New Stanley Clarke acoustic trio album with Hiromi

[Kyo]

Whoa, check this out:

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Jazz-In-The-Garden/

Despite his obvious skill I'm not really a big fan of Stanley Clarke on

electric bass, but his acoustic playing has always impressed me. On

this upcoming album he's joined by his Return to Forever bandmate

Lenny White on drums and my beloved Hiromi on piano - yes, a full album

of Hiromi playing traditional jazz piano with a kick-ass rhythm section!

Sounds really awesome to me!

[CJ Shearn]

Stanley recorded an acoustic trio album of standards with Patrice Rushen and Ndugu Chancler which didn't quite heat up IMO. I'm looking forward to this one

[Big Al]

Whoa, check this out:

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Jazz-In-The-Garden/

Despite his obvious skill I'm not really a big fan of Stanley Clarke on

electric bass, but his acoustic playing has always impressed me. On

this upcoming album he's joined by his Return to Forever bandmate

Lenny White on drums and my beloved Hiromi on piano - yes, a full album

of Hiromi playing traditional jazz piano with a kick-ass rhythm section!

Sounds really awesome to me!

Oh I hope you're right!

[Lazaro Vega]

Was listening to "Take the Coltrane" yesterday, and it's nearly all Stanley from start to finish.

[mikeweil]

Stanley recorded an acoustic trio album of standards with Patrice Rushen and Ndugu Chancler which didn't quite heat up IMO. I'm looking forward to this one

I agree on your judgement - Patrice Rushen was the best on this record, IMO.

This was released in 2006, still the Concord site talks about the CD with Hiromi being his first all acoustic bass trio recording?

Edited April 15, 2009 by mikeweil

[CJ Shearn]

Stanley recorded an acoustic trio album of standards with Patrice Rushen and Ndugu Chancler which didn't quite heat up IMO. I'm looking forward to this one

I agree on your judgement - Patrice Rushen was the best on this record, IMO.

This was released in 2006, still the Concord site talks about the CD with Hiromi being his first all acoustic bass trio recording?

I traded that in recently, the record did nothing for me on repeated listens.

[Kyo]

Was listening to "Take the Coltrane" yesterday, and it's nearly all Stanley from start to finish.

I hope it's not like that for the entire album.

[Ken Dryden]

Even though Stanley Clarke was pictured on the cover of the earlier album, it is not considered to be his date. I tried arguing with AMG editors to no avail, they said that's what the label gave them.

I was often bored with the solos.

[Kyo]

This album is out now. Any comments so far? I haven't heard it yet.

[CJ Shearn]

I picked it up the day after it hit, Kyo. It's taken a few listens to enjoy it, but........... "Sakura Sakura" is really great, I played it for a few friends who didn't get it unfortunately. "Under the Bridge" is killing too, Hiromi is a very good straight ahead player, she sounds a lot like Bill Evans here, but her ideas are her's.

[Kyo]

Finally got this CD a couple of days ago. It's nice, but hardly spectacular.

I really dislike the Chili Peppers song in its original form - what a harmonically and melodically

dull choice! - and the best thing about this jazz version is how Hiromi destroys it in her solo.

As for the originals, I like Sicilian Blue and the opening track quite a lot.