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Charlie Hunter/Leon Parker: Duo

by Mark Corroto
May 1, 1999

Memo to Bruce Lundvall, head honcho at Blue Note Records: whether by design or perhaps mistake, you have stumbled upon or rediscovered the ways of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. The simple duo recording by guitarist Charlie Hunter and percussionist Leon Parker is a throwback to the old days of BN records. Whoever decided on recording a pair of musicians without overdubs (except one track), is a genius. Charlie Hunter the 8-string phenom, plays an underlying bass line that at ...

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Charlie Hunter/Leon Parker: Duo

by Ed Kopp
April 1, 1999

I could probably spend hours just listening to Leon Parker strum his fingers on a table top. There's a hypnotic quality to this man's rhythm-making, and his performance on Duo is by turns engaging and astounding.That I'm equally taken by Charlie Hunter's performance is more of a surprise. Sure, I liked some of Hunter's previous work, especially his debut release Charlie Hunter Trio. And yes, it's been interesting (and at times incredible) that Hunter tackles all of the ...

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Charlie Hunter & Leon Parker: Duo

by Jim Santella
April 1, 1999

Guitarist Charlie Hunter and percussionist Leon Parker have more going for them than two hands apiece. Hunter can produce several lines simultaneously and evoke organ, bass and guitar, while Parker runs the gamut of textures from his set. Hunter’s composition “The Last Time," for example, finds Parker with one hand on the drums and another with pulsating shaker, while his partner combines a bass line with melody via his 8-string guitar. Just about everyone has wanted to play guitar at ...

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Charlie Hunter Quartet: Natty Dread

Read "Natty Dread" reviewed by Douglas Payne

by Douglas Payne
May 1, 1997

From the surprisingly successful Blue Note Cover Series comes this exceptional disc by multi-talented eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter. The 29-year old Hunter has made a thankfully unpredictable choice “covering" Bob Marley's influential and popular 1974 reggae classic Natty Dread. Hunter, heard here in a quartet with an alto, tenor sax and drums, resists the urge toward reverential readings and reggae clichés in this music. As a result, the soulful beauty of Marley's outstanding music shines through. Anyone familiar with Hunter's ...