Victor Wooten - Palmystery (2008) new links!

Palmystery 2008

Genre: Jazz / Fusion
Format: Flac + cue + log
Released: April 1, 2008
Label: HEADS UP
Number of Discs: 1Line Up :
VICTOR WOOTEN - vocals, bass instrument, bass guitar, fretless bass, hand claps, drum programming
AMIR ALI - vocals, lute, violin, darabukka
JOSEPH WOOTEN - vocals, piano, organ, keyboards
RICHARD BONA - vocals, percussion
HOLLY WOOTEN, KAILA WOOTEN, KEITH LEE, DERRICK EE, AlLVIN CHEA, SAUNDRA WILLIAMS, ADAM WOOTEN, DOUG WOODARD, THE WOODARD FAMILY, DANIEL HUNT, CHUCK RAINEY, SIFU BRAIN EDWARDS, DOROTHY WOOTEN - vocals
REGI WOOTEN - guitar, bass guitar
ALVIN LEE , MIKE STERN - guitar
KEB' MO' - slide guitar
ERIC SILVER - mandolin, violin
HOWARD LEVY - harmonica
RUDY WOOTEN, SHAWN "THUNDER" WALLACE - alto saxophone
JEFF COFFIN, KARL DENSON - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
ROD McGAHA - trumpet
BARRY GREEN - trombone
NEAL EVANS - organ
DANE BRYANT - keyboards
ANTHONY WELLINGTON, ALVIN "LIL' AL" CORDY; ANTHONY "FLEX" WELLINGTON, JOHN BILLINGS - bass guitar
STEVE BAILEY - fretless bass
JD BLAIR, EARL "BIG E" WALKER, DENNIS CHAMBERS; RAYMOND MASSEY, WILL KENNEDY, DERICO WATSON - drums
JAMES JACKSON - congas
ROY WOOTEN - cajon drums, shaker, hand claps
DARRELL TIBBS - percussion

Track Listings:
1. 2 TIMERS
2. CAMBO
3. I SAW GOD
4. THE LESSON
5. LEFT, RIGHT, & CENTER
6. SIFU
7. MISS U - (WITH THE LEE BOYS)
8. FLEX
9. THE GOSPEL
10. SONG FOR MY FATHER
11. HAPPY SONG
12. US 2



The story of Victor Wooten is closely connected with the GRAMMY-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. As a longtime member of the group and under the influence of genius and bandleader Béla Fleck he developed his incredible mastership and technique as one of the premier bass players worldwide. It's naturally that further bass mentors were Stanley Clarke, Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins. After Show of Hands, in 1996 Victor recorded What Did He Say? (1997), Yin-Yang (1999 ), the two-disc Live In America (2001 ), Soul Circus (2005) and now Palmystery (2008).

Victor comments the title of his new album: "A song is just an idea until someone brings it into the world,” he says. “That’s the great mystery of music or any creative endeavor. The power is in the palm of your hand. You just have to release it to the world.” Guest musicians on his new album are Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Keb’ Mo’ and several others. But not the names of the musicians are important. It's the idea, the concept, the process of creation. “It doesn’t matter how you go about writing songs,” says Wooten. “The music is coming from somewhere. If we think it’s our brain, or some strictly intellectual source, I would say we’re mistaken. Sometimes the songs show up quickly, almost completely. That’s when you realize, ‘Wow, I didn’t even write this song. It happened on its own.’ But whether it comes together in 30 minutes or several months, it’s coming from the same place. Call it what you want to – spirituality, mysticism, whatever – that energy is there. The musician is the conduit that enables that energy to enter the world.”

After such great philosophical words let's have a glimpse on this fantastic album. With the introducing piece Timers Victor immediately clarifies his position as top notch bass player and excellent composer. The arrangement reminds me of structures and arrangements I observed in Joe Zawinul's work. It's jazz fusion with a popular appeal. Serious but attractive. Ingenious the entry of Howard Levy on harmonica. Howard was a founding member of the Béla Fleck & the Flecktones and is a longtime friend of Victor.

