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Yellowjackets: Twenty Five
ByAmong the CD's highlights are "Jacketown," drummer Marcus Baylor's "Free Day" and "Greenhouse." Live albums are by their nature an opportunity for the members of the band to flex their musical muscles, but the Yellowjackets temper the urge to overindulge in gratuitous solos, preferring to keep things within the framework of the entire group.
The ensemble puts its skills on display on both the CD and DVD live performances captured on Twenty Five. The bonus live DVD was filmed in Italy in 2005. It's interesting to note the video portion of the package was filmed and directed by Tony Zawinul, son of Weather Report co-founder Joe Zawinul. The Yellowjackets have picked up the improvisational virtuosity that was a signature of the Weather Report legacy.
The DVD also includes interviews with the present members of the Yellowjackets and past alumni. The democractic approach of the bandwhere all the musicians are recognized as individual talents, but none of them are above the othersis key to the band's longevity.
Twenty Five is an excellent jumping-on point for new fans and a fine summation for old fans of how far this band has come since 1981.
Track Listing
CD: Revelation; Geraldine; Jacketown; Sea Folk; Free Day; My Old School; Greenhouse; RunFerYerLife DVD: My Old School; Red Sea; Matinee Idol; Out of Town; Geraldine; Imperial Strut; Sea Folk; Greenhouse; Time Squared.
Personnel
Yellowjackets
band / ensemble / orchestraRussell Ferrante: accoustic piano & synthesizers; Jimmy Haslip: electric bass; Bob Mintzer: tenor saxophone, EWI; Marcus Baylor: drums.
Album information
Title: Twenty Five | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Heads Up International
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