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Leslie Drayton By Request Release Date: 1999 06 08 Label: New Perspective Jazz Ltd. Leslie Drayton is a perfect example of a musician who has often worked in commercial settings but is equally proficient with hard bop and post-bop. Released in 1999, By Request spans from 1980-1984 and draws on three of his albums from that period: Our Music Is Your Music, Turning a Corner, and Love Is a 4 Letter Word. The collection isn't the last word on Drayton, but it does paint a likable, well-rounded picture of the trumpeter, who is heard as a straight-ahead big-band hard bopper some of the time but gets into more of an R&B-meets-jazz groove on tunes like "Le Boulevard St. Germain," "Turning a Corner," and "Pent-Up Emotions." Hard bop and post-bop cuts like "Fos-Alarm" and the Latin-influenced "The Southern Extremity" underscore Drayton's appreciation of Oliver Nelson, who had a major influence on his arranging. Barbara Morrison, an excellent L.A.-based singer who handles jazz, blues, and R&B equally well, is featured on Drayton's enjoyable R&B number "When Will You Be Mine?" and a reading of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday." It's important to stress that even the most commercial songs on this CD have integrity -- in the early '80s, Drayton demonstrated that a jazzman doesn't have to be a purist to have creativity. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Rush-Hour Traffic 2 Fos-Alarm 3 When Will You Be Mine? 4 Turning a Corner 5 May I? 6 Southern Extremity 7 Greasy Brown Paper Sack 8 Boulevard St. Germain 9 Stormy Monday 10 Making Ends Meet 11 Take a Plunge 12 Pent-Up Emotions 13 Love Is a Four Letter Word Releases: Year Type Label 1999 CD New Perspective Jazz Ltd.

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