Gambo is a piece of galactic dimension. This macabodacius assimilation of human language by filters and presets makes me speechless. Joseph Wooten on keys is a sorcerer and Derico Watson on bongos drummed by sticks, what a hell of sound tight adroitness and swiftness. Really men, you give me a whack. The future of contemporary jazz looks bright.

South Africa's Township Jive, originated from the townships around Johannesburg, is a fertile ground for I Saw God, an uplifting narration featuring Richard Bona. Victor comments: “This was one of those songs that just came to me one day. It turned out to be one of the songs that everyone was talking about after our shows were over. I think it’s a powerful piece of music. It’s going to make people think and ask questions. And it might even make some die-hard religious people a little nervous. To me, that’s exactly what some music should do.”

Victor Wooten's Bass/Nature reunion camp in the Montgomery Bell State Park is legend. Many have experienced this feeling of nature and music. Now having visited this school, we enjoy The Lesson, a special Flamenco experience. Get some flava from Andalusia.

Left, Right & Center starts with a jazz fusion theme before flooding into a melodious river, just to turn back to fusion arcades. Foremost this a drummer's song, JD Blair (The Groove Regulator), Will Kennedy and Dennis Chambers are sharing the drum sets. Neal Evans spreads his fingers on a Hammond B3, Mike Stern on his guitar and Victor Wooten on his Fender bass. This is an energetic pack, full of tension and vitality.

Starting with smooth strings Sifu reveals a complex inner life. Sifu (師傅 - Chinese word for master) Brian Edwards was in Victor Wooten bass camp 2002, renting now his vocals to this song. Shawn "Thunder" Wallace, a professor of music at The Ohio State University, adds his fantastic alto sax, Mike Stern his well-known guitar riffs, Morocco-born Amir Ali decorates the tune with his Arabian vocals (Check out his album Mina!).

Miss U is featuring The Lee Boys (Alwin Lee, Derrick Lee and Keith Lee) and especially Saundra Williams, a fine, dark skinned, lanky dreadlocked chanteuse. The Lee Boys are one of America’s finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. Along with their three nephews, Roosevelt Collier (pedal steel guitar), Alvin Cordy Jr. (7-string bass) and Earl Walker (drums) they heated a variety of venues ranging from intimate club settings to performing arts centers to large festival stages.. The musical genre is rooted in Gospel, but infused with rhythm and blues, jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop, country and ideas from other nations.

Victor has dedicated the tune Flex to his longtime band mate Anthony "Flex" Wellington. He is since 1999 in Victor's band and also teaches bass in Victor's bass camp besides his own academy. Of course this tune mirrors the power of both bass masters.

The Gospel presents Victor's family with the help of a snippet from an old Southern Baptist hymn sung by Wooten’s mother. “I recorded her singing it to me over the telephone and it just happened to fit into the song perfectly,” says Wooten. “I had my aunts and uncles sing along to give it the genuine sound. My brother Joseph added the second section. We recruited the younger generation of relatives to sing on that section. It’s a bringing together of the old and the new.”

Song For My Father was released by Horace Silver in 1964 on Blue Note and became Silver's most popular composition. Steely Dan's "Rikky Don't Loose That Number" was also influenced by this song. Wooten's rendition just shares the melody with the original walking deep into Hard Bop, Swing and Funk.

With the uplifting Happy Song Victor enjoys the smooth jazz community. The song has still his quality by Victor's excellent soloing along the melody. The final Us2 featuring Victor Wooten on slide bass and Keb' Mo' on slide guitar is a real song of magical beauty. “I thought of Keb’ when I first wrote this song,” says Wooten. “He added the grit that the song needed. I also play slide bass on this one, which creates a unique blend of the two sounds. Us 2 shows a softer side of my playing, and I like how it leaves you in a peaceful place at the end of the record.”

Victor has reached with Palmystery the summit of his bass mastership. It's no surprise that after Stanley Clarke Victor joined the Heads Up International. Hopefully for a long time.

