The Hudson Project Live in New York City

The Hudson Project Live in New York City

ASIN: B00004OCAZ

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This quartet featuring Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie, and John Patitucci was created for a corporate-sponsored performance-clinic tour. The fusion-like athleticism of Yellowjackets saxophonist Mintzer and the L.A.- based bassist Pattitucci is nicely balanced by the more ethereal tone and searching style of guitarist Abercrombie. Mintzer's fellow 'Jacket Erskine stitches the two camps together with his muscular brand of swing. Each contributes two tunes, beginning with a rhythm-changes based romp by Mintzer aptly titled "Runferyerlife." These four men prove themselves equally comfortable with the down-home funk of Erskine's "Cats + Kittens" and the more modern lyricism of Patitucci's "The Well." They demonstrate a combination of versatility and personality that has made each of them an MVP with different lineups(Weather Report, Chick Corea, Billy Cobham) as well as artists in their own right. This excellently recorded live date shows it's possible to successfully blend art and commerce, a clinical workout and dynamite playing. --Michael Ross

Product Description
The Hudson Project is comprised of four of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians today: John Abercrombie, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and John Patitucci. Each has years of experience, recording and performing credits, and all have worked with a veritable who's-who of artists in both jazz and popular music.

Each band member is a world-renowned bandleader, solo artist, and composer. On their debut album, the band performs eight brilliant compositions, ranging in style from a spiritual ballad (The Well by John Patitucci), to second-line funk Cats and Kittens by Peter Erskine), and from country-inflected swing (That's For Sure by John Abercrombie), to bebop (Modern Day Tuba by Bob Mintzer).

Live in New York City is an auspicious debut by a band that includes seasoned veterans who are among the world's most expressive musicians in any genre.

The Hudson Project Live in New York City

Tracks:

Runferyerlife
Labor Day
Little Swing
Cats + Kittens
The Well
Bass Desires
That's For Sure
Modern Day Tuba

Amazon.com

This quartet featuring Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie, and John Patitucci was created for a corporate-sponsored performance-clinic tour. The fusion-like athleticism of Yellowjackets saxophonist Mintzer and the L.A.- based bassist Pattitucci is nicely balanced by the more ethereal tone and searching style of guitarist Abercrombie. Mintzer's fellow 'Jacket Erskine stitches the two camps together with his muscular brand of swing. Each contributes two tunes, beginning with a rhythm-changes based romp by Mintzer aptly titled "Runferyerlife." These four men prove themselves equally comfortable with the down-home funk of Erskine's "Cats + Kittens" and the more modern lyricism of Patitucci's "The Well." They demonstrate a combination of versatility and personality that has made each of them an MVP with different lineups(Weather Report, Chick Corea, Billy Cobham) as well as artists in their own right. This excellently recorded live date shows it's possible to successfully blend art and commerce, a clinical workout and dynamite playing. --Michael Ross

Album Description

The Hudson Project is comprised of four of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians today: John Abercrombie, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and John Patitucci. Each has years of experience, recording and performing credits, and all have worked with a veritable who's-who of artists in both jazz and popular music.

Live in New York City is an auspicious debut by a band that includes seasoned veterans who are among the world's most expressive musicians in any genre.

Customer Reviews:

You are the MAN!.......2006-07-09

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A few strokes of brilliance.......2000-11-28

The Hudson Project brings together 4 excellent musicians: Abercrombie on guitar, Erskine on drums, Mintzer on sax and Patitucci on bass. Reminiscent of the ECM recordings of the 80's, there are a few highlights on this recording: Abercrombie's "Little Swing", the legendary "Bass Desires" and the hip and rythmic "Modern Tuba". "Little Swing" is one example of Abercrombie's composition genius, with seemingly simple arrangements that belie the true mastery of changes underneath the melody. The Patitucci take on "Bass Desires" is also very good, and the recording ends with an original (I think) composition "Modern Tuba", showcasing the uncanny feel for rhytm and magic between the four players here.

Unfortunately the other tracks are not very interesting: "Runferlife" is a straightforward swing, and "Cats + Kittens" reminiscent of John Abercrombie's solo recordings. But the three highlights are definitely worth the sticker price of this CD!

Spunky, Slick, Lyrical Music.......2000-04-06

I was a little skeptical about this release. I've loved Abercrombie's playing for 20 years, but I feared this would be four slickmeisters riffing away for some corporate clinic. Wrong! It's lean, passionate, vital music -- with a professional sheen, sure, but this is real jazz. "Modern Day Tuba" is an ecstatic melody -- other players should cover it.

Flying high!.......2000-03-19

I would just like to add to the justful Amazon review that the absolute highlight of this recording is the last cut "Modern Day Tuba": Bob Mintzer's solo together with Peter Erskine's unbelievably DYNAMIC AND DRIVING DRUMMING (another milestone in his career) is worth the price of this CD alone.

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