Enjoy the Moment
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Enjoy the Moment is the 2002 album, a collaboration of guitarist Randy Napoleon
and organist Jared Gold
, featuring Quincy Davis
on drums. It is also the name of the title song, written by Napoleon. The collaboration was released in 2002.
“The melody came to me walking down Broadway with some friends. It's a song about appreciating friendship,” says Napoleon.
Napoleon's 2006 album, Randy Napoleon: Between Friends
, also features Davis and Gold and includes bass guitarist David Wong and pianist Benny Green
. Gold's 2008 album, Solids & Stripes, features Napoleon on guitar.
Randy Napoleon
Randy Napoleon is a jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger who is a member of The Freddy Cole Quartet and the leader of the Randy Napoleon Trio. He has toured with Benny Green, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra , led by John Clayton, Jeff Clayton and Jeff Hamilton, and with Michael Bublé.-Early...
and organist Jared Gold
Jared Gold (organ)
Jared Gold is a jazz organist. He has performed internationally and recorded with some of the best jazz artists. In 2008, his first solo album, Solids & Stripes, was released by Posi-Tone records. The album features Randy Napoleon , Seamus Blake , and Mark Ferber .Gold appears on two CDs with...
, featuring Quincy Davis
Quincy Davis
Quincy Davis is a jazz drummer who has recorded with Tom Harrell, Vincent Gardner, Randy Napoleon, and others.-Personal:Davis grew up in a musical family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His brother is pianist Xavier Davis. He often played with his brother in their home. In grade school, he also picked...
on drums. It is also the name of the title song, written by Napoleon. The collaboration was released in 2002.
“The melody came to me walking down Broadway with some friends. It's a song about appreciating friendship,” says Napoleon.
Napoleon's 2006 album, Randy Napoleon: Between Friends
Randy Napoleon: Between Friends
Between Friends, released by Azica Records in 2006, features the Randy Napoleon Trio on half the tracks and a quartet featuring master pianist Benny Green on the others....
, also features Davis and Gold and includes bass guitarist David Wong and pianist Benny Green
Benny Green (pianist)
Benny Green is a hard bop jazz pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell in style and counts him as an influence. As a boy he grew up in Berkeley, California and studied classical piano from the age of seven...
. Gold's 2008 album, Solids & Stripes, features Napoleon on guitar.
Tracks
- The Nest (Jared Gold)
- Enjoy the Moment (Randy Napoleon)
- Never Let Me Go (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans)
- This End Up (Jared Gold)
- To Have, To Lose (Randy Napoleon)
- I Wish I Knew (Harry Warren & Mack Gordon)
- Taking a Chance on Love (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, & John Latouche)
- In My Life