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Bassist Ben Williams' 2011 solo debut, State of Art, is a thoughtful contemporary and post-bop-leaning album that finds the winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition delving into several original tunes and successful pop covers. Williams is an adroit improviser with a fluid, muscular approach to the upright -- as well as the electric -- bass, and he showcases all of his skills here along with his ear for unexpected covers and lively originals. Tracks like the roiling, Latin-infused number "November," featuring guitarist Matthew Stevens, and the high-energy, frenetic "Mr. Dynamite" are ear-popping straight-ahead jazz moments, while the hip-hop jazz cut "The Lee Morgan Story," featuring MC/vocalist John Robinson, brings to mind such '90s innovators as Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest. A child of the hip-hop generation, Williams clearly has an affinity for the music he grew up with, and consequently, although he does deliver a ruminative and gorgeous contemporary jazz version of "Moonlight in Vermont" here, he also includes a handful of inspired soul covers, including a string-heavy take on Michael Jackson's "Little Susie" and a slow and funky modal jazz version of Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover" featuring saxophonist Marcus Strickland, while he turns R&B singer Goapele's "Things Don't Exist" into a cinematic orchestral jazz ballad. Though not an R&B cover, Williams' version of trumpeter Woody Shaw's underappreciated "Moontrane" only helps to further expand an already supremely well-rounded debut.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Dunn, Producer - Woody Shaw, ComposerLyricist - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Robinson, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christian Scott, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Michael Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Goapele, ComposerLyricist - Chris Dunn, Producer - Jeffrey Bhasker, ComposerLyricist - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Karl Suessdorf, ComposerLyricist - John Blackburn, ComposerLyricist - Chris Dunn, Producer - Ben Williams, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Presentación del Álbum
Bassist Ben Williams' 2011 solo debut, State of Art, is a thoughtful contemporary and post-bop-leaning album that finds the winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition delving into several original tunes and successful pop covers. Williams is an adroit improviser with a fluid, muscular approach to the upright -- as well as the electric -- bass, and he showcases all of his skills here along with his ear for unexpected covers and lively originals. Tracks like the roiling, Latin-infused number "November," featuring guitarist Matthew Stevens, and the high-energy, frenetic "Mr. Dynamite" are ear-popping straight-ahead jazz moments, while the hip-hop jazz cut "The Lee Morgan Story," featuring MC/vocalist John Robinson, brings to mind such '90s innovators as Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest. A child of the hip-hop generation, Williams clearly has an affinity for the music he grew up with, and consequently, although he does deliver a ruminative and gorgeous contemporary jazz version of "Moonlight in Vermont" here, he also includes a handful of inspired soul covers, including a string-heavy take on Michael Jackson's "Little Susie" and a slow and funky modal jazz version of Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover" featuring saxophonist Marcus Strickland, while he turns R&B singer Goapele's "Things Don't Exist" into a cinematic orchestral jazz ballad. Though not an R&B cover, Williams' version of trumpeter Woody Shaw's underappreciated "Moontrane" only helps to further expand an already supremely well-rounded debut.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 11 pista(s)
- Duración total: 01:01:43
- 1 Libreto digital
- Artistas principales: Ben Williams
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Concord Jazz
- Género Jazz
© 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2011 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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