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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Tobin Mueller

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Album Title: Prestidigitation
Label: ArtsForge
Released: 2022
Duration: 00:58:00

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About the Album

Hip, sleek funk-jazz take on Sly Stone's classic. Mueller's wah-wah clavichord sets the tone, and his Medeski-like organ solo sizzles. But it's Paul Nelson's guitar performance that makes this simple tune transcend into the fusion realm. Nelson is a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy winner. He uses both single tone and double octave settings to alternate between prog power and slinky blues. Isaiah Schmidt's drumming is superb. A full R&B band is simulated by multi-tracking two excellent horn players: NYC's David Dejesus on alto, tenor, baritone saxes, and Nashville's Mikie Martel on trumpets, trombone. Mueller's acoustic bass playing is also stellar, full of personality and grit. A spellbinding journey worthy of the "prestidigitation" designation, full of emotional hills and valleys, surging energy and laid-back cool moments. Magical.

Tracks

Birdland / Long Distance Runaround; What Is Hip; Watermelon Man; Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin); Contemporary Insanity; Prestidigitation; Sorceress; King Kong; Giant Steps; Superstition; America/Peace Piece

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Date featured

August 2, 2022

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