やったー! Jayの公式ウェブ( http://www.jaygraydon.com/ )に、 以下のようなお知らせが載りました。 Randy Goodrumとの共作で、完全な新曲のアルバムを製作中、 とあります。楽しみだなあ。いつ頃発売になるでしょうね?
April 10, 2007 Jay working on a NEW album!!!
Yes, it is REALLY TRUE!!!! The rumors some of you have heard buzzing in the air for some time now, are in fact not just rumors. Jay Graydon is currently very very busy in his studio working on a new album with TOTALLY NEW MUSIC, written and recorded together with renowned songwriter Randy Goodrum. As I am sure you already know, Randy Goodrum has written a bunch of hit songs over the years, including IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL (Chicago) with Steve Kipner, and WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW (DeBarge) with Jay Graydon and David Foster.
This new upcoming CD is superbly crafted, loaded with original, sophisticated and catchy songs, with interesting melodic hooks paying close attention to sonic detail as always when Jay creates music. Anyone into the Steely Dan sound will surely love the subtle harmonic structures and clever lyrics.
At this point Jay has begun working with the time consuming mixing process, and there is so much work to be done before Jay and Randy will consider the album ready to be devoured by us starving music lovers. In a few months time we will have come a lot closer to the release of some really GREAT music, that is for sure!!!
So stay tuned for more news as things unfold!
(当初「Jay working on a NEW album!!!」というトピック名にしましたが、 後から見て判り易いよう、件名を変更しました。コミュニティ管理人)
Fall 2011:
For all of us impatiently waiting for an update of the current status
on the upcoming 2nd JaR album, Jay and Randy have reassuring messages ...
Randy: We have several songs that are just a tidy-up from being finished.
Some that are, actually, finished. We, however have a few wonderful tracks to tackle.
We're on it, but we're obviously not speed demons.
Jay: I have been working on other projects and we will post details as things unfold.
The way JaR works is Randy and I had written all of the songs a while back and we record
all of the tracks first with most of the overdubs. We are now at the stage in which
we sing the songs, play solos, and do some other overdubs. Since we are doing other
projects as well, it is taking time to finish JaR and we work on it when we have the time.
David Fosterおよびシンセサイザーの話題は僕が集めた情報とアルバムの分析による物なのでもしかしたら間違いも有ると思います。ご容赦下さい
1994年の山下憂の曲です
JayとBill Cantosが彼の為に作曲、アレンジ、そしてJayの自宅ガーデンレイクスタジオでレコーディングを手がけてます
(のち1〜2年後にボーカルをBill Cantos(山下憂のアルバムではキーボードで参加)に差し替えてAirplay For The Planetというアルバムに収録されました
As you may already know, Jay broke his right arm in August, while power walking in the surroundings of his beach house. A difficult elbow and shoulder fracture with painful consequences, as noted by Jay on his website. However, Jay is slowly healing and having rehab and will get back to studio work as soon as he possibly can, so rest assured, the 2nd JaR album is coming along nicely, even though the release date will need to be pushed forward to next year. You will not be disappointed, that's for sure!
JaR「Scene 29」の日本盤CDのボーナストラック「Sometimes You Win」、これまでiTunesやAmazonダウンロードでは買えなかったのですが、iTunes等でダウンロード販売することに決めたと、JayがFacebookで書いてます。
https://www.facebook.com/Jay-Graydon-272790622135
JayがFacebookで、これまでで最も断定的な口調で「Next year will be exciting ...we will finally release the second JaR album」と言ってます。
信じていいのかなー? www
https://www.facebook.com/Jay-Graydon-272790622135
>>[48] にJaRのSometimes You WinのWilliams-Friestedtバージョンについて書きました。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erRnPXJHX2M
Williams-Friestedtにはその後、元ChicagoのBill Champlinが加わってCWFとなり、去年5月に2枚目のCWF2をリリースしましたが、その中に再びSometimes You Winが収録されてます。
https://champlin-williams-friestedt.bandcamp.com/track/sometimes-you-win
"I'm gonna start a YouTube educational channel in the next few months as soon as the JaR 2 album is finally mixed, which is going to happen as soon as I get my Neve console repaired!
When I get the channel up and running, I'm going to teach stuff most people have never thought of as to engineering/recording and I'm also going to get around to guitar and other music stuff. I'm also working on a guitar book and a couple other books. The guitar book is going to have two very interesting concepts in it!"