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Lucas Pickford and Steve Hunt: Blown Fuse

by Todd S. Jenkins
December 1, 2001

Red-hot fusion explorations that draw strongly from the genre’s past peaks. Lucas Pickford is an up-and-coming bass wizard who has found his own voice amid the saturating influences of Jaco, Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg and Jeff Berlin. Pickford is indebted to all the above but derivative of none. Here he partners with keyboardist Steve Hunt, who has worked prominently with Billy Cobham, Allan Holdsworth and other major fusion players. The results, recorded at Hunt’s home studio, provide an impressive overview ...