The Power Of Seven – Up-Front
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The Power of Seven's *Up-Front* arrives as a thoughtful contemporary jazz statement from 1994, a moment when the genre was happily fracturing into a hundred directions at once. This ensemble moves with the kind of purposeful ease that comes from musicians who've spent time listening to one another—there's space here alongside the swing, a willingness to let melodies breathe before diving into the meat of things. The tracklist reads like a conversation between jazz standards and funkier impulses, touching everything from soul covers to blues-inflected originals, all rendered through an ensemble sensibility that prizes clarity and interaction over flash. Sheffield Lab's audiophile heritage gives the whole affair a particular warmth on vinyl, the kind of pressing that rewards careful listening. This is jazz for the room, not jazz for the moment—music that asks something of the listener but never makes a fuss about it.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Contemporary Jazz |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | No. 1183. D Side has no music on it and is the only record with some surface scuffs/hairlines. Otherwise NM copy. Lower right and upper right corner have minimal corner bumps. Ask for pictures. |
| Label | Sheffield Lab |
| Year | 1994 |
| Country | US |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
A1. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 1:21
A2. Mockingbird 3:42
A3. My Love It's Yours 4:38
A4. Shadows On A Screen 4:06
B1. Will It Go Round In Circles? 4:36
B2. Tears Of My Heart 4:41
B3. Come As You Are 4:26
B4. Dancin' In The Streets 4:25
C1. California Blues 4:21
C2. Stranger In My Bed 3:46
C3. Gospel Medley 3:10
C4. Back-up Singer's Blues 4:22
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