He Had a Hat

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He Had a Hat
Jeff Lorber He Had a Hat cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2007
Studio JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California)
Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
The Lair Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Avatar Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre Smooth jazz
Length55:39
Label Blue Note
Producer Bobby Colomby
Jeff Lorber chronology
Flipside
(2005)
He Had a Hat
(2007)
Heard That
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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He Had a Hat is a 2007 album by jazz pianist Jeff Lorber. All compositions on this album were original, except for "Grandma's Hands" which was originally composed and performed by Bill Withers.

Contents

The album, and title track, are named after the punchline of an old Jewish joke about a grandmother whose grandson is saved from drowning in the ocean after she prays to God. The joke was told to Lorber by the album's producer, Bobby Colomby, in the recording studio, and Lorber felt it fit in well with the album's lighthearted mood. [2]

He Had a Hat was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, losing to Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters .

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Lorber and Bobby Colomby, except where noted.

  1. "Anthem For a New America" - 3:48
  2. "He Had a Hat" - 4:34
  3. "Grandma's Hands"; featuring Eric Benét (Bill Withers) - 4:07
  4. "Surreptitious" - 4:10
  5. "All Most Blues" - 4:24
  6. "Orchid"; featuring Chris Botti (Jeff Lorber, Chris Botti) - 3:53
  7. "Be Bop" - 2:28
  8. "The Other Side of the Heart"; featuring Eric Benét and Paula Cole (Paula Cole, Jeff Lorber) - 5:35
  9. "Hudson" - 3:58
  10. "Super Fusion Unit" - 3:52
  11. "Eye Tunes" - 3:50
  12. "Requiem For Gandalf" - 3:44
  13. "Burn Brightly" - 3:52
  14. Bonus Track: "Deep Night" - 3:33

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Collar, Matt. Jeff Lorber: He Had a Hat > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. Kasey, Katrina (May 17, 2007). "Jeff Lorber: He Had A Hat". All About Jazz.