Victor Wooten "Palmystery" (2008)
Release Date: April 1, 2008 | Label: Heads Up | Catalog number: 3135
Featuring: Dennis Chambers, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Alvin Lee, Steve Bailey, Jeff Coffin.
Jazz / Fusion | FLAC (Image + Cue + Log + Scans + Tau) Lossless | 466 Mb | Total Time: 65:53 | RS
Release Date: April 1, 2008 | Label: Heads Up | Catalog number: 3135
Featuring: Dennis Chambers, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Alvin Lee, Steve Bailey, Jeff Coffin.
Jazz / Fusion | FLAC (Image + Cue + Log + Scans + Tau) Lossless | 466 Mb | Total Time: 65:53 | RS
| “ | There are those who believe jazz is the devil's music. However, many artists have used this music to express their spirituality and reverence for God. Bassist Victor Wooten is among those, presenting that side of himself with Palmystery. Wooten is a husband and father of four, as well as the youngest of the five Wooten Brothers. The group performed on the West Coast, opening for such acts as Curtis Mayfield and War. Wooten's influences on the bass include Stanley Clarke, Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins. Wooten spent several years as a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and helped the band earn its first Grammy Award. Palmystery features Wooten with an ever-changing lineup of side musicians and vocalists, including his brothers and other members of the family. The music contains elements of jazz, funk, gospel, African and other sounds—sometimes in various combinations. "2 Timers" employs two drummers, Derico Watson and J.D. Blair, who set the pace as the music volleys back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4 time. The players all shine on this energetic track—including Joseph Wooten, keyboards and piano; former Flecktone, Howard Levy, harmonica; Eric Silver, violin and mandolin; and the horn trio as well. Wooten has the vocal lead on "I Saw God," a story told to an African rhythm. He is wonderfully assisted by the enigmatic Richard Bona, Saundra Williams, Chuck Rainey, Amir Ali, Daniel Hunt and members of the Wooten family. Although this song is rhythm-driven, there is plenty more to admire, principly from Victor Wooten. He is in top form as a lyricist here as the song unfolds. And his work on bass is, predictably, of a very high order. "The Lesson" is a duet between Wooten and his brother, Roy who joins in on cajon and hand claps. Aptly titled, this track is a a textbook feature of the bassist's speed and accuracy. "Left, Right & Center" features three drummers: Blair, Dennis Chambers and Will Kennedy. But it is guitarist Mike Stern who carries the lead, with Neal Evans providing the heavy undertones of the Hammond B3 organ. Wooten takes a largely back seat behind Stern's lead and both deliver a smoking jam! Eleven of the twelve tracks on Palmystery are Victor Wooten originals, but he shares writing credits on a couple of tracks with Amir Ali and Joseph Wooten, respectively. Some of these are recent charts, worked into the recent Wooten tour. The lone cover is Horace Silver's "Song for My Father." Wooten says he rarely completes a song that he writes, welcoming guest musicians to interpret his music their way. On Palmystery, they certainly catch the spirit. And that is what makes this music truly enjoyable and memorable. Review On Allaboutjazz.com | ” |
Track List:
1. 2 TIMERS
2. CAMBO
3. I SAW GOD
4. THE LESSON
5. LEFT, RIGHT, & CENTER
6. SIFU
7. MISS U — (WITH THE LEE BOYS)
8. FLEX
9. THE GOSPEL
10. SONG FOR MY FATHER
11. HAPPY SONG
12. US 2
Artist List:
VICTOR WOOTEN- vocals, bass instrument, bass guitar, fretless bass, hand claps,
drum programming
AMIR ALI- vocals, lute, violin, darabukka
JOSEPH WOOTEN- vocals, piano, organ, keyboards
RICHARD BONA- vocals, percussion
CHUCK RAINEY, SIFU BRAIN EDWARDS, DOROTHY WOOTEN- vocals
DOUG WOODARD, THE WOODARD FAMILY, DANIEL HUNT- vocals
DERRICK EE, AlLVIN CHEA, SAUNDRA WILLIAMS, ADAM WOOTEN- vocals
HOLLY WOOTEN, KAILA WOOTEN, KEITH LEE- vocals
REGI WOOTEN- guitar, bass guitar
ALVIN LEE , MIKE STERN- guitar
KEB' MO'- slide guitar
ROOSEVELT "THE DOCTOR" COLLIER- pedal steel guitar
ERIC SILVER- mandolin, violin
HOWARD LEVY- harmonica
RUDY WOOTEN, SHAWN "THUNDER" WALLACE- alto saxophone
JEFF COFFIN- tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
KARL DENSON- tenor saxophone
ROD McGAHA- trumpet
BARRY GREEN- trombone
NEAL EVANS- organ
DANE BRYANT- keyboards
ANTHONY WELLINGTON, ALVIN "LIL' AL" CORDY- bass guitar
ANTHONY "FLEX" WELLINGTON, JOHN BILLINGS- bass guitar
STEVE BAILEY- fretless bass
JD BLAIR, EARL "BIG E" WALKER, DENNIS CHAMBERS- drums
RAYMOND MASSEY, WILL KENNEDY, DERICO WATSON- drums
JAMES JACKSON- congas
ROY WOOTEN- cajon drums, shaker, hand claps
DARRELL TIBBS- percussion
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL: THE LEE BOYS
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