Yin Yang

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Amazon.com Victor Wooten is one of those rare electric bass technocrats who learned all the right lessons from Jaco Pastorius. While sounding not at all like him, Wooten exhibits the same ability to retain the groove and a warm midrange tone while demonstrating considerable prowess. On this ambitious two-CD project, Wooten runs the gamut from "wave" type instrumentals like "Imagine This," where overdubbed basses function as both foundation and melody instruments, to sampled spoken-word pieces. Yin-Yang is definitely a family affair, including three other Wootens--Joseph (keys), Regi (guitar), and Rudy (sax)--as well as extended family members like Victor's fellow Flecktone Béla Fleck and Dave Matthews Band drummer Carter Beauford. Even with all these guests, one would've preferred perhaps a more tightly edited single CD that featured more of Wooten's instrumental individuality (on the order of "Singing My Song" with its stripped-down bass, drum, and vocal approach, or "Tali Lama" with its bluegrass tinges courtesy of Peter Rowan, and less generic "happy jazz" like "The Urban Turban"). Nevertheless, Yin-Yang should be required listening for any player or fan of electric bass. --Michael Ross Product Description Jazz bassist Victor Wooten has become a living legend in the modern jazz scene. As a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, he has been astounding audiences for years. As a solo artist he makes records that are deeply musical and technically breathtaking. His latest effort, Wooten's latest release, Yin Yang is a 2-CD set: Yin is devoted to instrumental tracks and Yang is devoted to vocal-oriented tracks. Featuring special guest artists Bela Fleck, Bootsy Collins, Peter Rowan, Carter Beau ford, Stuart Duncan, Jeff Coffin, Rod McGaha, Jonell Mosser, JD Blair, Kirk Whalum and the Wooten Brothers. Review Yin and yang are opposite principles whose interaction influences the destinies of all creatures and things. On his new two-disc set, electric-bass extraordinaire Victor wooten presents a resourceful way of getting musical opposites to connect: Let them mix, mingle, play off each other, and cohere organically. This fusion has a most attractive outcome: 20 tracks that show off Wooten's commanding ability to mine an impressive and seemingly unrelated range of musical elements. The first disc, Yin, covers much ground, from the progressive funk of Tali Lama, with its African djembe, shaker, and evocative use of wah-wah, to Zenergy, whose square-dance feel is decorated with jazzily expressive banjo by Victor's boss in the Flecktones, Béla Fleck. Joe's Journey even uses a string section (with Wooten on cello) in a heartfelt tribute to a departed friend. Disc two, Yang, is an impressive set of slow and fast dancefloor funk, with great production, intelligent lyrics, and a strong sense of soul tradition. Bootsy Collins shows up to sing the wry What Crime Is It?, which includes killer electric-bass work from the leader. The sunny pop of Go Girl Go is perfect summer-radio material, while One and Hero are poignant, positive messages of brotherhood. If Wooten does want to try and influence destiny, it's through reconciling the differences in apparent opposites, which he appears to do here. --- Larry Nai, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc. -- From Jazziz
ASIN: B00000J8LB
VSKU: COV.B00000J8LB.N
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Author/Artist:Wooten, Victor
Binding: Audio cd