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He Had a Hat

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Released
  
April 3, 2007

Artist
  
Jeff Lorber

Producer
  
Bobby Colomby

Genres
  
Jazz, Smooth jazz

He Had a Hat (2007)
  
Heard That (2008)

Release date
  
3 April 2007

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Similar
  
Jeff Lorber albums, Smooth jazz albums

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He Had a Hat is a 2007 album by jazz pianist Jeff Lorber. All compositions on this album were original, except for "Grandma's Hands" which was originally composed and performed by Bill Withers.

Contents

The album, and title track, are named after the punchline of an old Jewish joke about a grandmother whose grandson is saved from drowning in the ocean after she prays to God. The joke was told to Lorber by the album's producer, Bobby Colomby, in the recording studio, and Lorber felt it fit in well with the album's lighthearted mood.

He Had a Hat was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, losing to Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters.

Jeff lorber fusion surreptitious live highlights from he had a hat album


Track listing

  1. "Anthem For a New America"
  2. "He Had a Hat"
  3. "Grandma's Hands" (featuring Eric Benét)
  4. "Surreptitious"
  5. "All Most Blues"
  6. "Orchid" (featuring Chris Botti)
  7. "BC Bop"
  8. "The Other Side of the Heart" (featuring Eric Benét and Paula Cole)
  9. "Hudson"
  10. "Super Fusion Unit"
  11. "Eye Tunes"
  12. "Requiem For Gandalf"
  13. "Burn Brightly"
  14. "Bonus Track: Deep Night"

Personnel

  • Jeff Lorber – Piano & Keyboards (All Tracks)
  • Eric Benet – Vocals (Track 3 & 8)
  • Paula Cole – Vocals (Track 8)
  • Hubert Laws – Flute (Tracks 9 & 11)
  • Bob Sheppard – Tenor saxophone (Tracks 6 & 9)
  • Gerald Albright – Alto saxophone (Track 3)
  • Kirk Whalum – Tenor saxophone (Track 2)
  • Ada Rovatti – Tenor saxophone (Track 4)
  • Chris Botti – Trumpet (Tracks 6 & Bonus Track)
  • Randy Brecker – Trumpet & Horn Arrangement (Track 4)
  • Jacques Voyemant – Trombone (Track 2)
  • Tom Scott – Horns & Horn Arrangement (Tracks 2 & 5)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – Guitar (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8 & 10)
  • Paul Brown – Guitar (Track 3)
  • Russell Malone – Guitar (Track 13)
  • Brian Bromberg – Bass (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 & Bonus Track)
  • Alex Al – Bass (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 & 13)
  • Lenny Castro – Percussion (Tracks 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13 & Bonus Track)
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – Drums (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9)
  • Dave Weckl – Drums (Tracks 4 & 13)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums (Tracks 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 & Bonus Track)
  • Blood, Sweat & Tears – Horns (Tracks 4, 7, 9, 11 & 13)
  • The Lair Studio Brass Ensemble (Tracks 5, 10 & 12)
  • The Krim Symphonic Orchestra – Orchestrated by Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 1 & 8)
  • Bobby Colomby – Producer (All Tracks)

    • Songs

    1Anthem for a New America3:48
    2He Had a Hat4:34
    3Grandma's Hands4:06

    References

    He Had a Hat Wikipedia
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