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Charlie Hunter's seventh Blue Note release is the first to feature vocalists -- Theryl De'Clouet, Kurt Elling, Norah Jones, and rapper Mos Def -- who appear in rotating guest spots. Five of the 13 tracks are instrumental originals. Some meander in a typical jam band way, but they're guided by an economical, live-quartet sound and driven by Hunter's highly intriguing eight-string guitar work. The short solo guitar piece "Sunday Morning" is a tease, but also a gem. De'Clouet's gravelly, soulful voice fits nicely on Earth, Wind & Fire's "Mighty, Mighty" and the Willie Dixon blues classic "Spoonful"; his control of harmonic overtones on the latter is astounding. Labelmate Norah Jones lends her breezy, laid-back vibe to Roxy Music's "More Than This" and Nick Drake's "Day Is Done." Mos Def kibbitzes on the opening "Street Sounds" and turns in a respectable singing performance on the sultry, minor-key "Creole." Kurt Elling, also a labelmate, is impeccably smooth on a percussion/vocal interpretation of "Close Your Eyes," a standard that served as the title track of the singer's Blue Note release of 1995. Elling also sings and does spoken word on "Desert Way" (co-written with Hunter), helping to distinguish it as the most ambitious track on the disc. Hunter's fiercely eclectic tastes have been evident on previous releases, but the presence of the vocalists enables him to establish connections and tell stories he never has before.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
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D. Smith, Composer - Mos Def, MainArtist - John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Composer, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - M. WHITE, Composer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Theryl De Clouet, MainArtist - V. A. White, Composer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Bryan Ferry, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Hunter, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norah Jones, Interprète Vocal, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Elling, Composer, MainArtist - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Composer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Theryl De Clouet, MainArtist
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kurt Elling, MainArtist - Charlie Hunter, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernice Petkere, Composer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Dante Smith, ComposerLyricist - Mos Def, MainArtist - Charlie Hunter, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, Inc.
John Ellis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE FERLA, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Hunter, Composer, Producer, Bells, Guitar, Pandeiro, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Chopek, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Lovejoy, Percussion, Tambourine, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
JOE FERLA, Producer - Charlie Hunter, Producer, MainArtist - Norah Jones, MainArtist - Nick Drake, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, Inc.
Album review
Charlie Hunter's seventh Blue Note release is the first to feature vocalists -- Theryl De'Clouet, Kurt Elling, Norah Jones, and rapper Mos Def -- who appear in rotating guest spots. Five of the 13 tracks are instrumental originals. Some meander in a typical jam band way, but they're guided by an economical, live-quartet sound and driven by Hunter's highly intriguing eight-string guitar work. The short solo guitar piece "Sunday Morning" is a tease, but also a gem. De'Clouet's gravelly, soulful voice fits nicely on Earth, Wind & Fire's "Mighty, Mighty" and the Willie Dixon blues classic "Spoonful"; his control of harmonic overtones on the latter is astounding. Labelmate Norah Jones lends her breezy, laid-back vibe to Roxy Music's "More Than This" and Nick Drake's "Day Is Done." Mos Def kibbitzes on the opening "Street Sounds" and turns in a respectable singing performance on the sultry, minor-key "Creole." Kurt Elling, also a labelmate, is impeccably smooth on a percussion/vocal interpretation of "Close Your Eyes," a standard that served as the title track of the singer's Blue Note release of 1995. Elling also sings and does spoken word on "Desert Way" (co-written with Hunter), helping to distinguish it as the most ambitious track on the disc. Hunter's fiercely eclectic tastes have been evident on previous releases, but the presence of the vocalists enables him to establish connections and tell stories he never has before.
© David R. Adler /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:42
- Main artists: Charlie Hunter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
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