Fever (Ronnie Laws album)

Fever
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	1975
Recorded	December 26 & 29, 1975, January 16, 1976 and February–March, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:02
Label	Blue Note
Producer	George Butler
Ronnie Laws chronology
Pressure Sensitive (1975) Fever (1976) Friends & Strangers (1977)

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

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4 stars and stated "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]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated

1. "Let's Keep It Together" - 4:30
2. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 3:24
3. "All the Time" (William Jeffery) - 4:00
4. "Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (Margie Joseph, Arif Mardin) - 7:24
5. "Strugglin'" (W. Murray) - 4:08
6. "Captain Midnite" - 2:58
7. "Karmen" - 3:47
8. "Night Breeze" (Bobby Lyle) - 6:29
9. "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

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