Weather Or Not ( Disc 1)

Gibbs, Gerry & Thrasher People / Weather Or Not
(Disc 1)
Label: Whaling City Sound

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2017-03-02

Tom McCarter
Gibbs, Gerry & Thrasher People
Weather Or Not (Disc 1)
Genre: Jazz
Review: Ambitious project by a creative drummer and his superb fusion trio. On this disc they tackle old Weather Report tunes, both paying homage and making them their own, often at breakneck speeds. The other disc is all originals.
FCCs: none
If You Like: Herbie Hancock (electric), Joe Zawinul, Billy Cobham, Stanley Clarke
Favorite Tracks: (1) Teen Town (3) Mr. Gone (5) A Remark You Made (6) Black Market (10) Elegant People (11) Birdland (12) Directions
Track Review: 1/ piano starts> fast tempo jam shifts to midtempo> quick stop 2/ drums start> fast tempo jam> quick stop 3/ piano starts> spoken word> uptempo jam shifts to midtempo> quick fade 4/ drums start> uptempo jam> fade 5/ piano starts> slow tempo jam> slow fade 6/ piano starts> fast tempo jam> quick stop 7/ piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop 8/ piano starts> uptempo jam> slow fade 9/ drums start> slow tempo jam> fade 10/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop 11/ piano starts> midtempo jam> false stop> uptempo jam> quick stop 12/ piano starts> midtempo jam builds to fast tempo> drum solo> quick stop
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDtrfTP5ybk