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| 1. | Believe
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| 2. | Oladipo
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| 3. | Shady
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| 4. | If Only Once
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| 5. | Buffalo Bird Woman
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| 6. | Smarty Pants
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| 7. | Valentine
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| 8. | Resistance
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| 9. | Cesar Chavez
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Jazz / Funk, Worldbeat, Fusion
Alex Cline Cover Design
Gareth Jiffeau Graphic Realization
Jeff Cressman Audio Engineer, Engineer
Jeff Gauthier Audio Production, Producer
Jeff Parker Guitar (Electric)
Jenny Scheinman Band, Violin
Nels Cline Guitar, Band, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (12 String), Lap Steel Guitar
Scott Amendola Electronics, Drums, Audio Production, Band, Loops, Percussion, Treatments, Melodica, Mbiri, Producer
Scott Amendola, who has toured with Charlie Hunter, T.J. Kirk, Madeleine Peyroux and many others, presents his third CD as a leader, featuring guitarists Nels Cline of Wilco and Jeff Parker of Tortoise. Also featured is violinist Jenny Scheinman who has toured and recorded with Bill Frisell. Believe is a strong statement from the drummer of The Nels Cline Singers.
Drummer Scott Amendola maintains his high standards on his third recording as a leader (and his second on the Cryptogramophone label). In short, this is another great release, filled with passion, drama, humor, and the sundry joys of superior collective improvisation. As always with Amendola, eclecticism is assumed, but he enriches the mix this time by including Jeff Parker from Tortoise, who provides a second electric guitar alongside Nels Cline, while Jenny Scheinman's violin completes the string trio front line. In addition to his drum/percussion duties, Amendola also triggers some interesting loops and samples and plays electric mbira and melodica. Scheinman's violin attack is more or less traditional (although her playing is marvelous, as usual), but Parker and Cline coax some rather distinctive sounds from their instruments, using a large bag of effects. Cline further displays his versatility by playing both six- and 12-string acoustic and electric guitars as well as a lap steel. In less sophisticated hands, the combination of two electric guitars and a violin might have resulted in an undifferentiated mush, but the collective sensitivity to timbre and texture displayed here allows the three instruments to operate almost as a horn section, or to improvise against each other's lines to excellent effect. High points are almost too numerous to mention on this very generous recording, whose nine songs clock in at just under 70 minutes. "Oladipo," which is dedicated to the pioneering afro-beat drummer Tony Allen, has a strong, infectious African groove. "Shady" is a nifty piece of Ornette Coleman-style harmolodics, begun with a free-form, arrhythmic dialogue between Parker and Cline before giving way to the boppish theme. Scheinman takes the only solo and it's a tribute both to the compositions and the level of playing that this piece, and a number of others on the CD, could easily have been extended without any loss of energy or interest. "If Only Once" is an outstanding ballad featuring Scheinman's lovely romantic violin, while a country-rock piece, "Buffalo Bird Woman," is in the style of Neil Young or perhaps Wilco, with whom Nels Cline has recently been associated. "Cesar Chavez" is a somber but powerful tribute to the departed leader of the United Farm Workers. And of course, no Amendola (or Nels Cline) recording would be complete without a bit of incendiary, gonzo guitar energy, which on this release is nicely supplied by "Resistance," which starts with bursts of ominous electronic noise from Cline and Amendola, after which the sober theme is turned every which way by the squalling feedback of Cline and Parker's guitars before fading into an uneasy oblivion. Both the musical scope and the uniformly high level of artistry on this recording are truly impressive. Highly recommended. ~ Bill Tilland, All Music Guide
Scott Amendola
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Funk, Modern Creative, Worldbeat, Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz
Scott Amendola landed in San Francisco in 1992 after graduating from Berklee College of Music. He met guitarist Charlie Hunter soon after arriving in San Francisco. The two joined forces along with Will Bernard and John Schott to form the innovative band TJ Kirk (Warner Bros.). TJ Kirk went on to be nominated for a Grammy in 1995. A year and a half later, Scott joined the Charlie Hunter Quartet. The band toured worldwide and recorded three records for Blue Note. "Amendola has complete mastery of every piece of his drumset and the ability to create a plethora of sounds using sticks, brushes, mallets, and even his hands," explains Steven Raphael of Modern Drummer magazine. "There is a phenomenal interaction of five distinct musical voices. Amendola and his hand-picked crew take improvisation to new heights." For Amendola "it’s all about improvisation and opening up the music so that anything can happen." |
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