Just similar Jing Chi’s previous releases; their self-titled debut album together with their alive album, these guys are ever putting out an outstanding together with distinctive sound. You tin hand notice tell that amongst each CD they loose they audio improve each time. This disc inwards my opinion, is their best to date. From the opening rail ‘Colonel Panic’ to the terminal disclose ‘Wires Tangled Up’this disc volition blow y'all away. There’s also a invitee song past times blues peachy Robert Cray on ‘It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine’. This disc has me looking forwards for the side past times side one. Check it out!
Following a 2003 release, Live at Yoshi’s , which leaned a picayune to a greater extent than towards the jazz side of the jazz-rock fence, Jing Chi returns amongst 3D , a pounding thing that places itself to a greater extent than firmly inwards the stone camp, influenced strongly past times ability groups from the belatedly ‘60s together with ‘70s including Cream, Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, Led Zeppelin together with fifty-fifty shades of the to a greater extent than guitar-centric catamenia of mid-‘70s King Crimson.
That’s non to tell that Jing Chi—guitarist Robben Ford, bassist Jimmy Haslip together with drummer Vinnie Colaiuta—forgets virtually jazz altogether. “Hidden Treasure,” featuring invitee organist Larry Goldings, has to a greater extent than or less 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 together with head-banging riff, clearly come upward 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 to a greater extent than or less constants that bear over from the before records, inwards item a virtuoso fashion of playing that yet manages to avoid excess, remaining wholly musical. Ford is also tasteful a guitarist to larn caught upward inwards also much bombast; fifty-fifty when he kicks it amongst abandon on “Tangled Up,” screaming amongst his wah-wah pedal together with overdriven tones, potent melodies abound together with a certainly singing character is never also 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 to a greater extent than or less respite. “Chi Town” is a relaxed shuffle that brings to heed to a greater extent than or less of Jeff Beck’s fusion work. “Move On,” amongst its clean, sugariness guitar together with insistent, driving beat section, brings to heed to a greater extent than or less of the peachy guitar bands of the early on ‘60s, including Hank Marvin together with The Shadows. That Ford should pick out to evoke The Shadows demonstrates only how wide his noesis is, given that Marvin was hugely influential on Page, Beck together with a host of other British guitar gods to come.
The entirely existent misstep on the tape is Haslip’s operate of textural interludes that deed every bit segues betwixt tracks. Apparently inspired past times Brian Eno’s ambient works, they don’t succeed inwards tying together the dissimilar tunes, together with supply no feel of context or warm-up for what is to come. Still, fans of Jing Chi’s previous records volition detect much to appreciate amongst 3D , together with those who similar their fusion to a greater extent than closely affiliated amongst stone volition hold upward pleasantly surprised past times Jing Chi’s deed 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 together with 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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