Christian McBride - Sci-Fi
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Artist: Christian McBrideEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Music Label: Polygram Records
Soundtracks:
- Aja
- Uhura's Moment Returned
- Xerxes
- Lullaby for a Ladybug
- Science Fiction
- Walking on the Moon
- Havona
- I Guess I'll Have to Forget
- Butterfly Dreams
- Via Mwandishi
- Sci-Fi Outro
Music reviews of Sci-Fi
Music Review: skillfully executed, but nothing memorable
Rating: 3 Stars
Previous albums have already placed McBride at the forefront of modern (particularly acoustic) jazz bass. This album confirms that status. I can't see anyone having any major complaints about this album; it exudes professionalism and taste. The musicians gets ample opportunity to show off their chops on burners like "Aja" (check out the wicked guitar solo by Gilmour) and "Havona" (check out McBride's acoustic work, which many players would be hard pressed to emulate even on electric), but musicality is the guiding theme throughout. That being said, I give it only three stars because, even after about ten listens, it mostly remains an undifferentiated blur. In a nutshell, I'd file this among the many slick and satisfying, but ultimately uninspiring, modern jazz recordings of recent years.As for style, this album follows the modern jazz mold of "Number Two Express," as opposed to the more straight-ahead sound of "Gettin' to It" and the groove-oriented theme of "Family Affair."
Description of Sci-Fi
The whiz-kid acoustic and electric bassist Christian McBride grew up in Philadelphia in the '70s and '80s, and in addition to absorbing the mainstream jazz tradition, he also listened to fusion. That's the music behind this pleasing CD, which is his most complete recording since Number Two Express. With a youthful combo of like-minded compatriots, including tenor and soprano saxophonist Ron Blake, McBride, who also doubles on keyboards, dives into the now nostalgic sounds of the jazz-rock era with power and precision. His take on Steely Dan's "Aja" burns with Blake's Wayne Shorter-derived solo. Sting's Police classic, "Walking on the Moon," is rendered as a moody ballad with bass clarinetist James Carter's sepia tones. Jaco Pastorius's Weather Report anthem "Havona" retains its frenetic fury and Stanley Clarke's "Butterfly Dreams" features McBride's arco bass lead reprising Andy Bey's original vocals. McBride penned the ballad "Uhura's Moment Returned" in honor of the black Star Trek character, while "Science Fiction" recalls Return to Forever. Herbie Hancock's powerful pianism completes the Miles Davis-imaged sound picture on the neo-bop burner "Xerxes," and "Via Mwandishi," named after Hancock's seminal recording of the early '70s, is the CD's best track, with McBride laying down grooving ostinatos and Carter casting bone-deep bass clarinet tones. --Eugene Holley?Jr.General CDs
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