For Y'all Neb Connors - 1987 [1994] Assembler

Jazz fusion guitar fans volition recognize Connors equally that blazingly explosive together with technically precise legato guitarist inwards Return to Forever who left afterwards i publish to pursue a quieter acoustic guitar path. Connors has ever been ranked inwards the upper echelons of fine fusion axe-men. Yet the guitar releases from Connors accept come upward slow together with been severely underappreciated. After leaving Return to Forever, Connors released 3 fantabulous acoustic albums inwards the '70s, did some run amongst Stanley Clarke on Clarke's solo releases, together with played amongst the Jan Garbarek Group. Connors together with therefore returned to releasing hard-hitting even therefore elegantly soulful electrical fusion guitar albums inwards the '80s. They comprised a shorter, LP -length format, offering sonic snippets of Connors' electrical visions. Comparisons tin easily hold out made betwixt this release's guitar stylings together with those of Allan Holdsworth. This is non surprising, equally Holdsworth has ever sought that horn audio together with menstruum of John Coltrane, together with Connors, too, idolizes Coltrane. Convergent development perhaps? Connors has to a greater extent than of a rocking together with visceral, edgy assault than Holdsworth. His legato phrasing is totally different, equally good equally his guitar voicings. Connors also has a thin funky, syncopated groove going on inwards his compositions; he demonstrates he is a guitarists' guitarist amongst evident passion for his instrument. Assembler marked the concluding electrified publish of this fusion CD offering of the '80s. Assembler saw an initial 1987 publish together with and therefore this 1994 re-release on the Evidence label.

Originally released inwards 1987, "Assembler", past times guitarist Bill Connors, is i of the most well-rounded together with smoking fusion albums ever produced. The CD features a trio of musicians (Connors, drummer Kim Plainfield together with bassist Tom Kennedy) who know what fusion is all about. Reviewer Bill Milkowski explains, ""Assembler" places Connors' flowing, passionate lines inwards the context of slippery, interactive funk grooves seat downwards past times drummer Plainfield, a primary of slick fourth dimension displacement, together with the accomplished 6-string electrical bassist Tom Kennedy. The 3 scope a special accord on originals similar the aptly-named "Crunchy", the slamming vamp "Get It To Go" together with the soulful, dull moving funk vehicle, "Tell It To The Bass", delivering amongst hard-hitting stone intensity spell navigating the challenging harmonic waters of Connors' compositions. Bill Connors is inwards rare together with ripping cast on "Assembler"

One of the most consummate sounding fusion albums ever produced. Not good known, but a existent jewel. Each instrumentalist on the album, at that topographic point are 3 of them, plays their ain tune line. So what you lot accept are 3 tune business intertwined to brand a beautiful sound. Some really high publish energy cuts "Seacoy" but also some really numbing mellow cuts that brand this album i of the greatest "Road Trip" CD's out there.
Sit down, smoke one, together with allow your hear line each tune business through the maze of the other instruments. together with therefore replay the CD together with hear to a dissimilar tune business together with how it effects the music.

I accidentally discovered Bill Connors spell inwards a CD shop dorsum around 1987/88. What I thought, at first, was Allan Holdsworth I was hearing turned out to hold out Sea Coy. As a guitarist I was right away hooked; the musical note of his guitar together with the pulse of the song. At the fourth dimension I was inwards my tardily teens together with I was discovering some of the smashing electrical current Jazz/Fusion guitarists. I was already heavily into Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Morse; Mike Stern together with Pat Metheny but never heard of Bill Connors until that trip to the CD store. I recollect but standing at that topographic point listening to runway afterwards runway until the album ended together with they switched to a dissimilar artist. I went upward to the counter together with inquired nearly the guitarist that was playing together with that's when the shop clerk told me all nearly Bill Connors. I was hooked! I purchased Assembler together with played it on my machine CD payer! I looped the album together with listened to it over together with over... If you lot remember, the origin CD players for cars sucked together with they optic would begin to bounce all over; specially if you lot hitting a pothole or bump... I didn't care, I pushed through until I got habitation together with could play it on my inexpensive habitation stereo. For me, this is i of those albums that overstep time! I taste listening to it today equally much equally I did dorsum inwards 87/88! Sea Coy, Get it to Go are my ii favorite Bill Connors songs to this day. The fantastic drumming of Kim Plainfield actually lays the foundation for Connors; the compliment each other perfectly together with Tom Kennedy's bass playing fits this ability trio similar a glove! If you lot are an advent Jazz/Fusion fan or a aspiring guitarist looking for somebody to assist hone your skills, you'd hold out a fool to expect past times Bill Connors; specially this album! 

Track listing:

1. Crunchy     03:29    
2. Sea Coy     05:39    
3. Get It To Go     05:10    
4. Assembler     05:07    
5. Add Eleven     06:12    
6. Tell It To The Boss     07:02    
7. It Be FM     05:39    

Personnel:

Bill Connors      -      Guitar, Production
Tom Kennedy      -      Electric Bass
Kim Plainfield      -      Drums