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| 1. | Crunchy
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| 2. | Sea Coy
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| 3. | Get It to Go
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| 4. | Assembler
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| 5. | Add Eleven
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| 6. | Tell It to the Boss
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| 7. | It Be FM
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Jazz
Bill Connors - Guitar, Producer
Kim Plainfield - Drums
Tom Kennedy - Bass (Electric)
Assembler is the final statement in a trilogy of mid-80's electric trio projects by guitarist, Bill Connors, a fusion virtuoso and former Return to Forever electric guitarist, who took the concept of legato playing to mind-boggling heights. Connors, whose playing was inspired by Eric Clapton and John Coltrane, greatly affected the direction of fusion music with this recording.
* Bill Milkowski - Liner Notes
* Doug Epstein - Engineer, Producer
* George Pothacker - Design
* Jeff Lippay - Assistant Engineer
* Jerry Gordon - Reissue Producer
* Mark Babushkin - Photography
* Mike Kowiak - Assistant Engineer
Jazz fusion guitar fans will recognize Connors as that blazingly explosive and technically precise legato guitarist in Return to Forever who left after one release to pursue a quieter acoustic guitar path. Connors has always been ranked in the upper echelons of fine fusion axe-men. Yet the guitar releases from Connors have come slowly, been severely under-appreciated, and after this release -- it seems no more solo works are ever forthcoming. Let's hope I am wrong.
After leaving Return to Forever, Connors released three excellent acoustic albums in the '70s, did some work with Stanley Clarke on Clarke's solo releases, and played with the Jan Garbarek Group. Connors then returned to releasing hard-hitting yet elegantly soulful electric fusion guitar albums in the '80s. They were shorter length, LP time-length format, offering sonic snippets of Connors' electric visions.
Comparisons can be made easily between this release's guitar stylings to that of Allan Holdsworth's technique. This is not surprising as Holdsworth has always sought that horn sound and flow of John Coltrane and Connors too idolizes Coltrane. Convergent evolution perhaps? Connors has more of a rocking and visceral edgy attack than Holdsworth. His legato phrasing is totally different as well as his guitar voicings. Connors will also lean funky, syncopated, and have more of a groove going on in his compositions. Connors demonstrates he is a guitarists' guitarist with evident passion for his instrument. In conversation with Connors' brother I was told that Bill was always practicing for hours upon hours. It shows clearly on this release.
Assembler marked the final electrified release of this triune fusion CD offering of the '80s. Assembler saw an initial 1987 release and then this 1994 re-release on the Evidence label.
---John W. Patterson, All Music Guide
Bill Connors
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Sep 24, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Post-Bop
Bill Connors' great moment of fame occurred when he was with Chick Corea's Return to Forever during 1973-1974, recording the influential Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy. His decision to leave RTF to concentrate more on acoustic guitar may have been satisfying artistically, but it cut short any chance he had at commercial success. Previously, he had played electric guitar with Mike Nock and Steve Swallow in San Francisco; but his post-1974 work was primarily acoustic, particularly in the 1970s when he recorded a series of atmospheric albums for ECM (including with Jan Garbarek). In the mid-'80s, for Pathfinder, Connors' music became more rock-oriented, but those releases did not make much of an impact despite his talent.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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