Name: Mosaic: The Best Of John Klemmer Volume 1
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Album: Mosaic: The Best Of John Klemmer Volume 1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Touch	More Info...	6:49
2)	Sleeping Eyes	More Info...	6:54
3)	Whisper To The Wind	More Info...	5:08
4)	Free Fall Lover	More Info...	6:44
5)	Love Affair	More Info...	3:33
6)	Purity	More Info...	7:18
7)	Forest Child	More Info...	4:28
8)	Poem Painter	More Info...	7:25
9)	My Love Has Butterfly Wings	More Info...	3:50
10)	Body Pulse	More Info...	5:25
11)	Caress	More Info...	3:17
12)	Barefoot Ballet	More Info...	7:13
13)	Tender Storm (Suave Chuva) Album Version	More Info...	4:18
14)	Walk With Me My Love And Dream	More Info...	3:10

Album: Mosaic: The Best Of John Klemmer Volume 1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Touch	More Info...	6:49
2)	Sleeping Eyes	More Info...	6:54
3)	Whisper To The Wind	More Info...	5:08
4)	Free Fall Lover	More Info...	6:44
5)	Love Affair	More Info...	3:33
6)	Purity	More Info...	7:18
7)	Forest Child	More Info...	4:28
8)	Poem Painter	More Info...	7:25
9)	My Love Has Butterfly Wings	More Info...	3:50
10)	Body Pulse	More Info...	5:25
11)	Caress	More Info...	3:17
12)	Barefoot Ballet	More Info...	7:13
13)	Tender Storm (Suave Chuva) Album Version	More Info...	4:18
14)	Walk With Me My Love And Dream	More Info...	3:10

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: John Klemmer (vocals, tenor saxophone, flute, Fender Rhodes); Dave Grusin (electric piano); Larry Carlton (acoustic guitar); Phil Upchurch (guitar); Harvey Mason (drums).
Producers include: John Klemmer, Stephan Goldman.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: John Klemmer (flute, tenor saxophone, electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano); David Baheall (vocals); Larry Carlton, Oscar Castro-Neves (acoustic guitar); Mitch Holder (electric guitar); Bernard Fleischer (alto flute, bass flute); Jorge Dalto (piano); Dave Grusin, Milcho Leviev (electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Phil Upchurch (electric bass); Harvey Mason, Sr. , John Guerin, Lenny White, Morris Jennings (drums); Chino Valdez (congas, percussion); Joe Porcaro, Airto Moreira, Alex Acu¤a, Emil Richards (percussion).
Audio Remixers: Billy Taylor ; Rick Ruggieri.
Liner Note Author: John Klemmer.
Recording information: Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA (07/1975-08/1978); Mam Jo's, No. Hollywood, CA (07/1975-08/1978); Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA (07/1975-08/1978).
Photographer: Norman Seeff.
Unknown Contributor Role: John Klemmer.
Arranger: John Klemmer.
In the early 1970s, when John Klemmer left Don Ellis' Orchestra and went out on his own, he soon discovered a formula that worked. An innovator with the electric saxophone, Klemmer mostly caressed the melodies on his commercial recordings, letting his sound tell the story. These easy-listening sounds (which included the major hit "Touch") helped lead the way to today's pop/jazz scene. This 1996 CD sampler has selections from 1975's Touch (including the title cut), Barefoot Ballet, Arabesque, Lifestyle (Living and Loving), Brazilia and Blowin' Gold (which, dating from 1969, predates Klemmer's pop success). The lack of variety between the songs is a minus for those who listen closely, but may be a plus for others who use this CD mostly for romantic backgrounds. Klemmer is joined by oversized rhythm sections that sometimes utilize keyboardist Dave Grusin and guitarist Larry Carlton; he is purposely restrained and plays prettily throughout. ~ Scott Yanow