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Charlie Hunter: Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid
by John Kelman
As ever, 7-string guitarist Charlie Hunter can be counted on to shake things up every couple of discs. After two trio sets with keyboardist Erik Deutsch, Hunter returns to the horn-driven breadth of Right Now Move (Ropeadope, 2003). On Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, however, Hunter trades Right Now's unorthodox harmonica/sax/trombone frontline for the equally unusual line-up of two trombones and trumpet. But more than just the line-up has changed.
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Charlie Hunter: Baboon Strength
by Doug Collette
After a series of major label releases, the last of which was a recording with a new trio, Charlie Hunter makes significant changes for Baboon Strength. The idiosyncratic guitarist's innate joie de vivre remains constant, however, as he decides to release the album independently and, prior to that, recruits a new drummer.
Tony Mason actually commences the album on "Athens" with a heavy downbeat that is his calling card--predecessor Simon Lott, who appeared on Mistico (Fantasy ... read moreCharlie Hunter: Baboon Strength
by Dave Major
Guitarist Charlie Hunter is a musician on a journey. Never to be satisfied with a ravishingly successful recording career spanning 17 albums, he has continued to explore his own musical tastes, not to pander to his fans, or necessarily in search of something, but merely following the currents of his musical self. Continuing the evolution of his style and sound, Baboon Strength builds convincingly on the preceding Mistico (Fantasy, 2007), drilling down deeper into a groove aesthetic that has seemingly ...
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