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Scott Wilson & Stark Raving: Kackle Jackle
ByWilson also plays the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) which is an 8-octave wind controller popularized by saxophonists Michael Brecker and Tom Scott and created by Nyle Steiner in 1975. Armed with a fierce, in-your-face mode of attack via spry horn arrangements, stinging guitars, resonating electric keys, and punchy in-the-pocket grooves, the musical portraiture also includes memorable hooks and strapping theme-building episodes. The musicians often operate within straight-four cadences, amid staggered deviations and snazzy breakouts. Wilson's gallant and zinging solos are nicely offset by Chris Rottmayer's crisp Fender Rhodes phrasings and Richy Stano's distortion-laden guitar lines. But they also generate warmth, while always maintaining a strong sense of direction with a few streamlined horn arrangements, abetted by the frontline's spirited solos.
The band dishes out hummable motifs and perky Latin jazz vamps while executing a breezy, sentimental storyline on Hank Mobley's "Home at Last." Here, the saxophonists drive the momentum with contrasting statements atop a bubbly rock pulse. Yet they come right at you during their layered, harmonious and guileful rendition of Joe Henderson's "Recorda Me." In sum, the ensemble bridges impressive chops, strong compositions, excitable soloing activities and hearty arrangements into a sustainable and immensely entertaining schema.
Track Listing
Kackle Jackle; View for Kings; Voodoo Dance; Kiss That Told Me; Green Bird; Lonnie’s Lament; Home at Last; Recorda Me; Needing You.
Personnel
Scott Wilson
trumpetKeith Wilson: Zen drums, drums; Chris Rottmayer: keyboards; Chuck Archard: bass; Scott Wilson: trumpet and Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI); Tom Dietz: tenor saxophone; Kevin Hicks: trombone; Chris Davis: strings and effects; Jaydon Bean: drums (1, 3, 7, 8, 9); Richy Stano: guitars.
Album information
Title: Kackle Jackle | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Self Produced
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