Genre: Modern Jazz
Places I remember: Kings Recording (Abu Dhabi)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Revolution
Gear costume: Talkin' Blues/ Lively Up Yourself
Active compensatory factors: After recalibrating my jazz collection I have a number of sub genres and modern jazz seemed to fit this guy.
Traditional Jazz guitarists are not especially my thing aside from early George Benson. Instead the last few decades have through up a great collection of talented jazz guitarists like Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny and Charlie Hunter.
There were a number of reasons I took a punt on this while browsing the jazz racks in Kings Recording: Blue Note (noted for its quality); Bob Marley (I'm a fan); the quartet line-up of guitar/drums/two saxophonists; and the cover which gives prominence to Natty Dread and the flax type foliage was intriguing.
Inside the cover? There was no disappointment once I'd pootled back to Al Ain in the Tiida. Charlie's guitar sounds almost like an organ at times - very rich sound and the twin sax attack brings fresh colours to familiar songs.
In fact, the hip jazz Charlie Hunter approach to some great sunshine songs was perfect for the Yellow Jimi apartment and pootling to school in Al Foah each day (along with my other new discoveries from Kings Recording and the Virgin Megastores in Abu Dhabi and Dubai).
Where do they all belong? Next up in this section is Marc Johnson playing along with those aforementioned stellar jazz guitarists Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny.
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