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Wish his ARU stuff was more accessible.BUT BEWARE WHEN DOWNLOADING THE MP3 version of this album. This album is really incredible. Jimmy Herring is a phenom. The song Mud Bug has a miscue at the start of the song and a noticeable gap a bit after 3 minutes into the song. I had notified Amazon about this but had not heard anything back.It's a shame because you don't expect the download to have problems, but this one is a pretty mistake when you want to just enjoy the album.
So much talent I had to listen to it three times, one for the guitar, one for the bass, and the other for the drums.awsome
The rhythm section of Ricky Keller (bass) and Jeff Sipe (drums) are intense and manic. The players are hot. This is a spirited session of instrumental jams, heavy on a R&B vibe, but also some fusion, rock, and blues thrown in for variety. They pound hard and heavy, and the Rev. If you've never heard of Jimmy Herring your in for a treat if you like good guitar players. Whether he shreds a distorted lead or lays down some clean picking, he does it all tastefully. Oliver Wells' keyboard playing is refined. There are eight weird but short interludes that irritate me (don't know why they wanted these on the disc), but that should not distract anyone who likes great instrumental music from checking this out.
Beautifull tone, georgous compositions, awesome variety and a palpable sense of fun and enthusiasm that is infectious.Despite the obvious ability of all concerned it never descends into a contest. HERRING is as good or better than just about anyone in the jazz genre.
WOW what a pleasant surprise. Just when you thought you have heard it all, along comes another one.
After some of the negative reviews, I was a bit sceptical. If you like acid jazz with a tinge of blues and a wicked sense of humor, than this is definitely for you.
After seeing TRIBAL TEC with SCOTTY HENDERSON a couple of years back, I didn't expect anyone to improve on HENDERSON's take on ACID JAZZ. Well, HERRING does just that.
This is exciting musik from a band of masters and contains any number of highlights. No giant ego's need massaging and these virtuosos seem to revel in each others company.A must have in any guitarist's CD collection.
Some of my others favorites include MudBug, Genetic Drift, Augusta's Ankle and Albright Special. I have enjoyed listening to Jimmy Herring for over 20 years and I ADORE this CD. Col. My personal favorites are the guitarguments with Derek Trucks and Jimmy Herring "talking/arguing" with each other. Very innovative and hilarious. Bruce Hampton throwing in a few words of his own in Extra Cold makes listening to this CD all the more fun.Jimmy Herring, T.Lavitz and Jeff Sipe make a great combination. A must have for any collection.
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