Even with the monster jams 'Do You Love What You Feel' and 'Any Love', this is a very lackluster effort by Rufus. I blame this on several factors: One, Chaka Khan was doing very well in her solo career, and being recongnized for it(as well she should). Two: Members of the band were coming and going, and Three: instead of the group producing their own material, Producer Extrodinare, Quincy Jones had that job. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't blame it totally on 'Q', I just feel that beyond maybe 4 songs, it just doesn't mesh well. I guess that's what happens when there are changes in a group constantly, and for Rufus, it took it's toll. Still, it's an ok set.
Chaka Khan Masterjam
As Khan released her first solo album, I'm Every Woman, the band released 1978's Numbers, sans Khan, and it went absolutely nowhere. Masterjam finds them back together, renamed Rufus and Chaka, with Quincy Jones producing the effort. Khan had worked with Jones on his 1978 album, Sounds.And Stuff Like That. The most striking thing about Masterjam is that is doesn't sound like a trademark Rufus effort. Jones' production style is so strong that the band's individual sound is all but lost. It's nothing to cry about, since Jones was at his R&B/pop peak and Rufus couldn't do it any better on their own. The album's first track is 'Do What You Love What You Feel,' with its subtle horn riffs arranged by Jerry Hey and vocals from guitarist Tony Maiden and Khan.
Rufus KhanRufus & Chaka Masterjam
On a track somewhat close to a ballad, the brilliantly arranged 'Heaven Bound,' Jones gets a good raw vocal from Khan. A frequent Jones collaborator, Rod Temperton, offers the title track and the even better 'Live in Me.' The album's only low point was a cover of Jones' own 'Body Heat.' On this version the pace is quickened, inexplicably turned into disco which revealed the lyrics to be paper-thin. Don Spear. Although Masterjam was just more of a Quincy Jones album than a Rufus effort, this ended up being one of the groups' last successful full-studio endeavors.
Jason Elias.
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