Cat. No. 2862: EDDIE DANIELS ~ UNDER THE INFLUENCE. GRP RECORDS GRD-9716. (IMPORT).

EDDIE DANIELS IS BEST KNOWN AS A JAZZ CLARINETIST BUT HE ALSO PLAYS SAXOPHONE AND FLUTE AS WELL AS CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE CLARINET. HE BECAME INTERESTED IN JAZZ AS A TEENAGER WHEN HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE MUSICIANS ACCOMPANYING SINGERS, SUCH A FRANK SINATRA, ON RECORDINGS. HIS FIRST INSTRUMENT WAS THE ALTO SAXOPHONE BUT BY THE AGE OF 13 HE WAS ALSO PLAYING CLARINET AND BY THE AGE OF 15 HE HAD PLAYED AT THE NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL YOUTH COMPETITION.

EDDIE BEGAN PLAYING TENOR SAX AGAIN AT THE REQUEST OF MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS WHO SAID THEY MISSED HIS TENOR PLAYING, BUT, HE HASN'T GIVEN UP ON THE CLARINET AS CAN BE HEARD ON THIS ALBUM. UNDER THE INFLUENCE FEATURES THE TENOR SAX A BIT MORE AS EDDIE SAYS, "IT'S LIKE REINTRODUCING MY OLD FRIEND AND GIVING HIM A BIT MORE OF THE SPOTLIGHT".

THIS ALBUM, HIS FIFTEENTH AS BAND LEADER,  WAS RELEASED IN 1993 AND HIGHLIGHTS THE TALENT OF THIS INCREDIBLE JAZZMAN. GREAT MODERN JAZZ ****

TRACK LISTING: Slam Dunk / Mr. Cool / Waltz For Bill / Meus Melhores Momentos / Heartland / I Hear A Rhapsody / Weaver Of Dreams / Coyote Waits / Rio Grande / I Fall In Love Too Easily / Five.

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