Gambale graduated from GIT inwards Hollywood, amongst Student of the Year honors. He too taught at that topographic point from 1984 to 1986. After graduation, he played the jazz gild circuit amongst his ain band as well as inwards 1985 released his get-go studio album, Brave New Guitar, through Legato Records (owned past times Mark Varney, blood brother of Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney) inwards what was to live a three-album contract. In that same year, he toured amongst Jean-Luc Ponty as well as presently afterwards began a six-year stint amongst the Chick Corea Elektric Band inwards 1987. During his fourth dimension amongst the latter, he has participated inwards 5 albums as well as shared a Grammy Award (with ii nominations).
In the 1980s, he released ii studio albums as well as a alive album. In 1988, he released Monster Licks & Speed Picking, the get-go of many instructional videos. An endorsement bargain amongst Ibanez guitars resulted inwards the 1987 debut of the Frank Gambale Model (FGM) signature series, modeled after the Ibanez Saber. Yamaha too manufactured a signature guitar after he left Ibanez later inwards the 1990s. He signed amongst Victor Entertainment inwards 1989 every bit business office of a five-album agreement, as well as released Thunder from Down Under the next year.
The 1990s began for Gambale amongst a duet of albums—Truth inwards Shredding (1990) as well as Centrifugal Funk (1991)—as business office of The Mark Varney Project. These were collaborations amongst swain guitarists Allan Holdsworth, Brett Garsed as well as Shawn Lane, inwards a jazz fusion supergroup concept pose together past times Mark Varney. Around this time, he served every bit caput of the guitar subdivision of the Los Angeles Music Academy. In the 2000s, having parted ways amongst Victor, Gambale started his ain tape label named Wombat Records after purchasing his entire Legato discography amongst the intention of reissuing it himself. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 alive double album, Resident Alien – Live Bootlegs, was released inwards 2001, along amongst Imagery Suite; a duet featuring classical guitarist Maurizio Colonna. He too released a studio album, Coming to Your Senses, on guitarist Steve Vai's Favored Nations label inwards 2000.
Gambale has too been a fellow member of the jazz fusion band Vital Information since 1988, amongst the grouping consisting of keyboardist Tom Coster, drummer Steve Smith as well as bassist Baron Browne. Furthermore, inwards a grouping known every bit GHS, he has released iii collaborative albums amongst Steve Smith as well as bassist Stu Hamm through Mike Varney's jazz-orientated label, Tone Center Records. In add-on to concert recordings, he released an instructional DVD called Concert amongst Class inwards 2003. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 reunion amongst Chick Corea came almost inwards 2004, as well as Gambale later toured amongst the Chick Corea Elektric Band. In 2006 as well as 2010, he released ii all-jazz studio albums inwards the shape of Natural High as well as Natural Selection, respectively. In 2011, he endorsed the Carvin FG1, a sparse hollow torso guitar made inwards the US.
Live! is the get-go alive album past times guitarist Frank Gambale, released inwards 1989 through Legato Records as well as reissued inwards 2000 through Wombat Records. You can't alive without this intense alive guitar album amongst over 64 minutes of blazing guitar virtuosity.
LIVE! was the get-go album of Frank Gambale I bought. And when I listened to it, I was terrified! First nosotros must retrieve this is a alive album, as well as then there's no cheating. All instruments are played 100% naturally... And Frank has played songs from 'Brave New Guitar' as well as 'A Present For The Future'. These albums are non peculiarly great, but the transformation on the scene is but incredible. Frank Gambale sweeping technique is the best I know, as well as everyone must give cheers him for his contribution to the basis of guitar. Monster licks are possible easier now, as well as this alive album prooves it. No studio, no cheating. Only smashing technique and... passion.
This is ane of Frank's MANY smashing albums! This music is manifestly intended for the truthful FUSION fan! Brilliant functioning past times all players involved! The audio character is FIRST rate! I idea it was a studio recording for a moment! This aint' no "rock" album, as well as is non intended for fans of depression talent, no brainer, 3 chord rock..THESE ARE THE BIG BOYS!
Track listing:
All music composed past times Frank Gambale.
1. "Credit Reference Blues" 13:13
2. "Fe Fi Fo Funk" 9:58
3. "Spending Lord's Day amongst You" 8:56
4. "A Touch of Brasil" 16:12
5. "Spike's Song" 6:23
6. "The Natives Are Restless" 10:02
Total length: 64:44
Personnel:
Frank Gambale – guitar, mixing, production
Kei Akagi – keyboard
Joe Heredia – drums
Steve Kershisnik – bass
Steve Tavaglione – saxophone, EWI
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