• Source: Before the Dawn (Patrice Rushen album)

Before the Dawn is the second album by jazz/R&B musician Patrice Rushen; while 1974's Prelusion was essentially a straight-ahead record with fusion references, 1975's Before the Dawn was essentially a fusion album. With this album, Rushen brings a fusion of R&B, pop, and rock elements to her jazz foundation.
The album included the song "What's the Story," which was
the only song that did not have a jazz artist's sound; it had a more funk tune which featured singer Josie James. This would later be compared with songs from her follow-up albums as it showed great resemblance to her work as an R&B singer with Elektra Records. However, everything else on the album, is instrumental jazz — although instrumental jazz is mindful of R&B, pop, and rock. The album was a clear step for Rushen as it showed her entrance to R&B music and exit from jazz music.
Her next album was Shout It Out, her last with Prestige Records.




Track listing


All tracks composed and arranged by Patrice Rushen.

"Kickin' Back" - 7:27
"What's the Story" – 5:15
"Jubilation" - 6:05
"Before the Dawn" - 8:30
"Razzia" - 9:41




Personnel


Patrice Rushen – acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizers, tambourine, cabasa
Lee Ritenour – guitars
Charles Meeks – bass (1, 2, 4, 5)
Tony Dumas – bass (3)
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (1, 2)
Harvey Mason – drums (3, 4, 5)
Nate Alfred – percussion (1, 2, 5)
Kenneth Nash – percussion (3, 4)
Hadley Caliman – tenor saxophone (1, 2)
George Bohanon – trombone (1, 2, 4)
Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn (1, 2, 4)
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute (3, 4)
Josie James – vocals (2)
Nate Alfred, Reggie Andrews, Thelette Bennett, Josie James, Charles Meeks, Charles Mims, Patrice Rushen, Evelyn Wesley, Jimmie Lee Wesley, Brenda White and Martha Young – handclaps (2)




Production


Reggie Andrews – producer, remixing
Charles Mims – special production assistance
Skip Shimmin – engineer, remixing
Patrice Rushen – remixing
David Turner – mastering
Phil Carroll – art direction, design
Phil Bray – photography




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Before the Dawn (Patrice Rushen album)
• Before the Dawn
• Patrice Rushen
• Shout It Out (Patrice Rushen album)
• Prelusion
• Let There Be Funk: The Best of Patrice Rushen
• Josie James
• The Mosaic Project (album)
• Hadley Caliman
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler