Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 too-good-to-be-true parcel for aspiring jazz drummers everywhere, this incredible production features i disc of the best selections of the legendary fusion drummer's final iii Stretch Records releases, together with a exceptional DVD amongst highlights from his iii instructional videos let on yesteryear Carl Fischer. The 10 tracks arguably characteristic unopen to of modern jazz fusion's most adventurous jams together with laissez passer on promise that the genre that's non either traditional or shine jazz tin nevertheless thrive. The funk-drenched "Wet Skin" is Weckl's retro-soul-minded tribute to James Brown, amongst Brandon Fields' sax doubling ensembling amongst Jay Oliver's sly organ harmonies together with Buzz Feiton's crisp together with punch-rock guitar licks. "Alegria" agency happiness, together with the melody amongst that championship is inwards plough wild together with optimistic, a honking jam featuring Fields on tenor, soprano, together with alto flute. Steve Weingart's feisty Fender Rhodes improvisations also laissez passer on off an onetime somebody fusion effect. The same sort of powerfully electric, intensely rhythmic horn-section vibe pervades the disc, amongst Weckl experimenting amongst meters together with bringing inwards exterior percussion on occasion. Steve Tavalione is also featured inwards sax on a few cuts, equally is guitarist Frank Gambale -- all the best Los Angeles fusion freaks. Disc 2 is a DVD video sampler containing highlights from Weckl's iii instructional videos available from Carl Fischer, inwards which the drummer provides insights into how to play effortlessly together with organically (or "In the Zone"), how to educate technique, how to practice, together with how to educate an master sound. Weckl writes inwards his liner notes that to him The Zone is a land "in which everything appears to endure working on its own, amongst no endeavor involved." That pretty much describes his natural mightiness amongst the skins, together with this gear upward shows that he's eager to locomote yesteryear on the legacy.
This is an interesting unloose because it features a CD together with DVD. The CD is a form of "Best Of" collection of the cuts from previous DWB CDs, plus a brace of cuts from the Nippon releases. These are "Tee Funk" - although previously recorded on Dave's solo unloose "Heads Up" - it's fun to remove heed it done yesteryear the band. The other is Steve Weingart's "Serenalin" - if y'all don't receive got the imports, these are cracking additions.
The DVD is a so-called "sampler" of the vivid trio of instructional videos released yesteryear Carl Fischer. As amongst Dave's previous videos, the information together with performances are at nowadays exciting together with motivating. The persuasion into Dave's novel "body movement" trend of play is a will to his commitment to farther evolution equally a histrion together with instructor. The segment amongst Freddy Gruber is funny together with oftentimes surreal. It's a process to remove heed together with encounter this human being that together with hence many players hold off upward to. The inclusion of the information on sound together with miking is a rare glimpse into an fine art that is also oftentimes ignored. The DVD is good produced together with has unopen to production additions from the master videos. The DVD format is cracking for this type of pedagogy - y'all tin but skip to the department where y'all left off. Great function yesteryear a cracking instrumentalist together with soul.
Audio together with video doesn't larn whatsoever meliorate than this projection from Stretch Records (Concord Records distributor), together with thank y'all to Carl Fischer together with Weckl...this one-of-a-kind 2-CD-Set is correct on target...anyone thinking nigh taking upward drums or is playing inwards a band, needs to pick "THE ZONE" up...Dave makes all of this hold off together with hence easy, you'll endure playing similar him inwards no time.
Techiques that receive got years to develope volition sense a short-cut later on witnessing this album...the entire parcel is a must have...and i time again, thank y'all to the insight of Weckl, Fischer together with Stretch Records.
Track listing"
Disc 1 Audio CD
1-1 Wet Skin 6:11
1-2 Alegria 5:33
1-3 High Life 7:47
1-4 The Zone 6:08
1-5 Wake Up 6:48
1-6 Lucky Seven 5:55
1-7 Tee Funk 7:03
1-8 Rhythm Dance 5:59
1-9 Serenalin 5:57
1-10 Amanecer 8:29
Disc 2 Instructional DVD Sampler
2-1 Dave Weckl Drum Solo
2-2 Band Excerpt−High Life
2-3 How To Develop Technique
2-4 What Comes To Mind
2-5 How The Body Works
2-6 The Grip
2-7 Exercise #1
2-8 Freddy Gruber
2-9 Band−Angel's Flight
2-10 How To Practice
2-11 Time By Natural Motion
2-12 Band Excerpt−Wet Skin
2-13 Develop Your Own Sound
2-14 Tuning The Drums
2-15 Microphones
2-16 Mixing Console
2-17 Band Excerpt−High Life
2-18 Dave Weckl Drum Solo
2-19 Credits
Personnel:
Drums, Percussion, Tambourine [Hi-Hat] – Dave Weckl
Bass, Electric Bass – Tom Kennedy (2)
Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Buzzy Feiten
Keyboards – Steve Weingart
Keyboards, Synth, Organ – Jay Oliver
Lead Guitar, Guitar [Melody] – Frank Gambale
Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Steve Tavaglione
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Malach
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Flute, Baritone Saxophone, Saxophone, Keyboards [Additional] – Brandon Fields
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