Customer comments on this Cooking Book
 Fourplay's "4" album gets 4 stars.
It took me a while to learn that this album by Fourplay existed. After being so deeply captivated by this group and so of their previous albums, including "Between the Sheets," the original album, and "Elixir," I just decided that if Fourplay came out with any more albums, then I would be buying them. For the most part, 4 did not disappoint. I really enjoyed "Still the One" because it sounds incredibly long, but isn't. The song after it ("Little Foxes") is just 5 seconds longer, making it one second shorter than "Amoroso" from Between the Sheets, and it sounds African. "Rio Volt" has the honor of being Fourplay's second longest track, and it too, is incredibly fun to listen to. After that, the rest of the album gets a little on the boring side, and for the most part, it could have been longer (only 10 songs). However, that doesn't necessarily make it less deserving of a definitive purchase, especially by anyone who likes instrumental jazz, Fourplay, or African music.
The KAB score -
Quality: 8
Melody: 9
Length: 8
Interest Factor: 8
Lasting Appeal: 9
Overall KAB evaluation: 8.4 super.
Reviewer: Kelvin.
 Slightly worse than Yes...
Fourplay has the potential to be such a great band. But like many jazz artists, ex: George Benson, Soulive, Dave Koz, etc, the sappy vocals and heavy R&B influences take over.
Fourplay has four great talented musicians, and they sometimes play together great. Most of the tracks on this album are actually quite good, but again the R&B drenched songs make the album a dissapointment.
If Fourplay played strict contemporary jazz and ranching funk with catchy melodies, they'd be, without a doubt my favorite band, but for now, I'll stick to Pat Metheny, Medeski Martin Wood, and Weather Report.
when i listen to smooth fusion.....
i listen to larry carlton or bob james or lee ritenour... all of which are fantastic in their group fouplay and on their own albums.... this cd is very pleasing to listen to but i am wondering what planet jazzy jane below is from she writes an intelligent review but says that larry carlton replaced lee ritenour on KEYBOARDS???? come on now dear... and why in the heck does amazon have a link to BABYFACE on this page like he is on the album?
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