Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Gail Johnson (piano, keyboards, programming, drum programming); Nelson Braxton (guitar, keyboards); F. Clark-Kent, Paul Rayner Brown (guitar); Marion Meadows (saxophone); Travis Milner, Donald Tavie, Travis Milner, James K. Lloyd , James Lloyd (keyboards, drum programming); Sekou Bunch (bass instrument); L. Taylor, L. Cheryl Taylor, Michael Blum (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Donald Tavie; Paul Rayner Brown; Michael Blum; Paul Brown . | | Photographer: Nick Spanos. | | Soul Jazz pianist Gail Johnson takes her cues from the innovations of artists like Lonnie Liston Smith and Horace Silver, who fused the demanding virtuosity and playful chord structures of bop with the metronomic pulse of classic soul music. On PEARLS, Johnson supplements these influences with a smattering of electronic textures, hip-hop influenced drum programming, and even some of the meditative moods of classic smooth jazz, making for a surprisingly eclectic and rewarding listen. |
Producer: Donald Tavie; Travis Milner; James K. Lloyd; Nelson Braxton; Gail Johnson; Travis Milner; Donald Tavie; James Lloyd; Nelson Braxton; Gail Johnson |
Engineer: Travis Milner; J.B. Floyd; Nelson Braxton |
Musical Guests | | Nelson Braxton | | Paul Brown | | Marion Meadows | | Norman Brown |
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