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For the third straight week Fourplay’s Let’s Touch The Sky reigns as #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Chart!

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#1 Contemporary Jazz Chart
#4 Current Jazz Albums Chart

A fresh batch of comments and reviews for Fourplay’s latest album.

Closing in on twenty years of contemporary jazz history, Fourplay returned to Dimitrious’ Jazz Alley stage in Seattle, WA last weekend, November 5-7, 2010, celebrating their latest project, Let’s Touch the Sky. The way they carry themselves with their intricate improvisations and spirited musicianship, Fourplay truly takes their long tenure as a highly recognized recording and touring group seriously. Since the group was birthed out of a Bob James solo recording session in 1990, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, Lee Ritenour and James have brought a wealth of jazz, funk, soul and pop experience to the masses as individual contributors. They are obviously capable soloists, but their bigger strength is their respect of team work, adding subtle colors throughout each piece.

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