Greatest Invention, The

Reviewed: 2018-01-20
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Contemporary jazz & occasional fusion, the CD features beautifully crafted compositions and arrangements of a beguiling array of music, sensuous in every lovingly phrase caressed by the guitarist & his versatile quintet. The guitar is understated: creative without being flashy. The greatest invention alluded to is the bicycle.
If You Like: John Scofield, Bill Connors, David Torn
track review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ The Greatest Invention (4:49) - drums start> midtempo jam guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Precipice (5:22) - drums start> midtempo jam> guitar solo> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
*3/ The Shadows Of Shea Pines (9:40) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> swings to midtempo> sax solo> slow tempo jam> fade
4/ Ben's Sanctuary (7:17) - spacey sounds> slow tempo jam> slow build in intensity> quick stop
*5/ Canoe Lake (6:13) - piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> guitar solo swings uptempo> quick stop
6/ April song (6:51) - cymbals start> midtempo jam> sax solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
7/ Enclosure (3:08) - piano starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
*8/ Grace (6:50) - guitar starts with pretty solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
9/ Highlights (6:56) - guitar starts quietly & builds to slow jam> sax solo> bass solo> slow jam> crescendo & fade
*10/ Postcard (6:40) - drums start> midtempo jam> slow fade