Groundtruther

Groundtruther: Groundtruther: Altitude

by Doug Collette
December 15, 2007

The third and final installment in the Groundtruther trilogy may also be the most highly anticipated, since the inclusion of John Medeski in the Charlie Hunter/Bobby Previte axis would seem to be a highly combustible mix. Yet Altitude, rather than the resounding finish to the project, is something of a mixed bag, perhaps more so than the artists intended.

But that may be because it is also the most ambitious. This is a double CD compared to the single sets ...

Forgotten Series: Groundtruther - Latitude (2004)

Source: Something Else!
October 13, 2011

By Mark Saleski Drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Charlie Hunter got together to record some completely improvised music. The twist was that they rotated in a different third player for each recording in the trilogy entitled “Latitude, Longitude, Attitude." The project was named Groundtruther. For the first installment, the third member was saxophonist Greg Osby. This was not 'jazz' in the usual sense, but instead a long set of improvised material. As the liner notes said: “What you hear is ...
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