For You Lot Mike Miller - 2008 Footing Goes Round

Mike Miller (born 1953 inwards Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a Los Angeles-based guitarist known for playing diverse styles of music including jazz fusion, rock, popular as well as more, as well as has played alongside Chick Corea, Bette Midler, Yellowjackets, Gino Vannelli, Vital Information, Karizma (Jazz band), Republic of Chad Wackerman, Vinnie Colaiuta, Quincy Jones, Brand X, as well as Burton Cummings. He too performed inwards cinema scores for Mark Mothersbaugh as well as inwards the Frank Zappa alumni band Banned from Utopia.

Miller has released 2 albums nether his ain mention as well as 2 other projects; alongside The Outsidemen, Band Overboard (1996), as well as alongside Bruce Arnold, Two Guys from South Dakota (2005).

Mike Miller is non precisely a guitarist's guitarist; his music should make anyone interested inwards modern jazz. Like Alan Holdsworth, in all likelihood virtually jazz guitarists know who he is, but he mightiness non live on known to the full general public. His feel of beat is every bit skillful every bit whatever guitarist out there, as well as I'm certain this affects his selection of people to bring together him inwards playing his compositions here. He is joined past times 3 people who played inwards Frank Zappa's band, Republic of Chad Wackerman (drums), Albert Wing (sax), as well as Walt Fowler (trumpet). In addition, the stellar bassist, Jimmy Johnson, plays fretless electric. The album (or I estimate nosotros all country cd now), is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non electric, but has around quieter tunes, including a real playful rendition of a George Gershwin tune. I don't similar the give-and-take "fusion" because it conjures upwards around of the former electrical jazz that straightaway sounds real dated. This does not. There are no swing tunes on this cd, but the listener volition accept a fun fourth dimension alongside all of the diverse styles, including a real complicated as well as fun Cuban mambo tune. I accept heard Republic of Chad Wackerman alive (with Alan Holdsworth as well as Jeff Berlin) as well as though he is a bright drummer, he tin oftentimes bury others alongside real busy playing. In contrast here, he plays pretty simply, allowing the others to shine, as well as inwards item Jimmy Johnson, on the quaternary cut. Finally, at that spot is entirely ane downside: the means the recording was made, on a few cuts the horns audio sparse or tinny to me. Maybe that was purposeful, but Albert Wing's tenor audio does non come upwards across alongside the richness of the Brecker sound, as well as he plays inwards this style.

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Track listing:

01 Here's Another Number
02 Let Me Like You
03 Mambo Jambo
04 My Back Yard
05 Piano Prelude #2
06 Misfit
07 Three In Three
08 Loop "E"
09 Walkin' The Dog (Promenade)
10 World Goes Round (Part 1)
11 Three Good Guys
12 World Goes Round (Part 2)

Personnel:

Mike Miller - Guitar, Banjo, Cavaquinho, Percussion
Jimmy Johnson - Bass Guitar
Walt Fowler - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Albert Wing - Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Republic of Chad Wackerman - Drums