Dave Samuels - Natural Selection (1991) {GRP 9656}

Posted By : tiburon | Date : 20 Jan 2012 03:14:18 | Comments : 4 |

Dave Samuels - Natural Selection (1991) {GRP 9656}
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Genre: Fusion, Latin Jazz

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Dave Samuels' release offers music that is often more pleasant than it is challenging, but Samuels has an original voice on the marimbas and vibes, the groove tunes are generally quite enjoyable (particularly the calypso "Cara Linda" and the tricky "Knots"), and the leader's solos are uniformly strong. With the help of the Yellowjackets' rhythm section (keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer William Kennedy) and some guests, this pop/jazz effort is reasonably satisfying and one of Dave Samuels' best solo sets.

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Track List
01. Spring High 5:13
02. Cara Linda 4:24
03. The Red Shoes 5:36
04. Mossoro's Motion 4:41
05. Between The Lines 5:31
06. A White Rose 4:28
07. Appomattox 5:27
08. Unspoken Words 5:53
09. Natural Selection 5:13
10. Knots 4:24

musicians
Dave Samuels - vibraphone, marimba, percussion, synths
Russell Ferrante - synthesizer, piano
Jimmy Haslip - bass
William Kennedy - drums
Bruce Hornsby - piano
Marc Quinones - bongos, congas, timbales
Jay Beckenstein - saxophone
Julio Fernandez - acoustic guitar
Jeff Beal - synthesizer, trumpet, flugelhorn

Produced by Jay Beckenstein