Archives for December 2006
Guitarist Guthrie Govan’s “Erotic Cakes” is a scorcher pure and simple. Some of the tunes on this album are just flat out more metallic than FusionGroovin’s sound. But the five tracks I’ve added are perfectly within the vein of intense groove-driven fusion. Guthrie’s liner notes for each track, and on his gear […]
Drummer Mike Nappi’s “The Exchange” is one classy album, definitely more on the “jazz” side of the jazz-rock-funk FusionGroovin troika, from which I’m playing two tracks. “Slack” features Jonathan Ball on sax, Dan Asher on bass, Alan Eicher providing the keyboard foundation of a great melody and groove, and tasty solos from all three. […]
Bold? Complex? Tasty? All three would have to apply to Cooper Tisdale’s debut release and the six instrumental tracks just added to the playlists. Cooper plays with a lyrical quality that reminded me of some combination of Robben Ford and Eric Johnson. If you happen to jump into the […]
Just caught a listen of “Talkin’ With You”, by Robert Davis. Does wah-wah get any better than that? If it does, let me know so I can get it on the station!
One listen through Scott’s debut solo album instantly answers the question of where a major portion of Tribal Tech’s sound came from in their later years. But to label the disc soley as “jazz fusion” would barely do the music justice, as the genres are all over the map. Kinsey’s style […]
I remember meeting Doug at the 2005 NAMM show in LA, after watching him play as a literal “one man band”, playing his six-string bass along with a high-hat. To say the crowd was impressed would be quite the understatement. In a rarity for the station, I’m playing nearly […]
Long time listeners will no doubt recognize the “heavy rotation” of Michael Landau’s work. Without a doubt, his sound represents some of the tastiest playing ever to cross a pair of speakers. I’m adding three tracks from Disc 2, where he’s joined by a host of equally tasty players: Gary Novak […]
Welcome to FusionGroovin’s new site, and this blog. It’s been nearly five, very exciting and inspiring years. FusionGroovin has taken off beyond my expectations, but has confirmed my long-held suspicion of the huge audience for this amazing music. It seems most appropriate for this first post to be dedicated to […]