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Fourplay
Bob James, 2004; Nathan East, 2005; and Harvey Mason, 2004
Background information
GenresSmooth jazz
Years active1991–present (Indefinite hiatus since 2017)
LabelsWarner Bros., Arista/Bluebird, Heads Up
Members
Past members
Websitefourplayjazz.com

Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums).[1]

In 1997, Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Carlton left Fourplay and was replaced by Chuck Loeb,[2] who died on July 31, 2017.[3] During Loeb's illness, saxophonist Kirk Whalum joined the group for performances.

The group has enjoyed consistent artistic and commercial success by grafting elements of R&B and pop to jazz, appealing to a broad mainstream audience. Their debut album, Fourplay (1991), sold over a million copies and remained at the number one position on the Billboard contemporary jazz chart for 33 weeks.[4] Their next album, Between the Sheets (1993), reached number one,[4] went gold, and received a Grammy Award nomination. In 1995, their third gold album, Elixir, also was number one and remained on the chart for more than 90 weeks. In 2015 the band celebrated its 25th anniversary with the release of the album Silver with former members Ritenour and Carlton.

Discography

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TitleLabelReleased
Fourplay Warner Bros.1991
Fourplay Live: The Authorized Bootleg Warner Bros.1992
Between the Sheets Warner Bros.1993
Elixir Warner Bros.1995
The Best of Fourplay – (original release) Warner Bros.1997
4 Warner Bros.1998
SnowboundWarner Bros.1999
Yes, Please!Warner Bros.2000
HeartfeltBluebird2002
JourneyBluebird2004
XBluebird2006
EnergyHeads Up2008
Let's Touch the SkyHeads Up2010
Esprit De FourHeads Up2012
SilverHeads Up2015
The Best of Fourplay – (2020 Remastered) evosound 2020

DVD-Video

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  • An Evening of Fourplay Volumes I and II (1994)
  • Live in Cape Town (2005)
  • Live at San Javier Jazz Festival (2006)

References

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  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Fourplay". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lee Mergner (February 15, 2010). "Larry Carlton Leaving Fourplay". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Mergner, Lee (August 1, 2017). "Chuck Loeb, Guitarist and Composer, Dies at 61 - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved July 15, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 486. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
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