Post Description

For over 20 years, the collaborative ensemble Fourplay has grown ever more cohesive in its approach to modern jazz. When the three founding members added guitarist Chuck Loeb to the lineup for 2010's Let's Touch the Sky, the group attained perfect dialogic balance. Fourplay had made fine records before, but the guitar chair always felt either under- or overutilized. Though the long established leader, Loeb's writing, arranging, and playing are more ensemble-oriented than either of his two predecessors, Lee Ritenour or Larry Carlton. On Esprit de Four, Fourplay display themselves as among the most intuitive, forward-thinking, and focused groups in modern jazz.

Track List
 01. December Dream 7:47
 02. Firefly 4:11
 03. Venus 7:11
 04. Sonnymoon 4:13
 05. Put Our Hearts Together (Instrumental Version) 6:05
 06. All I Wanna Do 4:18
 07. Logic Of Love 7:03
 08. Esprit De Four 6:24
 09. Sugoi 4:22
 10. Put Our Hearts Together (Vocal Version) 3:18
 
musicians
 Bob James - Yamaha keyboards
 Chuck Loeb - guitars, synthesizers
 Nathan East - bass, vocals
 Harvey Mason - drums, percussion, vibes, synths
 Seiko Matsuda - vocals on track 10