Charlie Hunter - Earth Tones '2005

Tracks list

Tracklist

1. Long Bay
2. What I Am
3. Mestra Tata
4. Live Got Thwe Handle
5. One Faoundation
6. Fade Away
7. Passion Dance
8. Rivers Of Babylon
9. Island In The Sun

personnel : 

Charlie Hunter - 8-string Guitar
Shawn Pelton - Drums, Loops
Ernest Ranglin - Electric Guitar 
Chinna Smith - Acoustic Guitar
Manolo Badrena - Percussion

It's been nearly a decade since Charlie Hunter collaborated with other
guitarists (the great T.J. Kirk band of the mid-'90s), but Earth Tones finds him
revisiting the format with very different results. T.J. Kirk was a fun band, but
there was a bit of shtick involved: they brought an outgoing fusion sensibility
(and a good bit of humor) to the music of Thelonious Monk, James Brown, and
Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Earth Tones is something far more sublime. Hunter got
together with legendary Jamaican guitarists Ernest Ranglin and Chinna Smith for
an easygoing set of (mostly) covers that largely tread the kind of
Jamaican-flavored jazz that Ranglin's been known for for years. There are some
reggae and dub elements here and there, but you'd be hard-pressed to call it a
reggae album. Recorded with very few overdubs, the cooperative arrangements are
perfect, with plenty of space for everyone and the players almost finishing each
other's thoughts. Hunter's guitar always has a bit of Leslie effect on it
(remember, he's throwing down the basslines at the same time!), Chinna sticks to
acoustic, and Ranglin plays with his trademark clean electric sound, so it's
really easy to pick out who's doing what and compare their different styles.
Ranglin's fluid melodic lines contrast nicely with Smith, who makes some
surprising yet wonderful note choices and wild intervalic leaps in his solos.
Sharing the spotlight, there's less of Hunter's soloing than on his "proper"
albums, but his playing is always fantastic and he lays down some big fat
basslines. Drummer Shawn Pelton is ultra-supportive on drums and contributes
tasteful drum programming that sometimes bubbles up from underneath, while
session percussionist Manolo Badrena adds just the right accents. This album has
the casual feel of a one-off affair, but that certainly doesn't mean it's any
less enjoyable than Hunter's myriad other projects. In fact, this would have to
rank right up there with his best, although one wouldn't necessarily consider
this a Charlie Hunter project; it's a true collaboration. Regardless, putting
these guys together was a stroke of genius.~Sean Westergaard 
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