Wayman Tisdale - WAY UP |

Personnel: Wayman Tisdale (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Wayman Tisdale (various instruments, programming); Darren Rahn (vocals, saxophone, keyboards, drum programming); Erik Zobler (spoken vocals); Frank Selman, Tony Maiden, Ray Fuller, Rick Watford (guitar); Kirk Whalum, Tom Braxton (saxophone); Peter Olstad (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jeff Lorber (piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, mini-Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming); Bob James (piano); Eric Dawkins (grand piano, background vocals); Luther "Mano" Hanes (keyboards, keyboard bass, drum programming); Rex Rideout (keyboards); Mike White (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Jonathan Butler (vocals, acoustic guitar); Eric Ben?t (vocals); George Duke (spoken vocals, keyboards); Dave Koz (saxophone). Additional personnel: Kirk Whalum. Audio Mixers: David Rideau; Erik Zobler. Photographer: Tom Tavee. This set of high-quality smooth jazz fusion from the ex-basketball star turned bass instrumentalist Wayman Tisdale includes high-caliber guests like the keyboardists Jeff Lorber and George Duke and the saxophonist Kirk Whalum. Tisdale's instrumental mastery shines throughout a set of originals and covers, including a virtuoso take of Kool & The Gang's "Get Down on It," a sinuous Sly Stone cover in "If You Want Me to Stay," and the down-tempo Quiet Storm textures of "Shape in Your Heart."

• Format: CD
• Genre: POP
• Released: 6/27/2006