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by Doug Collette
Prurient implications of its title aside, Naked Movies hearkens back to the halcyon days of jazz-rock fusion minus the pretentious trappings and over-reliance on technique in place of feeling. The Coalition have chops to be sure, but instead of erecting structure within which to show off--either in the funk format or neo-classical archetypes--they prefer to play together and make music.
Proof positive exists in the opening track, Tuna Whiskey, a piece of modified syncopation that rings and swings true before ...
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