Songs from the Analog Playground

Charlie Hunter Quartet - Songs from the Analog Playground

Songs from the Analog Playground
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Artist: Charlie Hunter Quartet
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Street Sounds
  2. Rhythm Music Rides Again
  3. Mighty Mighty
  4. Mitch Better Have My Bunny
  5. More Than This
  6. Desert Way
  7. Run For It
  8. Spoonful
  9. Close Your Eyes
  10. Percussion Shuffle
  11. Creole
  12. Sunday Morning
  13. Day Is Done

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Free Music Review: Vocalists are key
Hit: 5 Stars

Although I've generally enjoyed the instrumental work of Charlie Hunter, what makes this album rate five stars is the variety of vocal artists he's gathered. From the low, swinging tones of Kurt Elling and the poetic, smooth stylings of Mos Def to Theryl de Clouet's great turn on Earth Wind and Fire's "Mighty Mighty," the album really flows. Norah Jones offers two fine covers, as well. I've only rediscovered this album and just purchased it for a friend who was similarly impressed.

Songs from the Analog Playground Poster

Charlie Hunter always put his emphasis on the groove, using his eight-string guitar to create an uncanny blend of bright leads, bass lines, and chord riffs that can simulate classic funk organ. For Songs from the Analog Playground, he's added a series of guest vocalists to the mix, touching on pop sensibilities with an eclectic mix of originals and cover tunes. Norah Jones is the big news, bringing a breathy intimacy and soulful depths to Bryan Ferry's "More Than This" and Nick Drake's "Day Is Done," making them very much her own in the process. Theryl de Clouet, from the funk band Galactic, is a gritty, forceful presence on Earth, Wind & Fire's "Mighty Mighty" and the classic blues of Willie Dixon's "Spoonful," while Mos Def raps on "Street Sounds" and takes his own stab at R&B singing on "Creole." Kurt Elling's loose treatments of "Desert Way" and the Afro-Cuban suffused "Close Your Eyes" invoke traditional jazz singing. Tying it all together--vocals and instrumentals alike--are Hunter and his working quartet, stripping soul jazz down to its essentials, then rebuilding it in their own image, with frequent Latin and Caribbean touches expanded on by drummer Stephen Chopek and percussionist Chris Lovejoy. Hunter and tenor saxophonist John Ellis shine on jams like "Rhythm Music Rides Again" and "Run for It," alternately digging into the beat or floating atop. --Stuart Broomer

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