Charlie Watts - Charlie Watts - Jim Keltner Project

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Music Review: charlie watts/ jim keltner project
Rating: 5 Stars

Shelly Manne - This first track is indicative of what is to come on this CD. It instantly grabs you by the shoulders and makes you kind of "jive around"; you can't stop your upper torso from moving with the music. Since I can't really identify the different instruments, I can only say that the blend of the percussion with the sequencer is hypnotic and made me anxious to hear more. This is the perfect opening piece for this CD, a "teaser" in a way, intriguing the listener.

Art Blakely-Jungle-esque, African drums and flute blending together to bring you to your feet, suddenly you can dance the way you've always dreamed of...spinning and bobbing...waving your arms in time. You never knew you had this much rhythm in you, but here it is...go with it!

Kenney Clarke-Thanks to Shirley Watts, we are given this incredible gift, very Arabic, you can visualize harems and cobras and belly dancers, occasionally surprised by a little "kitchen music" like you used to play when you were a kid...playing your moms' pots and pans! God, I love this cut!

Tony Williams-Oddly interesting, Keltner read to us during this, an interview done in Modern Drummer with Tony Williams, while Charlie and company accompany him with a "meandering requiem" as Charlie puts it. Haunting piece, really. Some may think it goes on a little too long, but I find every second of it fascinating. Mick Jagger's piano contribution is quite lovely here.

Roy Haynes-This one gives your speakers a real work-out! The sound is all around you, bouncing from speaker to speaker...each bounce bringing a different sound. It builds and builds on itself, and takes you along for a ride you will want to be on again and again! The sequenced sound alone is worth the price of your ticket, but the twists and turns this cut takes will take you by surprise every time you hear it. All the while, Charlie pounds those drums, as only he can do, and provides an amazing "floor of sound". Another favorite of mine!

Max Roach-this blends into the Haynes cut perfectly, it seems like such a natural progression that you just are continuing your groove from the preceding tune. This one is powerful, driving and suddenly springs into an incredible jazz number that will win over even those who have never appreciated jazz. Absolutely beautiful !

Airto-Wow! From the first notes you are taken into a space you've never seen or heard or felt. Kind of airy, jazzy, breezy, easy to love. Really a nice piece, simple and complex at the same time, but natural in its' feel...when you hear it, it's like you've always had it in your head but this is first time you've ever heard it out loud. A natural kind of sound.

Billy Higgins-Charlie pounding, pounding, pounding! This in a strange sort of way reminds me of "Adiemus" in the vocals. Not an actual language (I don't think) but still sounds like words coming from an unseen female power. All the while, Charlie is not letting up, you can see him in your mind, that determined look on his face, just jammin' this piece out, like someone pounding on hot steel to make a certain thing. Stunning in a way, and yet the most quiet, unobtrusive cut on this CD.

Elvin Suite-Oh my God! Blondie Chaplin is breathtaking in this piece...a quiet sort of humming song, again, something that you have always heard in your mind but never knew it. This is painfully beautiful; it encompasses so many emotions, styles, sounds and feels. Indescribable in a sense, words fail me. Another hint of the "Adiemus" feel to it...it stays with you for a long time. A touching, enchanting ending to a remarkable CD.

Thank you Charlie Watts! Once again, you have taken us on another road and it was a beautiful ride. You never cease to amaze me, Charlie. You are truly a remarkable man. Charlie's Angel

Charlie Watts/Jim Keltner Project :

Shelly Manne - This first track is indicative of what is to come on this CD. It instantly grabs you by the shoulders and makes you kind of "jive around"; you can't stop your upper torso from moving with the music. Since I can't really identify the different instruments, I can only say that the blend of the percussion with the sequencer is hypnotic and made me anxious to hear more. This is the perfect opening piece for this CD, a "teaser" in a way, intriguing the listener.

Art Blakely-Jungle-esque, African drums and flute blending together to bring you to your feet, suddenly you can dance the way you've always dreamed of...spinning and bobbing...waving your arms in time. You never knew you had this much rhythm in you, but here it is...go with it!

Kenney Clarke-Thanks to Shirley Watts, we are given this incredible gift, very Arabic, you can visualize harems and cobras and belly dancers, occasionally surprised by a little "kitchen music" like you used to play when you were a kid...playing your moms' pots and pans! God, I love this cut!

Tony Williams-Oddly interesting, Keltner read to us during this, an interview done in Modern Drummer with Tony Williams, while Charlie and company accompany him with a "meandering requiem" as Charlie puts it. Haunting piece, really. Some may think it goes on a little too long, but I find every second of it fascinating. Mick Jagger's piano contribution is quite lovely here.

Roy Haynes-This one gives your speakers a real work-out! The sound is all around you, bouncing from speaker to speaker...each bounce bringing a different sound. It builds and builds on itself, and takes you along for a ride you will want to be on again and again! The sequenced sound alone is worth the price of your ticket, but the twists and turns this cut takes will take you by surprise every time you hear it. All the while, Charlie pounds those drums, as only he can do, and provides an amazing "floor of sound". Another favorite of mine!

Max Roach-this blends into the Haynes cut perfectly, it seems like such a natural progression that you just are continuing your groove from the preceding tune. This one is powerful, driving and suddenly springs into an incredible jazz number that will win over even those who have never appreciated jazz. Absolutely beautiful !

Airto-Wow! From the first notes you are taken into a space you've never seen or heard or felt. Kind of airy, jazzy, breezy, easy to love. Really a nice piece, simple and complex at the same time, but natural in its' feel...when you hear it, it's like you've always had it in your head but this is first time you've ever heard it out loud. A natural kind of sound.

Billy Higgins-Charlie pounding, pounding, pounding! This in a strange sort of way reminds me of "Adiemus" in the vocals. Not an actual language (I don't think) but still sounds like words coming from an unseen female power. All the while, Charlie is not letting up, you can see him in your mind, that determined look on his face, just jammin' this piece out, like someone pounding on hot steel to make a certain thing. Stunning in a way, and yet the most quiet, unobtrusive cut on this CD.

Elvin Suite-Oh my God! Blondie Chaplin is breathtaking in this piece...a quiet sort of humming song, again, something that you have always heard in your mind but never knew it. This is painfully beautiful; it encompasses so many emotions, styles, sounds and feels. Indescribable in a sense, words fail me. Another hint of the "Adiemus" feel to it...it stays with you for a long time. A touching, enchanting ending to a remarkable CD.

Thank you Charlie Watts! Once again, you have taken us on another road and it was a beautiful ride. You never cease to amaze me, Charlie. You are truly a remarkable man. Charlie's Angel

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