Title: Turn It Out Artist: Soulive Label: Made in Germany Musi Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 718750370624 Genre: Jazz
The independently produced "Turn It Out" went on to sell an astonishing 65,000 copies, enabling Soulive to gain recognition in the jazz/funk scene. This is Soulives 1st full length CD recorded over the summer of 1999. Live studio cuts featuring John Scofield, Oteil Burbridge and Sam Kininger. Guitarist Eric Krasno tends to dominate the proceedings. But his is a clean, clear sound derived from the soulful single-line strategies of Grant Green and George Benson. He's a sensational soloist who knows how to spice up a riff or expand on a melodic idea. Matching Krasno wit for wit is organist Neal Evans, once a student of the late Jacky Byard. He jumps out of the Jimmy Smith bag, only hinting that he comes from a place of tougher music, the study of scales and harmonic theory. But he doesn't rest easily in one place too long. Still, these three - guided in no small part by the expert rhythm-ning of drummer Alan Evans - make for one heck of a tight rhythm section. That's why the groove never gets boring.
Tracks: 1.1 Steppin 1.2 Uncle Junior (Live) 1.3 Azucar 1.4 Tabasco 1.5 Rudys Way 1.6 Jesus Children (Live) 1.7 Nealization 1.8 So Live! 1.9 Arruga de Agua 1.10 Turn It Out
