Psychograss - Now Hear This
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Artist: PsychograssEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Music Label: Adventure Music
Soundtracks:
- High Ham
- Look What the Dog Brought Home
- Looks Like A Duck
- In the Lion's Den
- One Foot in the Gutter
- Road to Hope
- Stroll of the Mudbug
- Scary
- Little Bases
- Not, Yet Not
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Free Music Review: jazz music played with bluegrass instruments
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm not much of a bluegrass fan. I listen to more jazz and world music. In fact, I discovered this album by following music recommendation links on another (ahem) online music site from the CD page of an Armenian ensemble named 'Aravod'. After my purchase, Psychograss' 'Now Hear This' became my favorite pick of 2005 and in 2008, is still one of my favorite CDs.
I only learned later that 2 of the players: Darol Anger and Todd Phillips are veterans of the David Grisman Quintet, the band listed as a primary influence by musicians that play what is known as 'newgrass' music.
The music on this CD ranges from fast-picking newgrass music, to music that would fit quite well on some jazz-fusion releases (provided, of course, that violin, banjo, and mandolin are considered jazz instruments). The syncopation, swing, and improvisation of these virtuoso players is astonishing. All of the tunes start with an initial melody, but once the solos start, the music starts to morph into other melodies to the point where you cannot tell which artist was supposed to be soloing at any given time. All of this is done in such a way that you cannot tell if the music was written this way or if you're just eavesdropping on an amazing jam session.
It's very rare to find music played by folks who know their music and instruments so well that you can hear them improvising off of each other simultaneously. Typical ensembles have one lead player (such as David Grisman with his quintet) who leads all of the solos. With this band, it is impossible to identify a lead player. Although some instruments are prominent on certain songs, all instruments have a lead part in at least one song on this CD, even the bass in the song, "Little Basses".
The result is music that may not be appealing to either hard-core bluegrass fans or hard-core jazz fans, but should be appealing to anyone who just likes a good acoustic jam session.
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This new recording bears the unmistakable stamp of a mature group of artists at the top of their game. The all-original tunes ring with the authority of musicians who have mastered a vast swath of American music styles, yet are still exploring. Bluegrass music forms the grounding for a subtle and kaleidoscopic blend of seasonings which include jazz, rock, classical, and various international flavors, flavors that are not pasted over the music but woven into the sound of each player, expressed as a conversation, sometimes earthy, sometimes highfalutin, always totally present in the moment. Psychograss is a band of musicians who are indelibly written into the history of acoustic music. NOW HEAR THIS is both a signpost and a guidepost.Classic Rock Music CDs
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