Dreaming Spirits

Reviewed: 2018-02-01
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Stellar world jazz fusion trio performing multi-dimensional ambient grooves and masterful improvisations.
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Village Call (4:38) – tablas start> uptempo jam> electric bass solo> jam> quick stop
*2/ Mombossa (8:47) – spacey guitar starts> slow space jam> false stop> fade
3/ Wave Motion (8:19) – tablas start> slow jam> quitar solo> slow jam> slow fade
4/ C Drone Expansion (4:350 – guitar starts> slow jam> slow fade
*5/ Canyon Walk (7:04) – guitar starts> slow jam> bass solo> guitar solo> slow jam> slow fade
*6/ Framonics (2:56) – spacey guitar start> slow jam builds to midtempo> slow fade
7/ The In Between (2:32) – spacey guitar starts> slow jam> slow fade
*8/ Joy Ride (3:37) – percussion starts> uptempo jam> bass/percussion duet> fade
9/ Spirit Blues (1:16) bass starts> midtempo jam> fade
*10/ Dreaming Spirits (5:40) – spacey guitar starts> slow jam> electric bass solo> slow jam with spacey guitar> slow fade
11/ Morning Light (7:23) – slow spacey start> slow jam with raga vibe> bass solo> slow fade
12/ Waking Spirits (1:53) – spacey start> slow jam with forest vibe> fade
*13/ Voices (7:59) – spacey start> slow jam with repetitive riff morphs into new melody> guitar solo> bass solo> fade
*14/ When Spirits Dance (3:57) – percussion starts> uptempo jam with quirky guitar over the top> quick stop