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As in 1999's Slide City, Rob Ickes again combines jazz and swing stylings with the more countrified leanings of the dobro. The results are mixed and, at times, meld into a too-smooth combo resembling light jazz. What It Is works best when Ickes loosens up a bit around the instrument's natural inclinations: the way he works the melody on "Killeen," which was inspired by the Texan town, seems to point toward a more string-based effort; a cover of Marc Johnson's "Union Pacific" further iterates Ickes' simpler but no less enjoyable leanings; and "Blues for Sammy," which was written in response to Charlie Parker's Savoy sessions, allows him to stretch out his abilities as a great technician of the instrument.
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Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Manieri, Composer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - John Scofield, ComposerLyricist - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Paul Hanson, Bassoon, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Ickes, Producer, Dobro, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Cookie Marenco, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Burr, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Kendrick Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
As in 1999's Slide City, Rob Ickes again combines jazz and swing stylings with the more countrified leanings of the dobro. The results are mixed and, at times, meld into a too-smooth combo resembling light jazz. What It Is works best when Ickes loosens up a bit around the instrument's natural inclinations: the way he works the melody on "Killeen," which was inspired by the Texan town, seems to point toward a more string-based effort; a cover of Marc Johnson's "Union Pacific" further iterates Ickes' simpler but no less enjoyable leanings; and "Blues for Sammy," which was written in response to Charlie Parker's Savoy sessions, allows him to stretch out his abilities as a great technician of the instrument.
© Travis Drageset /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:33
- Main artists: Rob Ickes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2002 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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