Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) is an album by the Stanton Moore Trio, released on April 22, 2008. Organist Robert Walter and guitarist Will Bernard, both of whom played with Moore on his previous solo album, III, are featured on the album.

Emphasis! (On Parenthesis)
Studio album by Stanton Moore Trio
Released	April 22, 2008
Recorded	November 29 - December 2, 2007
Studio	Dockside Studios, Lafayette, LA by Mike Napolitano
Genre	Funk, Jazz-Funk
Length	46:55
Label	Telarc
Producer	Stanton Moore, Mike Napolitano
Stanton Moore Trio chronology
III (2006) Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
allmusic	[2]

Notably, each track on the album features a title containing a parenthetical statement, as does the title of the album. This is Moore's response to the gentle ribbing of his Galactic bandmates that he includes brackets in almost every song he writes.

Personnel

• Stanton Moore: drums
• Robert Walter: Hammond B3 organ, piano, toy piano, clavinet
• Will Bernard: guitar

Track listing

1. "(Late Night at the) Maple Leaf" - 6:27
2. "(Proper) Gender" - 2:56
3. "Wissions (of Vu)" - 3:22
4. "(Sifting Through the) African Diaspora" - 5:10
5. "Over (Compensatin')" - 4:37
6. "(Smell My) Special Ingredients" - 5:39
7. "(I Have) Super Strength" - 3:48
8. "(Who Ate the) Layer Cake?" - 4:28
9. "Thanks! (Again)" - 2:57
10. "(Put On Your) Big People Shoes" - 4:08
11. "(Here Come the) Brown Police" - 3:20

References

External links

• Stanton Moore official website