new charlie hunter / morcheeba / opus akoben
Erik Gaderlund
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:25:15 -0700
>Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:46:03 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Steve Holman <holmanc@gusun.georgetown.edu>
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>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: new charlie hunter / morcheeba / opus akoben
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>I'm surprised that there hasn't been any talk about the new Charlie
>Hunter
>CD, "Return of the Candyman". He's with an outfit now called "Pound for
>Pound", which consists of a vibraphonist, a drummer, and a percussionist.
>I read the liner notes which said that calder spanier, a saxaphonist on
>some earlier CH CDs, passed away last year -- does anyone know about the
>circumstances?
>
The album was mentoned here before. On Calder, from what I remember, was
killed while trying to fix his car on the Bay Bridge. someone hit him.
There was a memorial concert a couple of months ago
>I have to say that this is perhaps this is the best Charlie Hunter CD
>ever, with the possible exception of his first Charlie Hunter Trio CD.
>Charlie is as funky as ever, and the vibes just add something that makes
>this CD irresistibile. I highty recommend it.
>
Just wish I could have heard them when they backed up Cassandra Wilson at
the SF Jazz Fest
erik g