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Jon Stickley Trio: Scripting the Flip
ByAs ever, the simple guitar-violin-drums format proves endlessly adaptable to any style imaginable; Flip has them gliding between devilishly tricky folkgrass, danceable reggae-tango and eloquent balladry without breaking a sweat. The itch for speed interferes not at all with the group's effortless unison smoothness, even while hopscotching between 5/8 and 6/8, as they do in the deceptively slick "Driver," with the help of Andy Thorn's equally virtuosic banjo.
Beyond the genre-hopping and instrumental trickery, the Stickley Trio's defining characteristic is an infectious happiness running through whatever they do. As thoughtful as the pastoral moments may get, the playful exuberance is key to making Scripting the Flip the rollicking and challenging affair it is. Listeners of jazz, bluegrass, pop-rock and anything else can all find something up their alley to enjoy.
Track Listing
Intro - Walk with Me; Fighting Chance; Scripting the Flip; Ashtabula; Driver; Checkered Past; Fighting Chance; Pronoia; Animate Object; Don't Slip; Harmon Den; Bluegrass in the Backyard.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Andy Thorn: banjo (5).
Album information
Title: Scripting the Flip | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Organic Records
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