Fever (Ronnie Laws album)

Fever
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	1976
Recorded	December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976
Studio	Total Experience Recording Studios; (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:02
Label	Blue Note
Producer	George Butler
Ronnie Laws chronology

Fever is the second album by the American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in late 1975 and 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson states, "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that Fever puts his talent to work instead of wasting it".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated

"Let's Keep It Together" - 4:30
"Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 3:24
"All the Time" (William Jeffery) - 4:00
"Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (Margie Joseph, Arif Mardin) - 7:24
"Strugglin'" (W. Murray) - 4:08
"Captain Midnite" - 2:58
"Karmen" - 3:47
"Night Breeze" (Bobby Lyle) - 6:29
"From Ronnie with Love" - 4:22

Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.

Personnel

Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn, Bobby Lyle - electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
Marlin the Magician - guitar
Wilton Felder, Nathaniel Phillips - electric bass
Bruce Carter, Steve Guttierez - drums
Bruce Smith - percussion
Tony Ben - conga
Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens - violin
Jesse Ehrlich, Nathan Gershman, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer - vocals
Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas - backing vocals

References

↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.