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Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory [Live]
Now Is the Time: Live at the Knitting Factory [Live]
ASIN: B00004XSO7
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Panamanian bassist Alex Blake has provided the musical pulse for such artists as Randy Weston, Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie, and even Astrud Gilberto and Manhattan Transfer. Here, Blake steps into the spotlight to lead an upbeat live session where he's backed by tenorman Pharoah Sanders, pianist John Hicks, drummer Victor Jones, and percussionist Neil Clark. Sanders sounds particularly good here, playing with a kind of fire that's often missing from his own dates. Blake plays up-front throughout, pushing the music and forcing the players to keep up with his galloping lines and tricky asides, and he even indulges himself with a wild solo version of the Beatles' "Little Help" on electric bass. The band, on the other hand, is at their cookin' best on closer "Mystery of Love," which goes from a bass and percussion intro to a powerful groove, before finishing with a stirring chant. Certainly something to be proud of, this is a very good album from a musician who has spent years working in the shadows of the rhythm section. --Tad Hendrickson
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ASIN: B00004XSO7 Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
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Panamanian bassist Alex Blake has provided the musical pulse for such artists as Randy Weston, Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie, and even Astrud Gilberto and Manhattan Transfer. Here, Blake steps into the spotlight to lead an upbeat live session where he's backed by tenorman Pharoah Sanders, pianist John Hicks, drummer Victor Jones, and percussionist Neil Clark. Sanders sounds particularly good here, playing with a kind of fire that's often missing from his own dates. Blake plays up-front throughout, pushing the music and forcing the players to keep up with his galloping lines and tricky asides, and he even indulges himself with a wild solo version of the Beatles' "Little Help" on electric bass. The band, on the other hand, is at their cookin' best on closer "Mystery of Love," which goes from a bass and percussion intro to a powerful groove, before finishing with a stirring chant. Certainly something to be proud of, this is a very good album from a musician who has spent years working in the shadows of the rhythm section. --Tad HendricksonCustomer Reviews:
There's A New Sheriff In Town....& His Name Is Alex Blake.......2000-10-27
Alex Blake has a revolutionary playing style and technique second to none. His innovative combination of strumming, rapid lyrical notations and percussive slaps on the Acoustic Bass are on a level par excellence and distinctly Alex Blake. His Electric Bass Solo on the Beatles classic "With A Little Help From My Friends" exemplifies Alex's mastery of that instrument while giving the listener shades of Jimi Hendrix.
His compositional skills reveal a composer with a unique third eye for melodic originality. Mr Blake has chosen an incredible supporting cast for his date at the Knitting Factory and I recommended this CD highly for all those interested in listening to a Artist/Musician whose talent transcends the boundaries of his chosen instrument.
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