Charlie Hunter Quartet - Natty Dread (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 277 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 127 mb
Genre: jazz, reggae
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 277 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 127 mb
Genre: jazz, reggae
Natty Dread is a 1997 CD by the Charlie Hunter Quartet. Released by Blue Note, it is a tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley where his music is taken to a jazz realm.
From the surprisingly successful Blue Note Cover Series comes this exceptional disc by multi-talented eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter. The 29-year old Hunter has made a thankfully unpredictable choice “covering” Bob Marley's influential and popular 1974 reggae classic Natty Dread. Hunter, heard here in a quartet with an alto, tenor sax and drums, resists the urge toward reverential readings and reggae clich?s in this music. As a result, the soulful beauty of Marley's outstanding music shines through. Anyone familiar with Hunter's work in the ultra-cool quartet T.J. Kirk can expect another dose of thoughtful, sometimes funky - but always original - takes on somewhat familiar material.
Charlie Hunter, like Bill Frisell and John Abercrombie, can wield any sound he wants to from his guitar (an eight-string is only slightly less weird than Ron Eschet?'s unimaginably difficult seven-string guitar). Hunter can make his axe wail like an organ, ring like a pedal steel, whine with Hendrix-like feedback or sing like Grant Green on an especially soulful day. Hunter is comfortable in just about any style imaginable too – but he sticks mostly to very accessible playing. What he does with Marley's hit “No Woman, No Cry” is tender, passionate and unbelievably beautiful. It's origins are evident but the liners spell out the influence Bill Frisell and Ry Cooder (nice to see Cooder get his due for a change). Hunter's version has hit potential, and deserves to get widespread airplay. Everyone who heard this song while I played the disc (including my mother, who doesn't like jazz) was just hypnotized by it. Another hit-worthy tune is the marvelous version of the anthem-like “Revolution” which features the reeds. Hunter also kicks out the jams here, crafting a John Patton / John Zorn / Ed Cherry does James Brown groove on “Bend Down Low.” And there's something appealing about the '70s Jeff Beck funk of “Lively Up Yourself” and “Talkin' Blues” too. Throughout, Hunter sounds inspired and interested – and the average listener will find as much to appreciate here. A very nice surprise worth checking out.
1. Lively Up Yourself
2. No Woman, No Cry
3. Them Belly Full
4. Rebel Music
5. So Jah Seh
6. Natty Dread
7. Bend Down Low
8. Talkin' Blues
9. Revolution
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Produced by Lee Townsend
Charlie Hunter - 8-string guitar
Calder Spanier - alto saxophone
Kenny Brooks - tenor saxophone
Scott Amendola - drums
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Charlie Hunter Quartet / Natty Dread
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Charlie Hunter Quartet / Natty Dread
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