Steady Groovin': The Blue Note Groove Sides (CD)

Although his first public exposure, in the early 1990s, was as a member of Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, Charlie Hunter has gone on to establish himself as a world-class jazz guitarist, smoothly blending bop, funk, free jazz, and pop into a vibrant whole that updates and expands the boundaries of jazz fusion. As a band leader, he shines in small-group settings, and has collaborated with a varied roster of artists from both the jazz and pop worlds. Part of his distinctive sound comes from playing a custom-built eight-stringed guitar through a rotary speaker simulator.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Guitar
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• Release Date: March 29, 2005
• Label: Blue Note Records (USA)
• UPC: 724358414622
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105780952
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #21936 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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• #89 in Guitar (See Top 100 Guitar Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Charlie Hunter (guitar, percussion); David Phillips (pedal steel guitar); Calder Spanier (alto saxophone); Dave Ellis, John Ellis, Kenny Brooks, Peter Appelbaum (tenor saxophone); Josh Roseman (trombone); Stefon Harris (vibraphone); Jay Lane, Leon Parker, Scott Amendola, Stephen Chopek (drums); John Santos, Chris Lovejoy (percussion).

Recording information: 1995 - 2001.

Charlie Hunter is the undisputed master of the eight-string guitar (he plays bass figures while simultaneously comping and soloing on the high strings), and the albums he released on Blue Note between 1995 and 2001 provide ample evidence of his stunning technique. STEADY GROOVIN' is a 12-track compilation of Hunter's Blue Note output, and the perfect place for the uninitiated to sample his talents. Hunter's music recalls the soul-jazz and funk-inflected jams that characterized the late-'60s and early-'70s catalogues of Blue Note and Verve, with plenty of heady, sophisticated improvisation.

STEADY GROOVIN' works wonderfully as a collection--although it spans numerous albums, it comes across as remarkably cohesive. Hunter plays with a rotating roster of musicians here, all of whom are excellent, and the configurations shift as well. Hunter is featured in duo (with drummer Leon Parker on the salsa-fueled "Mean Streak"), trio (with drummer Jay Lane and tenor-sax man Dave Ellis on the bobbing-and-weaving "Greasy Granny"), and quartet settings throughout. STEADY GROOVIN' is aptly titled, and shows off the spectacular "two-instruments-in-one" guitar heroics of Hunter.

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