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Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, Dave Fiuczynski, and T. Lavitz - Boston T. Party

These four jazz fusion artists give Boston T Party something to crow about. Ten tracks mean ten instrumental conversations; the quartet's original compositions are based in the blues, driven like fiery hard rock, and built upon the spontaneity of jazz. Dave Fiuczynski breathes with expressive fire. The action of his electric guitar adds a distinctive voice to the session that's filled with emotional depth and an easygoing demeanor. Dennis Chambers gives the session considerable force through his throbbing backbeats and consistent meters. He grabs hold of the unpredictable side of his bandmates' journey and comes up with something tangible. Similarly, Jeff Berlin pounds out a stomping rhythmic foundation that won't give an inch. His driving punch comes complete with heavy sustains and throbbing bass lines that reach way down low. T Lavitz layers each composition with keyboard colors that match its intended mood. From raging screams to serene rural landscapes, he's captured it all. A portion of the program runs fast, while other sections move nice and slow. "Deff 184" drives with fire in the eyes, giving everybody a powerful workout. "Constant Comment",�on the other hand, relies on repetition and a lengthy discourse on animated motion. The ensemble's mechanical take gives it a steely texture. Fiuczynski strikes a free blues conversation on "Around About Way" and "(Great) Ball of Issues" as he takes his wah-wah pedal to the max. There's a ton of excitement in every note. Berlin's "Foxy Moron" and "I Hate the Blues" offer a pleasant ride that comes laden with an inspiring rhythmic energy. The quartet's interpretation of "Emotional Squalor" midway through appropriately summarizes the session. Hearts go pounding and fingers fly. Chambers, Berlin, Fiuczynski, and Lavitz convincingly argue the role of fusion as they wrap dirty blues into a jam session that's loaded with expressive rhythms and an undying force.

Musicians:
Dennis Chambers - drums
Jeff Berlin - bass
Dave Fiuczynski - guitar
T. Lavitz - keyboards

Trax:
01. D'funk'd
02.(Great) Ball of Issues
03.Around About Way
04.I Hate the Blues (But Here's One Anyway)
05.All Thought Out
06.Emotional Squalor
07.Deff 184
08.Last Trane
09.Constant Comment
10.Foxy Morons.

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Niacin - High Bias (1999)

Niacin features John Novello on Hammond B3 organ & keyboards, Billy Sheehan on bass and Dennis Chambers on drums. All are seriously accomplished musicians and play everything from rock, funk, jazz, fusion, progressive and beyond. They are an instrumental group, so the focus is obviously on interesting composition and inspired improvisation. And they do get into some pretty unbelievable improvisations throughout... without a question their playing will surely blow your mind. John Novello plays a mean B-3 organ a la Keith Emerson, etc. while Dennis Chambers provides a steady groove on the drums. Add bassist virtuoso Billy Sheehan (ex Mr BIG) and you have the band Niacin. CD also includes a few guest appearances (Chick Corea, Pat Torpey, Kenwood Dennard, Alex Acuna). This CD will take you through a variety of adventurous mood, tempo and style shifts. No real time on the album for deep relaxation as this album continuously moves throughout.

Trax:
1. High Bias
2. Birdland
3. Slapped Silly
4. Montuno
5. Revenge
6. Cool to the Touch
7. Darkside
8. It's the Little Things
9. Soul Diversion
10. Who Cares If It's Raining
11. Hang Me Upside Down

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Tobias Hurwitz - Painted Sky (feat. Dennis Chambers)

Painted Sky, from Maryland guitarist Tobias Hurwitz, offers a combination of funk, heavy rock, jazz and blues on nine instrumental tracks and one vocal number ("I'm Your Machine"). The CD is divided into five tracks of "faux jazz encrusted with genuine grooves", and five tracks of "genuine rock-n-roll soaked in funky sauces", which gives an indication of the dexterity and variety of Hurwitz' guitar abilities. Painted Sky serves up some interesting cover tracks--a hard-edged, howling, instrumental version of Deep Purple's "Space Truckin'," George Clinton and P-Funk's "Maggot Brain" (with frenetic, improvised soloing) and a two-minute Bach piece ("Invention #8") with the dual guitars of Hurwitz and fellow G.I.T. alumnus Glenn Riley. A total of thirteen musicians contributed to Hurwitz' release--a heavy release chock full of spicy guitar licks and subtle jazz influences--definitely a good listen. World famous drum ace, Dennis Chambers, appears on two songs, as does the smokin' new electric violin virtuoso, Tom Ginsberg. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Fusion) (guitar9).

