Just similar Jing Chi’s previous releases; their self-titled debut album in addition to their alive album, these guys are ever putting out an outstanding in addition to distinctive sound. You tin forcefulness out tell that amongst each CD they unloose they audio ameliorate each time. This disc inwards my opinion, is their best to date. From the opening runway ‘Colonel Panic’ to the in conclusion set out ‘Wires Tangled Up’this disc volition blow you lot away. There’s also a invitee song past times blues corking Robert Cray on ‘It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine’. This disc has me looking frontwards for the adjacent one. Check it out!
Following a 2003 release, Live at Yoshi’s , which leaned a lilliputian to a greater extent than towards the jazz side of the jazz-rock fence, Jing Chi returns amongst 3D , a pounding matter that places itself to a greater extent than firmly inwards the stone camp, influenced strongly past times ability groups from the piece of cake ‘60s in addition to ‘70s including Cream, Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, Led Zeppelin in addition to fifty-fifty shades of the to a greater extent than guitar-centric menses of mid-‘70s King Crimson.
That’s non to state that Jing Chi—guitarist Robben Ford, bassist Jimmy Haslip in addition to drummer Vinnie Colaiuta—forgets most jazz altogether. “Hidden Treasure,” featuring invitee organist Larry Goldings, has unopen to precedent inwards the Tony Williams Lifetime, although the audio is much cleaner, assertive without beingness every bit aggressive. But tunes similar “Colonel Panic,” “Mezzanine Blues,” “Time Is H5N1 Magazine” and, inwards particular, “Tangled Up,” amongst its almost anthemic ability chords in addition to head-banging riff, clearly come upwards to a greater extent than from Jimmy Page than Jim Hall.
Still, every bit vengeful every bit Jing Chi gets on 3D , at that spot are unopen to constants that deport over from the before records, inwards particular a virtuoso mode of playing that yet manages to avoid excess, remaining wholly musical. Ford is likewise tasteful a guitarist to locomote caught upwards inwards likewise much bombast; fifty-fifty when he kicks it amongst abandon on “Tangled Up,” screaming amongst his wah-wah pedal in addition to overdriven tones, rigid melodies abound in addition to a sure as shooting singing character is never likewise far away. And on the extended jam version of the Blind Willie Johnson tune, “It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” Ford confidently exchanges blues licks amongst invitee guitarist/vocalist Robert Cray.
While the overall note is heavy, at that spot is unopen to respite. “Chi Town” is a relaxed shuffle that brings to hear unopen to of Jeff Beck’s fusion work. “Move On,” amongst its clean, sugariness guitar in addition to insistent, driving beat section, brings to hear unopen to of the corking guitar bands of the early on ‘60s, including Hank Marvin in addition to The Shadows. That Ford should direct to evoke The Shadows demonstrates only how wide his noesis is, given that Marvin was hugely influential on Page, Beck in addition to a host of other British guitar gods to come.
The solely existent misstep on the tape is Haslip’s purpose of textural interludes that human activeness every bit segues betwixt tracks. Apparently inspired past times Brian Eno’s ambient works, they don’t succeed inwards tying together the unlike tunes, in addition to render no feel of context or warm-up for what is to come. Still, fans of Jing Chi’s previous records volition uncovering much to appreciate amongst 3D , in addition to those who similar their fusion to a greater extent than closely affiliated amongst stone volition endure pleasantly surprised past times Jing Chi’s motion inwards that direction.
Track Listing:
1 Colonel Panic
2 Chi Town
3 Move On
4 Hidden Treasure
5 Time Is a Magazine
6 Mezzanine Blues
7 Blues Alley
8 It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
9 Tangled Up
Personnel:
Vinnie Colaiuta (drums, cymbals, logic in addition to argue programming),
Robben Ford (guitar),
Jimmy Haslip (bass, programming, synths, tambourine)
Special Guests:
Judd Miller (sound design, EVI),
Steve Tavaglione (sound design, EWI),
Robert Cray (guitar, vocals)
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