Ed Hamilton - Hear In The Now

Styles: Piano And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:09
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:31)  1. Boogie woogie
(6:58)  2. Out from the urban sky
(5:51)  3. Iowa
(8:31)  4. Hear in the now
(1:25)  5. Awakenings part 1
(6:17)  6. Awakenings part 2
(5:26)  7. So high (clouds in my eyes)
(4:34)  8. Jazzman
(6:06)  9. Jj's blues
(2:38) 10. When we last spoke
(3:49) 11. We didn't say
(0:59) 12. Goodbye

Born Eduard Scott Hamilton, USA. Hamilton developed his guitar playing out of an eclectic mix of influences that included Charlie Christian and rock, Latin and funk. Although he built a following during the early 90s he experienced difficulty in persuading record companies to accommodate him. As he told jazz writer Deni Kasrel, ‘Since I didn’t fit into any category, they didn’t think they could sell it...’ Showing remarkable tenacity, Hamilton stuck with his wide-ranging preferences and in 1996 was able to make the record he wanted. On the album he played guitar, bass and synthesizers, and also used guests Lenny White and George Howard. The diversity of approach that confounded record company executives makes it difficult to summarize Hamilton’s style. The fact that the music featured on his debut album was all self-written provides the clue. It is this aspect of his work that most enables listeners to find the man inside the music. Further recordings have appeared on the Telarc, Shanachie, and Fahrenheit labels.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ed-hamilton-mn0000179705/biography

Personnel:  Ed Hamilton (piano, keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, electric bass); Warren Hill (saxophone); Dave Falcianni (piano, synthesizer); Vince Fay (acoustic bass); Pat Petrillo (drums, percussion).

Hear In The Now

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Ed Hamilton - Groovology

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:20
Size: 101,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:21)  1. Fly like an eagle
(3:50)  2. If only
(4:36)  3. On my way
(4:22)  4. Ooh child
(5:51)  5. Jj's groove
(4:38)  6. April goodbyes
(4:50)  7. Souls felt
(5:02)  8. Jinda boogie
(4:38)  9. Didn't i (blow your mind this time)
(2:08) 10. Song for a princess

Dead set on achieving success as a smooth jazz guitarist, Ed Hamilton seems to have abandoned some of the playful sense of humor and adventurous edge which characterized his first two albums. Groovology features beautiful compositions and a solid mix of subtle warmth (as on the tribute "Song for a Princess") and more jumpy expressions which remind us of his sharp improvisational skills. Hamilton also plays the ace card of seamlessly interacting with the soprano sax of Tim Ries over the floating synth textures of pieces like "If Only" and "Ooh Child." Likewise, he creates interesting mood swings by varying his tones from high to low over a bubbling, synth-created, blues organ flavor throughout the light funk cover of "Fly Like an Eagle." It's all perfectly amiable, yet considering the artistic splash his previous works made, Hamilton plays it too close to the vest; there are few traces of the brew of hard rock, avant-garde, spacy fusion, and bebop that made his Path to the Heartland such an eye opener. ~ Jonathan Widran http://www.allmusic.com/album/groovology-mw0000040898

Personnel: Ed Hamilton (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Tim Ries (saxophone); Dave Falciani (piano).

Groovology

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