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Common Ground - Not Enough Space

The young jazz fusion duo Common Ground offers their second release for LoLo/TMP Records, Not Enough Space. This CD is an eight-track instrumental offering featuring extended improvisation, guitar/saxophone doubled melody lines, and for the Scofield and Scott Henderson fans, plenty of exhilarating, overdriven guitar work by Eric Sayles. Both Sayles and saxophonist Chris Farr are talented composers and producers as well, clearly demonstrating a command of the contemporary jazz genre on Not Enough Space, as they balance the groove with emotionally charged improvisational passages. Also contributing to Not Enough Space were Dennis Chambers (drums), James Genus (bass), Dan Zank (keys) and Brian Farr (percussion). Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Jazz). (guitar9).

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dennis Chambers & Brian Bromberg - The Trio

Cuba's god of piano, Gonzalo Rubalcaba puts together the super trio of the year . If you had to rate the top pianists in the world today Gonzalo is definitely in the top 5. These three superstars primarily jazz standards for the Japanese audience at the Blue Note in Tokyo. Doing some songs from legends including Herbie Hancock, Mills - Tizol - Ellington, N. Washington - B. Kaper, Tadd Dameron, O. Harbach - J. Kern, Dizzy Gillespie, and A. Maria - L. Bonfa. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano; Brian Bromberg, bass and Dennis Chambers on drums.

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Bob Berg,Randy Brecker,Dennis Chambers&Joey DeFrancesco - D Jazztimes Superband

Concord Jazz Records presents "The JazzTimes Superband" featuring Bob Berg (tenor sax), Randy Brecker (trumpet & flugelhorn), Dennis Chambers (drums), Joey DeFrancesco (Hammond B-3 organ), plus Paul Bollenback (guitar) some of today's most gifted musicians ever assembled in one group. In celebration of JazzTimes Magazine's 30th Anniversary, this All-Star album delivers a unique brand of hard-driving, funky jazz guaranteed to please listeners of all ages. This dynamic tribute to the soul jazz movement of the '60s, is brought up to the 21st Century in fine fashion. Best of all "The JazzTimes Superband" will be touring in North America and Europe during the summer and fall of 2000. So catch this group with their first recording and enjoy what is to be a total experience in today's world of jazz!

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Tom Coster - The Forbidden Zone (1994)

Review by Scott Yanow
For this excellent outing (his third project for JVC), keyboardist Tom Coster performs 11 originals plus "Lover Man." Although his fusion-oriented music is full of funky ensembles, there is more variety than expected. Coster shares the solo space with tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, and the fiery guitarist Scott Henderson, creating a colorful and sometimes unpredictable program of music.

Credits:
Jeff Andrews - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Bob Berg - Sax (Tenor)
Dennis Chambers - Drums
Tom Coster Keyboards, Producer, Mixing, Synthesizer Bass
Scott Henderson - Guitar
Alphonso Johnson - Bass (Electric), Fretless Bass
Karl Perazzo - Percussion, Conga, Timbales, Tympani [Timpani]
Raul Rekow - Conga, Chant, Chekere, Bata

Tracks:
01 In the Beginning - Coster - 3:43
02 Jazz Lament - Coster - 4:42
03 Shall We....?! ? - Coster - 4:51
04 Father-Daughter - Coster - 5:21
05 Lover Man - Davis, Ramirez, Sherman - 5:16
06 Voyage to Nowhere - Coster - 5:50
07 Waste Land/The Jam - Coster - 5:12
08 Blue and Cool - Coster - 5:30
09 The Group - Coster - 5:24
10 Blues for D.C. - Coster - 4:43
11 The Fix - Coster - 5:37
12 A Closing Thought - Coster - 3:32

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Grafitti - Good Groove (feat. Dennis Chambers, Haakon Graf, Gary Grainger and Ulf Wakenius)

