Reviewed: 2018-01-02
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: This is a self-assured funky rocking jazz disc. All originals except 2 interesting covers. The band is tight and gets down on every track.
If You Like: Jimi Hendrix, Grant Green, Pete Levin, Larry Young, John Scofield, Jimmy Nolen
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ High Moon (6:35) - drums/ bass start> uptempo rocking jam> soaring guitar solo> wailing sax solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*2/ What Now (5:55) - guitar starts> funky midtempo jam> guitar solo> midtempo jam> scintillating sax solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Strawberry Fields Forever (5:09) - guitar starts> sonic midtempo jam> spacey guitar solo> jam> false stop (pause)> space jam to fade
4/ My Time To Die (8:38) - guitar starts> slow tempo ominous jam> heavy guitar solo> soaring sax solo> slow tempo jam builds in intensity and slows to fade
5/ The Hard Way (8:36) - guitar starts> uptempo funk jam shifts into rocking jam> sax solo> rocking jam slides back to the funk> funky guitar solo> bass solo> rocking repetitious jam> quick stop
*6/ Mischeno (6:03) - guitar/bass start> midtempo funk jam> guitar solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
7/ Dr. Mino (3:43) - percussion starts> spacey midtempo jam> guitar solo swings into uptempo jam> quick stop
*8/ bass/drums start> midtempo funky jam> sax solo> guitar solo> midtempo jam> slow fade