{"product_id":"monkey-house-friday-cd","title":"Monkey House - Friday - [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophisticated musicianship, imaginative lyrics, and a flair for melody are signatures of the sound of Monkey House, a sound that has earned the group serious critical acclaim, peer respect, and a steadily expanding international following. Those characteristics are again evident on 'Friday', on ALMA Records. It is the fifth full-length release from the L. A. \/Toronto combo that has just celebrated the notable milestone of 25 years of playing together. Adding to the comfort level in the studio for the recording of Friday was the return of the team of co-producer Peter Cardinali and engineer John 'Beetle' Bailey, reprising their roles from previous Monkey House records. Cardinali also plays bass on four tracks. All but two of the tracks on Friday are solo Don Breithaupt compositions. \"Book Of Liars\", is a cover of a song by Steely Dan's Walter Becker. \"As a lifelong Steely Dan fan, Walter's death hit me hard,\" says Don. \"I thought it'd be a nice gesture to do one of his. \" This generous 12-song collection sounds cohesive, while possessing enough musical twists and turns to keep things interesting. As has become the norm on MH records, Friday features some notable guests. Guitarist Drew Zingg (Boz Scaggs) and trumpeter Michael Leonhart (Steely Dan) have guested on previous albums and make tasteful contributions here, as does Fran?ois D'Amours (Gino Vannelli), and Snarky Puppy guitarist Mark Lettieri. Ground Up artist Lucy Woodward (Rod Stewart) adds background vocals throughout, while famed vocal quartet The Manhattan Transfer add their magic to the choruses of 'The Jazz Life. ' It's hard to mistake the sound of those four incredible voices together. \" Don notes, 'I have a tradition of having at least one poppy, quirky, outlier track on an album. This time, it's '(I Wanna Ride) Shotgun,' which is designed to be fun and funky and stick in people's heads. ' It's a tune as warm and breezy as a Malibu drive in a vintage convertible.  REVIEW  ''A stunning album, a stone classic! Knuckle-knotting chord progressions and majestic horn charts...''  Barney HurleyWest Coast Magazine ''Lovely pop melodies beefed up with complex horns -- for lovers of musically and lyrically sophisticated pop music.'' Cashbox ''There's only one comparison really, and that's Steely Dan. This is sophisticated, supple, funky, and smart tunes, heavy on the horns, backing vocals, and slick solos, jazz ideas with a rock band in behind.'' Bob MersereauBob Mersereau's top 100''The Monkey House CD arrived today. On *continuous* play!'' Elliott RandallGuitar God ''Scene-setting, storytelling and just old-fashioned lyric poetry - these are just some of the wonderful aspects of Monkey House''  Raul da GamaThe Whole Note It's a brilliant collection of brilliant songs by a brilliant songwriter - Pop as catchy as anything on any radio, but infused with unexpected lyrics and just enough complexity to remind you a master is at work!' Vickie Van DykeWAVE.FM ''Did I just list every song on the album as my favorites? Huh. How about that?...waiting in vain for these Canadians to tour rural East Texas.'' --The CD project\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jazz,ROCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652603298010,"sku":"880504726923","price":21.31,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/FRIDAY_vhxx17.jpg?v=1772873721","url":"https:\/\/shopmusic247.com\/products\/monkey-house-friday-cd","provider":"Shopmusic247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}