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If not you might get by the fact that the drums are the main instrument, but has good horns and guitars backing him. Its good jazz fusion if you like that type of music. This CD is full of fresh vibes. I have enjoyed to couple of times I have listened to it.
It always puts a smile on my face. I always like records where the drummer is the featured artist and this one confirms it. The only possible complaint is that some tracks remiond you of other tracks a little too much but I still recommend adding this to any collection.
Stanton Moore is an important cat. The result. Especially, his up-right bass playing. Chris Wood of MMW is in good company.
There are a bunch of cats out there taking jazz, fusing it with funk and bringing it to new levels. He can smoke the drumset and his music is going places. It's totaly new and unlike most people playing today. MMW started it out, but now so many artists followed their path, now it's a new genre.
I think he is one of the best bassists on the scene today. Count me in as a fan. Jam Band-Jazz-FunkStanton Moore is the drummer for the funk group Galactic, and on this occasion, he took several great musicians, got them together, and jammed. An endless oppurtunity and never ending ideas of beauty and obscurity.
I've played this album for a few friends who don't listen to this type of music, and they've all liked it. There is an outstanding sense of mood and melody, and the various instruments all add layers of texture without ever getting in the way of each other. This is simply a wonderful album, and I can't imagine any fan of jazz/funk/fusion not liking it. Some people might think it's not flattering to describe the melodies as simple, but in many ways Stanton Moore's compositions remind me of Miles Davis during the middle of his career. And as other reviewers have mentioned, all of the band members are excellent and the recording quality is top notch. Another reviewer commented on how much his 2-year daughter likes this album, and I'm not surprised. The melodies are fantastic, but are often quite simple and instantly enjoyable.
The kind of music that just makes me smile. I like Galactic, but I don't really listen to it much - their studio albums are a little understated (even Live at Tipitina's doesn't sound this good). Absa-smurf-ly beautiful. The production is great - the bass drum and stand-up bass reverberate so well I dropped my jaw when I first listened to it on my headphones. But this one takes that jazzy funk and kicks it up a notch. It reminds me of Charlie Parker-type jazz; it sounds like a carefree jam session.
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