Play Date (album)

Play Date is the second studio album of saxophonist Euge Groove issued in July 2002 by Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[4][5]

Play Date
Studio album by
Euge Groove
ReleasedJuly 2002
Studio
  • Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA)
  • Funky Joint (Sherman Oaks, CA)
  • On The Mark Studio (Studio City, CA)
  • Planet One Studios (Camarillo, CA)
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA)
  • Track Studios and Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
  • Woody Reed (Woodland Hills, CA)
  • Alpha Studios (Burbank, CA)
GenreVocal jazz, jazz
Length48:34
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
  • Paul Brown
  • Michael Egizi
  • Euge Groove
Euge Groove chronology
Euge Groove
(2000)		 Play Date
(2002)		 Livin' Large
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jazz Times(favourable)[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slam Dunk"Steve Grove, David Kahlid Woods3:48
2."From the Top"Michael Egizi, Steve Grove5:52
3."Gonna B Alright"Steve Grove4:33
4."Let's Get It On"Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend4:40
5."Rewind"Steve Grove4:37
6."Love Me"Michael Egizi, Steve Grove4:40
7."Hide and Seek"Michael Egizi, Steve Grove4:21
8."Belle Maria"Steve Grove4:23
9."Playdate"Steve Grove5:53
10."With You I'd Believe"Steve Grove5:47

[3]

Personnel
  • Euge Groove – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, additional drum programming (2), arrangements (2, 5)
  • Paul Brown – programming (1), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 8, 9), additional drum programming (2)
  • David "Kahlid" Woods – programming (1), guitars (1), arrangements (1, 3), keyboards (3), drum programming (3)
  • Michael Egizi – baby grand piano (2), synthesizer programming (2, 5), drum programming (2, 5-7), arrangements (2, 5-7), Fender Rhodes (5), keyboards (6, 7)
  • Chester Thompson – Hammond B3 organ (2, 4)
  • Larry Williams – synth strings (3)
  • Jerry Hey – synth string arrangements (3)
  • Herman Jackson – Wurlitzer electric piano (4), organ (4), synthesizers (4, 9), Fender Rhodes (9)
  • Freddie Ravel – Rhodes piano (8)
  • Mark Portmann – keyboards (8, 10), programming (8, 10), arrangements (8, 10)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2-4, 6)
  • Tony Maiden – guitars (5, 7)
  • Peter White – guitars (8)
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (10), electric guitar (10)
  • Alex Al – bass guitar (2, 5-8, 10)
  • Larry Kimpel – upright bass (4), electric bass (9)
  • Teddy Campbell – drums (4, 9)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4, 9)
  • Luis Conte – percussion (5, 7)
  • Steve Dubin – arrangements (4)
  • Stacy Campbell – vocals (6)

Production
  • Paul Brown – executive producer, producer (1, 3, 4, 9), mixing (1-4, 6-9)
  • Michael Egizi – producer (2, 5-7)
  • Euge Groove – producer (2, 5-8, 10)
  • Stephen Hart – tracking engineer
  • Don Murray – live tracking engineer
  • Ryan Castle – second engineer
  • Ai Fujisaki – second engineer
  • Ray Bardani – mixing (4)
  • Bill Schnee – mixing (5, 10)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
  • Katherine Delaney – art direction, design
  • Mando Gonzales – photography
  • Bill Darlington – management

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Euge Groove: Play Date". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. Grey, Hilarie (November 2002). "Euge Groove: Play Date". Jazz Times.
  3. Euge Groove: Play Date. Warner Bros. Records. 2002.
  4. "Euge Groove: Play Date (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019.
  5. "Euge Groove: Play Date (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019.
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