Physical Therapy is the self-titled debut of Jazz fusion

Jazz fusion

Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...

 band Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy (band)

Physical Therapy is a jazz fusion band from St. Louis, Missouri active in the 1990s. They produced two albums under the Sweatshop Records label, the first being the eponymous Physical Therapy , and the second work being a theme album called Casino .The band used a variety of instruments and...

, and features eleven tracks. The title track was used in late 1998 for the The Weather Channel's local forecast segment. "Played Me" is the only song on the album to feature vocals. Within the liner notes, Physical Therapy boasts that no drum machine

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s or music sequencer

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s were used. The title track was used on The Weather Channel as part of its Local on the 8's local forecast program.

Track listing

1. "Physical Therapy" – 6:33
2. "The Wet Phaze (BCB)" (Michael Fitzgerald) – 4:27
3. "We Just Move U" (Brian White) – 3:45
4. "Night of the Latin Sun" – 5:37
5. "Wishbone" (Brian White) – 5:38
6. "Digital Penatrashun" – 3:41
7. "Relax Me Now" – 4:42
8. "Straight Jacket" (Terry Coleman, Kevin James, Ben Monroe) – 5:19
9. "Commatose" – 6:32
10. "Miles Said Play (MF)" – 6:12
11. "Played Me" (Kevin James) – 3:38

All tracks were written and performed by Brian White, Terry Coleman, Michael Fitzgerald, Ben Monroe, and except where noted in the credits.

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Personnel

• Terry Coleman - Bass
  Bass guitar
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  , Keyboards
  Musical keyboard
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  , Acoustic Guitar
• Michael Fitzgerald - Soprano
  Soprano saxophone
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  , Alto
  Alto saxophone
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  , and Tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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  , and Keyboards
• [Kevin James]http://www.reverbnation.com/kjlive - Keyboards and vocals
  Singing
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• Ben Monroe - drums
  Drum kit
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   and percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Brian White - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , and MIDI Guitars, and Keyboards
• Bruce Purse - Mute Pocket Trumpet
  Trumpet
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   (Tracks 6 & 10, Noted "Courtesy of Next Plateau Records, Inc.)
• Scott Alspach - Mute Trumpet and EVI (Track 10)
• Ashenapi - Flute
  Flute
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   (Track 10)

Production

• Executive Producer: Ben Monroe
• Producers: Terry Coleman, Brian White, Michael Fitzgerald & Ben Monroe
• Co-Producers: Kevin James (Tracks 8 & 11)

Production notes

All music was digitally recorded on 24-track AKAI A-DAMs using a DDA DMR12 console. All songs were recorded using real people, with no help from drum machine

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s or music sequencer

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s. This album was recorded at 48 K Audio Inc., St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

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, Missouri

Missouri

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. It was mastered by Bernie Grundman, at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California

California

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. Ben Monroe did primary engineering and mixing. Ron Kimbrough took the picture of the band on the inset page, while the 3D art was done by Glenn Grillo. The album was digitally recorded and released under the Sweatshop Records label; feedback was encouraged to be written to Sweatshop Records, 4625 Lee Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63115.

Back cover writeup

In using Physical Therapy,

first we put u in The Wet Phaze (BCB),

then We Just Move U right into the

Night of the Latin Sun, being very

careful not breaking the Wishbone 2

soon, we use a technique called

Digital Penatrashun 2 complete

therapy, after u r done it's time 2

Relax Me Now, usually a nice

Straight Jacket will work while I

fall into Commatose listening to my

favorite horn player tell me Miles

Said Play MF while you Played Me.

External links

• Physical Therapy Albums, Amazon.com