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Album Review

Charlie Hunter Trio: Let the Bells Ring On

Read "Let the Bells Ring On" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
July 24, 2015

Pur avendo incrociato i loro destini nel corso degli ultimi vent'anni, in diversi contesti e con diverse formazioni è la prima volta in assoluto che Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte e Curtis Fowlkes entrano in studio di registrazione per incidere un disco come trio. Dieci brani originali a nome del chitarrista, durata media quattro minuti, tempo perfetto per raccontare senza inutili lungaggini, per mettere a fuoco immagini ed emozioni, per lasciare il segno con un suono che diventa il valore aggiunto ...

Album Review

Charlie Hunter: Not Getting Behind is the New Getting Ahead

Read "Not Getting Behind is the New Getting Ahead" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
October 8, 2012

Charlie Hunter is such an original thinker, composer and musician, that his albums are always interesting. But on this wryly and topically titled project with longtime collaborator and kindred spirit drummer Scott Amendola, the seven-string guitarist outdoes himself.With a rustling flourish from Amendola's kit, the duo slips right into a groove on the languorous, blues-derived “Assessing the Assessors, An Assessor's Assessment." The history of the duo dates back to the 1995 formation of unsung jazz-fusion quartet TJ Kirk ...

Interview

Charlie Hunter: Roots, Hard Work & Inspiration

by Doug Collette
October 8, 2012

A self-proclaimed boutique artist, guitarist Charlie Hunter could not be more proud of his work or the audience that enjoys it. He is ultimately modest about his achievements, such as they are, emphasizing the work he's put in over the years in a variety of formats, honing a craft he honestly and rightly believes represents his own unique voice on a very unique instrument: the seven-string guitar.Charlie Hunter used an eight-string instrument for a number of years, though, ...

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Live Review

Charlie Hunter: Burlington, Vermont, April 24, 2011

by Doug Collette
May 15, 2011

Charlie Hunter with Erik KalbClub MetronomeBurlington, VTApril 24, 2011 The last time guitarist nonpareil Charlie Hunter came to the greater Burlington area, drummer Erik Kalb also accompanied him--so this recent show was one of the few instances of the idiosyncratic guitarist repeating himself in his last ten years of appearances in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Nevertheless, it was perfectly acceptable to find the duo set up on the tiny stage ...

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Album Review

Charlie Hunter: Public Domain

Read "Public Domain" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 29, 2010

There's no particular insight in the suggestion that most musicians lay their musical lives bare through their recorded work: near-instantaneous, fully formed leaps into greatness for some; more gradual upwards curves for others; and for all, even the occasional misstep. Still, there are times when it seems as though a little discretion would go a long way. Amongst endless reissues fattened out with often superfluous bonus material and new releases from promising young artists not yet ready to make the ...

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Album Review

Charlie Hunter: Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid

Read "Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
January 18, 2010

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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Interview

Charlie Hunter: Seven-String Samurai

by Douglas Wright
November 9, 2009

Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter is not a musician who's comfortable resting on his laurels. With nearly twenty albums under his belt and no sign of stopping in sight, Hunter continues to wow audiences with the wizardry of his seven-string guitar technique, by which he lays down bass grooves and simultaneously wings guitar solos along the frets with flawless finesse. This has earned him a reputation as an intrepid musician and an incredible showman who draws packed crowds into jazz clubs ...