Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
Discography
(Michael performs on all; as well as - *
composer/~ producer)
1. Rickie Lee Jones -
"Pop, Pop" - Geffen Records
2. Eddie Murphy - "Party
All the Time" - Columbia Records
3. Brandon Fields - "The
Traveler" - Nova Records
4. Brandon Fields - "Other
Places" - Sohbi Records
5. Gregg Karukas - "You'll
Know it's Me" - Fahrenheit Records
6. Gregg Karukas - "Blue
Touch" - I.E.Records
7. Freddie Ravel -
"Midnight Passion" - Polydor Records
8. Freddie Ravel - "Sol to
Soul" - Kalimba Records
9. Mike Gealer - "Paradise
Highway" - Positive Music
10. Mike Gealer - "In the
Park" - Positive Music * ~
11. Luis Conte - "Cocina
Caliente" - Denon Records
12. Luis Conte - "Black
Forest" - Denon Records
13. Michael Paulo -
"Midnight Passion" - Noteworthy Records *
14. Chris Ho - "Growing
Up" - Straight Up Music
15. Chris Ho -
"Lifetime" - Straight Up Music *
16. Peter Gordon - "Double
Play" - Positive Music
17. Leslie Letven - "Make
it Right" - Sin-Drome Records
18. Mark Varney Project -
"Centrifgul Funk" - Legato Records
19. Sonya Jason -
"Tigress" - Discovery Records
20. Minako Obata - "Once
Upon a Time" - VICP Records
21. Karizma - "Cuba"
- Creatchy Records
22. Michael Martin -
"Odyssey" - Merrimack Records
23. Carmen Bradford -
"With Respect" - Evidence Records
24. Roland Vasquez - "No
Separate Love" - RVCD Records
25. Ed Mann - "Have No
Fear" - CMP Records
26. Randy Waldman -
"Wigged Out" - Whirleybird Records
27. Walfredo Reyes - "No
Borders" - Pearl Records
28. Arthur Blythe - "Put
Sunshine in It" - Columbia Records
29. Todd Cochran -
"Todd" - VTL Records
30. Munyungo Jackson - "Munyungo"
- VTL Records
31. Steve Tavaglione -
"Blue Tav" - Sohbi Records
32. L.A. Keyboard Project -
"Joined Together" - Sohbi Records *
33. Toolbox -
"Toolbox" - VTL Records * ~
34. Toolbox - "More
Toolbox" - VTL Records * ~
35. Eloise Laws -
"Eloise" - Columbia Records
36. Stix Hooper - "With a
Dream" - MCA Records
37. Alexander Zonjic -
"Neon" - Columbia Records
38. Bunny Brunel -
"Ivanhoe"
39. Various Artists - "Sax
for Lovers" - Sony Records
40. Fowler Brothers -
"Breakfast for Dinosaurs" - Fossil Records
41. Steve Fowler - "Last
Blue Sky" - Fossil Records
42. Tom Fowler - "Heartscapes"
- Fossil Records
43. Lesley Olsher -
"Lesley" - VTL Records
44. Various Artists -
"Nova Collection" - Nova Records
45. Ronnie Foster - "The
Racer"
46. Yasuko Ogawa
47. Chris Smith - "Chris
Smith" - Pony Canyon Records
48. Bluezeum - "Put Your
Mind on Hold" - Telarc Records
49. Nancy Walker - " Love
at Christmas" * ~
50. Michael O'Neill -
"True Love" - Sohbi Records *
"Never Too Late"
The debut of
guitarist Michael O'Neill is fresh, hip and very
enjoyable. He is a longtime member of George Benson's band
whom he toured extensively with from 1981-90 and 1994 to
present. O'Neill has spent a lot of time in the studio and touring
over the last 20 years for some of the biggest names in music:
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Maurice White, George Benson,
Crusaders, Chick Corea, Buddy Guy and Santana, Ronnie Laws,
Hubert Laws, Sadao Watanabe, Rickie Lee Jones, Manhattan
Transfer, Boney James, Jonathan Butler and Peter White. The
CD kicks off with the first single - the title track. A medium
tempo head-bopping tune co-written by Gregg Karukas. Nice
hook and nice melody. Other highlights include a gorgeous version
of Stevie Wonder's "Visions", another collaboration with
Karukas
on a pretty Spanish-influenced piece called "Echoes Of
Seville," an
uptempo romp on "I Ain't Lyin'" which features Walt Fowler, a
typical smooth jazz piece called "Winds Of Summer," and
another
head-bopper called "Passages." Special guests on this project
include
Karukas, Carl Anderson, Bobby Lyle, Freddy Ravel and Alphonso
Johnson. Never Too Late is worth your money and attention.
© Jeff Charney
ContemporaryJazz.com
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