Grafitti - Good Groove is a collaborative band consisting of: Dennis Chambers on drums; Haakon Graf on keyboards; Gary Grainger on bass and Ulf Wakenius on guitars. Lipstick Records was first approached by Dennis Chambers, who had met us through several of our productions. The album had been released before in Norway and Japan, but had never been distributed and really promoted anywhere else in the world. Most of the tunes were written by Haakon Graf - who also organized the project. The musical concept of the band is very straight-forward: the energy and virtuosity of progressive rock combined with jazz harmonies and funk rhythms. The band toured live in Europe and the USA and will be playing together again as soon as the busy schedule of the members allows it.

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Victor Wooten - Palmystery (2008)

Victor Wooten - Palmystery - 2008
Genre: jazz | Label: Heads Up Records | mp3 @ 242 vbr | 01:05:54 | 114,71 MB

Eleven of the twelve tracks on Palmystery are Victor Wooten originals, but he shares writing credits on a couple of tracks with Amir Ali and Joseph Wooten, respectively. Some of these are recent charts, worked into the recent Wooten tour. The lone cover is Horace Silver's “Song for My Father.”

Wooten says he rarely completes a song that he writes, welcoming guest musicians to interpret his music their way. On Palmystery, they certainly catch the spirit. And that is what makes this music truly enjoyable and memorable.


Artist...............: Victor Wooten
Album................: Palmystery
Genre................: Jazz
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2008
Ripper...............: Power Audio Tools 3.6 & Plextor PX-63
Codec................: LAME 3.97
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 242 kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.4


Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:52) - 2timers
2. (00:05:26) - Cambo
3. (00:04:20) - I Saw God
4. (00:05:55) - The Lesson
5. (00:07:12) - Left, Right, & Center
6. (00:07:36) - Sifu
7. (00:04:34) - Miss U
8. (00:06:37) - Flex
9. (00:06:43) - The Gospel
10. (00:05:19) - Song For My Father
11. (00:04:24) - Happy Song
12. (00:02:56) - Us 2

Playing Time.........: 01:05:54
Total Size...........: 114,71 MB

NFO generated on.....: 28/03/2008 05:23:04 a.m.


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Orig Year :2008
Discs:1
Street Date:Apr 01, 2008
Studio/Live:Studio
Mono/Stereo:Stereo
Engineer:Steve Bailey; Victor Wooten; Robert Battaglia; Kurt Storey;
Anthony Wellington; Brad Bowden
Recording Time:65 minutes

Personnel:
Victor Wooten (vocals, bass instrument, bass guitar, fretless
bass, hand claps, drum programming);
Amir Ali (vocals, lute, violin, darabukka); Joseph Wooten (vocals, piano, organ, keyboards); Richard Bona (vocals, percussion);
Chuck Rainey, Sifu Brian Edwards, Dorothy Wooten, Doug Woodard, The Woodard Family, Daniel Hunt, Derrick Lee, Alvin Chea, Saundra Williams, Adam Wooten, Holly Wooten, Kaila Wooten, Keith Lee (vocals);
Regi Wooten (guitar, bass guitar);
Alvin Lee , Mike Stern (guitar);
Keb' Mo' (slide guitar);
Roosevelt "The Doctor" Collier (pedal steel guitar);
Eric Silver (mandolin, violin);
Howard Levy (harmonica);
Rudy Wooten, Shawn "Thunder" Wallace (alto saxophone);
Jeff Coffin (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone);
Karl Denson (tenor saxophone);
Rod McGaha (trumpet);
Barry Green (trombone);
Neal Evans (organ);
Dane Bryant (keyboards);
Anthony Wellington, Alvin "Lil' Al" Cordy, Anthony "Flex" Wellington, John Billings (bass guitar);
Steve Bailey (fretless bass);
JD Blair, Earl "Big E" Walker, Dennis Chambers, Raymond Massey, Will Kennedy, Derico Watson (drums);
James Jackson (congas);
Roy Wooten (cajon drums, shaker, hand claps);
Darrell Tibbs (percussion).

Additional personnel: The Lee Boys.


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