Alex Skolnick Trio - Transformation (2004)
Alex Skolnick Trio - Transformation (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (log+tracks+cue) | Duration: 1:01:50 | Label : 2007 Irond Ltd.(by license Magnatude Records | # 07-DD476) | covers | 488Mb
Genre: Modern Jazz, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso
EAC Rip | FLAC (log+tracks+cue) | Duration: 1:01:50 | Label : 2007 Irond Ltd.(by license Magnatude Records | # 07-DD476) | covers | 488Mb
Genre: Modern Jazz, Fusion, Guitar Virtuoso
Straight ahead jazz mixed with heavy metal? Welcome to the world of the Alex Skolnick trio. Transformation, represents a turning point for the band. Original compositions fill just over half the album along with new arrangements of tunes by Judas Priest, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, and more.
~ http://www.cmdistro.com
Call me a jazz bigot. When I received Transformation by Alex Skolnick, apparently the ex-guitarist for thrash metal-heads Testament, my first thought was, "Great, another rocker trying to be a jazzer." Things didn't get better when I saw that Skolnick was interpreting material by Judas Priest, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Iron Maiden and—yes—Ronnie James Dio. Sure, plenty of serious jazz artists have approached contemporary singer/songwriters in recent years—Brad Mehldau, Charlie Hunter, even Herbie Hancock. But metal bands? I mean, really.
Well, imagine my surprise to discover Skolnick a fine jazz guitarist, completely capable of getting to the core of songs by a group of artists more associated with classic rock, and transforming them into almost unrecognizable new tunes. Unlike the Bad Plus, who are nothing less than shtick—a group whose supposed reinvention of songs by Nirvana and Black Sabbath do little to honour the originals, and even less to make them interesting and refreshing new mediums for improvisation—Skolnick and his trio of bassist Nathan Peck and drummer Matt Zebroski breathe new life into these tunes, transforming (there goes that word again) them into something fresh, while at the same time being reverential to their sources. Judas Priest could never have conceived "Electric Eye" as a lithe 7/4 romp, nor Scorpions their "Blackout" as a swinging jazz waltz, but there you go.
~JOHN KELMAN ; http://www.allaboutjazz.com
Tracklist
01. Transformation - 5:55
02. Electric Eye - 5:21
03. Fear Of Flying - 5:11
04. Money - 5:15
05. Both Feet In - 5:31
06. Scorch - 7:15
07. Blackout - 5:05
08. IMV/The Trooper - 5:20
09. No Fly Zone - 4:29
10. Don't Talk To Strangers - 5:59
11. Highway Star - 6:30
Artists
Alex Scolnick - Guitars, Vocals
Nathan Peck - Double-Bass, Vocals
Matt Zebroski - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Special Guests:
Dave Eggar - Cello
Charlie Hunter - 8-String Guitar
Alex Skolnick Trio - Transformation (2004)
Alex Skolnick Trio - Transformation (2004)
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