Reggie Johnson - First Edition (1985)

*Tracklisting* 00:00 - 1. Everything I Love 04:24 - 2. Summersong 09:56 - 3. Laverne Walk 15:13 - 4. Close Enough For Love 20:41 - 5. Flashback 26:02 - 6. Who Cares 31:06 - 7. Passos 35:14 - 8. Balloons *Album Info* Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Released in 1985 Album notes by Dan Morgenstern I’ve trimmed them down a little so it fits the word limit: The fresh and refreshing music on this album is so together that it seems to be the work of an organized group, but while Reggie had in fact played with all but one of the participants before, it was a brand-new ballgame. Clearly, he was able to instil a team spirit, and that’s the mark of a leader. Notable, too, is the absence of big names. “I wanted to use non-names,” Reggie explained. For so many albums the leader or the record company will insist on hiring a name rhythm section, or a star horn-player. But I wanted the music to stand for itself. And would the ‘names’ hire me