Dave Weckl - Heads Up

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:57
Size: 113,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. 7th Ave. South
(6:41)  2. Heads Up
(5:21)  3. Taboo
(5:34)  4. Tomatillo
(5:11)  5. Peripheral Vision
(5:32)  6. Tee Funk
(5:44)  7. Against The Wall
(5:38)  8. Full Moon
(3:58)  9. Trigger Happy

On drummer Dave Weckl's GRP set the rhythms are funky but complex and intelligent, Weckl's sidemen are very complementary and the grooves are quite infectious. Altoist Eric Marienthal and tenor saxophonist Steve Tavaglione get to blow up a storm twice apiece over vamps, Jay Oliver's synth spot recalls Chick Corea on "Tomatillo" and there are strong cameos by trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jeff Beal. 

Listeners who hate the sound of electronics would best avoid this date, but within its genre Heads Up is a superior effort. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/heads-up-mw0000077788

Personnel: Drums – Dave Weckl; Keyboards, Programmed By [Synth] – Jay Oliver; Soprano Saxophone – Eric Marienthal, Steve Tavaglione; Trumpet – Randy Brecker, Jeff Beal ; Bass – Jimmy Earl, John Patitucci.

Heads Up

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