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The Guy: Only Human

AAJ Italy Staff By AAJ Italy Staff

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The Guy (il tizio), è Christopher Schreiner: un giovane che alcuni anni fa ha visitato la Berklee School e che ora ha messo in piedi, nel corso di quindici mesi di registrazione, un disco che viaggia tra fusion, rock e un po' di smooth.

Suona in trio con cura, dopo lungo tempo passato in studio. Un processo che lo ha aiutato a crescere, fa notare nel booklet, dandogli una precisa idea della direzione in cui vuole andare.

Fra i suoi artisti preferiti c´è Jimi Hendrix, e non ne fa mistero in "Zebra Club" e "Youngblood," ma il jazz ha la sua parte, e troviamo pure un brano di John Coltrane. È così che ci si rende conto che si ha a che fare con un artista dalla vasta cultura musicale, dal jazz al rock, da Jeff Beck a Jim Hall (con cui ha preso delle lezioni) che cerca di dare ordine alle proprie idee e che alla fine firma un album piuttosto gradevole, in cui niente è dato per scontato. Cerca di non essere il clone di qualcuno e ci riesce pure, mica poco.


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Track Listing

01. Intro (C. Schreiner) - 1:06; 02. Icarus (C. Schreiner) - 4:04; 03. An Interlude In Bleu (Schreiner/Coogan) - 4:35; 04. Zebra Club (C. Schreiner) - 6:50; 05. Youngblood (C. Schreiner) - 5:48; 06. Syeeda´s Song Flute (J. Coltrane) - 2:47; 07. Her Hypnotic Heart (C. Schreiner) - 6:25; 08. Something Beautiful (C. Schreiner) - 4:11.

Personnel

Christoph Schreiner A.K.A. The Guy (chitarra), David Livolsi (basso elettrico); Tyger McNeal (batteria); Chris Coogan (tastiere 3,6).

Album information

Title: Only Human | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Point of Departure, WMPG-FM


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