steve Guttierez - drums

Bruce Smith - percussion

Tony Ben - conga

Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens - violin

Jesse Ehrlich, Nathan Gershman, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer - vocals

Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas - backing vocals