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| | Artist : Mike Clinco | |
| | Album : Neon | |
| | Label : Whaling City Sound Source : CD | |
| | Cat. No. : WCS044 Size : 77.14 MB | |
| ª Genre : Jazz StrDate: 2009-05-12 ª |
ª _ Quality : 195kbps/44.1khz/Joint Stereo RipDate: 2009-06-10 _ ª
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| | Neon is an engaging modern jazz album that showcases the diverse | |
| | background and compositional approaches of Mike Clinco and his | |
| | ensemble. While this record will fall into the category of modern | |
| | jazz, the music on Neon draws from blues, rock, Latin and bebop | |
| | as much as does from the post-bop idiom. In the hands of lesser | |
| | musicians, blending these different styles might sound convoluted | |
| | or incoherent, but Clinco and his quintet rise to the challenge | |
| | and are able to bring out the subtleties of these genres while | |
| | maintaining a unified ensemble sound throughout. | |
| | All of the tunes, with the exception of oneùHenry Mancini's | |
| | "Charade," with whom Clinco toured for 14 yearsùwere written and | |
| | arranged by the highly-experienced Clinco. The material is | |
| | thoughtfully arranged and never sounds like merely head charts, | |
| | or vehicles to showcase the improvisational prowess of the band. | |
| | Tunes like the opening "Bookends" and "Amalgam" contain some | |
| | wonderful harmony lines between the guitar and horns during the | |
| | melody sections, not to mention memorable solos by Clinco and | |
| | saxophonist Bob Sheppard. One of the album's highlights comes | |
| | with "X-Cue Says," where Clinco breaks out his distortion pedal, | |
| | which not only adds a new level of texture to his guitar, but | |
| | also provides inspiration for memorable solos by Sheppard and | |
| | drummer Jimmy Branly. | |
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| | Clinco's playing is solid throughout as both a soloist and | |
| | accompanist. Hardly a tune, or sometimes a section of a tune, | |
| | goes by without Clinco changing the tone or texture of the guitar | |
| | in both the lead and/or comping. These changes of texture are | |
| | furthered by his use of both electric and nylon string guitars. | |
| | Clinco's haunting intro to "Charade" is a fine example of his | |
| | nylon playing. Here, through the use of overdubbing, Clinco plays | |
| | both the melody/solo and chords on his nylon string. While many | |
| | times the overdubbing of two guitars can sound forced or | |
| | uncreative, Clinco manages to convincingly portray the sound of | |
| | two guitars without drawing attention to the fact that he is | |
| | playing both. | |
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| | Neon is an album as diverse as the musicians who recorded it. It | |
| | highlights the variety of backgrounds that Clinco draws from in | |
| | his playing and writing, as well as the world-class ensemble that | |
| | he has chosen. Not a fully composed work, nor a blowing album, | |
| | Neon is a welcomed mixture of composition and improvisation. | |
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| | Tracklisting: | |
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| | 01. Mike Clinco - Bookends 6:03 | |
| | 02. Mike Clinco - Sonship 6:19 | |
| | 03. Mike Clinco - Neon 6:17 | |
| | 04. Mike Clinco - X Cue Says 5:09 | |
| | 05. Mike Clinco - Daystream 7:52 | |
| | 06. Mike Clinco - Amalgam 5:20 | |
| | 07. Mike Clinco - Beaten Paths 5:24 | |
| | 08. Mike Clinco - Charade 4:49 | |
| | 09. Mike Clinco - The Rest Will Follow 5:00 | |
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