This Way

Acoustic Alchemy - This Way

This Way
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Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
Brand: ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-06-05
Music Label: Narada
Soundtracks:
  1. Love Is All There Is
  2. Ernie
  3. Who Knows
  4. Slampop
  5. Out Of Nowhere
  6. This Way
  7. Tied Up With String
  8. Only In My Dreams
  9. Carlos the King
  10. Egg
  11. Now I'm On My Way

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Hit: 5 Stars

Celebrating two decades of making music, Acoustic Alchemy is kicking backbeats and taking names on their first album under the Narada Blue Note Label Group. Greg Carmichael and longtime partner Miles Gilderdale forge ahead into this free, progressive outing with ease and style. Carmichael attributes the loose and spirited feel to the natural chemistry between he and Gilderdale: "What I love about this project is that it's got so much more playing on it... a lot more soloing and a really relaxed, organic vibe. I think this is less by design and more due to the fact that Miles and I are great friends who are very comfortable and laugh a lot together." There's more jazz and less pop on those extended solos making THIS WAY sway and swing. Special guests include trumpeter Rick Braun, saxman Jeff Kashiwa and label mate, keyboardist Neil Cowley (Down To The Bone). The album begins with an LP needle drop to introduce "Love Is All There Is," an absolutely fabulous British meander and jazzy retrospective of the Summer of Love with swirling horns, hypnotic background vocals and a synth sitar. "Ernie," the album's infectious first single, is a little Reggae 'somethin-somethin' saluting Jamaican guitar legend, Ernest Ranglin. Other stand out tunes include "Out Of Nowhere," a chilled Alchemy signature piece that will most definitely find its way to the airwaves, the multifaceted and jazz-centric "Egg," the straight-ahead "Tied Up with String," and the loungey "Now I'm On My Way." Cool summer listening is right THIS WAY. ~SANDY SHORE

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Acoustic Alchemy are the British acoustic guitar duo of Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale, and with "This Way" they are celebrating a remarkable two decades since their debut with 1987's Red Dust. For all this time they have been a quiet phenomenom, constantly topping the jazz charts in the USA, being nominated for GRAMMY's and touring the world. Following the pop-soul vibe of 2005's "American English", the duo have delivered their most aggressive and swinging, hard rocking and artfully jazzy disc to date. The regular touring/recording band of Terry Disley, Snake Davis, Fred White, Julian Crampton and Greg Grainger are joined by guests such as the buzz-of-today pianist Neil Cowley, trumpeter Rick Braun, saxman Jeff Kashiwa and, on the reggae-tinged Ernie, the great Specials Trombonist, Dennis Rollins. Just two tracks, "Out of Nowhere" and "This Way" feature only the duo - the rest are a fine mix of old-school soul/jazz, funk, reggae, and rock with a mixture of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and the horn section all combining to create a smooth but completely passionate album of classy jazzy guitar music.
It's difficult to imagine another contemporary jazz group pulling off the neat melding of reggae and Latin music that Acoustic Alchemy achieves on "Ernie," its soulful tribute to Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin. But you're unlikely to hear sitar effects and hip-hop on the same track, either, except if it's A.A.'s "Only in My Dreams." The longstanding British unit, co-led by guitarists Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale, is in an especially expansive mood on "This Way," in terms of instrumentation (the guest players include trumpeter Rick Braun and saxist Jeff Kashiwa) and stylistic diversity. It's an album that pulls a Burt Bacharach-style melody on one song and utilizes tricky modern time schemes on the next. Programming is plentiful but restrained, placing the emphasis where it should be: on the clever writing and enthusiastic playing. --Lloyd Sachs

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