{"product_id":"wilder-alias","title":"Wilder Alias","description":"Personnel: Jackie Cain (vocals); Roy Kral (vocals, piano); Hubert Laws (flute); Joe Farrell (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Steve Gadd (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (12\/1973).\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Dean Brown .\u003cbr\u003eArranger: Roy Kral .\u003cbr\u003eJazz vocal duo Jackie Cain \u0026amp; Roy Kral's 1974 CTI release A Wilder Alias features the brilliant vocal interplay and crisply harmonized lines the two were known for, albeit in a more modal and experimental setting befitting the aesthetic of the time period. Rather than covering standards here, most of the melodies are sung without actual lyrics -- and the lyrics that are here are more like sung poetry -- making for vocals that blend right in next to the other instruments. In that sense, such tracks as the sprightly, swinging \"Niki's Song,\" the expansive title track, and the fast-moving \"Waltz for Dana\" bring to mind something along the lines of McCoy Tyner -- Kral is a superb keyboardist as well as singer -- backing the vocal ensemble Free Design. It also doesn't hurt that joining Jackie \u0026amp; Roy here are bassist Harvie Swartz, drummer Steve Gadd, vibraphonist Roy Pennington, flutist Hubert Laws, and saxophonist Joe Farrell. These are ambitious, funky, and somewhat fusion-style cuts that fans of '70s jazz should certainly check out. ~ Matt Collar","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47840657080607,"sku":"886979320024","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/866c03af52dc89f5b884a8da6b802358.jpg?v=1777869719","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/wilder-alias","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}