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Steve Smith, Victor Wooten & Scott Henderson - Vital Tech Tones (1998)

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Perhaps a more spontaneous super-trio gathering of the post-70s fusion generation,Vital Tech Tonesfinds guitarist Scott Henderson chasing the voodoo down with mercurial bassist Victor Wooten (known for his scintillating slap-style as a member of Bela Fleck's Flecktones), and veteran jazz / stadium rocker, Steve Smith. The trio has assembled a wide ranging, often blues-based arrangement of group compositions / jams, and it proves an engaging showcase for Henderson's extreme talent, both in terms of solos and rhythm work. Drummer Steve Smith ably anchors Wooten's miraculous assortment of rumbling, popping, pyrotechnic baselines, most evident in tunes like “Snake Soda.”

Tribal Tech fans will appreciate a new, bluesy version of “Dr. Hee,” and the track “Crash Course” will clearly appeal to Allan Holdsworth devotees, as it recalls Holdsworth's IOU-era guitar trio arrangements. Perhaps most delightful is the angular interpretation of Coltrane's “Giant Steps,” which is a worthy if slightly reckless update of that classic standard. Henderson is one of the few original electric guitar soloists capable of weaving an intelligent flurry of 128th notes with compelling emotional intensity and inventiveness, possessing ideas to match to his level of phrasing and technique. Wooten and Smith are comparable on their instruments, which means this trio typically hits its stride with warp-speed abandon.

Vital Tech Tonesencompasses playing and extended soloing which straddles between the brilliant and the boisterous. While for some, the high-octane musical rapport here will stray into the territory of enlightened musical indulgence, Henderdson undoubtedly commands one of the premier guitar trios of recent memory. But that's just scratching the surface, as both Wooten and Smith's jazz and rock vocabulary demonstrate that no matter what the musical context, they're exceptionally creative and technically at a level few of their contemporaries can match. 
1. Crash Course
2. Snake Soda
3. Dr. Hee
4. Everglades
5. Two for One
6. King Twang
7. Captors
8. Giant Steps
9. Lie Detector
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Vernon Reid & Masque "Known Unknown"


(a neka neko učini da kad se klikne ono skida album) :D
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fala lipi moj sjor-pobido,ako gdje nadjem link postiram...
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ceta mala ali odabrana...sveda;
preporucam The Radio Dept. ...
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pozdravi za moga lipog barbu uz pregrst plemenitog jazza :)

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Victor Bailey - Bottom's Up (1989)

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A true champion of the electric bass guitar, Victor Bailey has distinguished himself as one of the greats on that instrument in the service of Weather Report, Weather Update, Steps Ahead, The Zawinul Syndicate and Madonna. As a leader he brings his impressive facility and undeniable groovepower to bear in the service of his own songs. An accomplished composer with an inherent musicality that goes well beyond the bass....
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In the 1980s and 1990s, Victor Bailey realized that finding an opportunity to record fusion could be a real challenge. Many labels were looking for either young hard boppers in Armani suites or NAC/smooth jazz artists, and Bailey was neither. Bailey wasn't Kenny G any more than he was Wynton Marsalis -- he was a fusion-oriented electric bassist along the lines of Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke. Despite the obstacles, Bailey did get a chance to record fusion in 1989, when he provided his first album as a leader, . This CD boasts an impressive list of players; Bailey's guests include Michael Brecker on tenor sax, Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Terence Blanchard on trumpet, Kevin Eubanks on acoustic guitar, and Omar Hakim on drums. With such a cast, should have been superb. But the album is uneven and inconsistent; some of the tunes are memorable, and some are pedestrian. The CD's most interesting track is an unlikely version of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight," which literally hundreds of artists have recorded over the years -- the allad has been recorded so often that producer Orrin Keepnews described it as "the national anthem of jazz." Bailey, to his credit, manages to bring something fresh to "'Round Midnight," providing a fusion interpretation and giving us a rare chance to hear the great, if overdone, standard played on the electric bass. Other noteworthy tracks include the mysterious "Joyce's Favorite" and the angular yet funky "In the Hat," which has a strong Weather Report/Joe Zawinul influence and features saxman Bill Evans (not to be confused with the famous pianist) on tenor. But overall, this CD isn't great. Nonetheless, has its moments, and the stronger tracks indicated that Bailey was someone to keep a close eye on. 
1.Kid Logic
2.Joyce's Favorite
3.Miles Wows
4.Round Midnight
5.Bottom's Up
6.Hear The Design
7.In The Hat
8.For Wendell And Brenda

Grab It!!! Ovaj cd je veoma tesko nabaviti.
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joki wrote:fala lipi moj sjor-pobido,ako gdje nadjem link postiram...
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ceta mala ali odabrana...sveda;
preporucam The Radio Dept. ...
Suburban Kids With Biblical Names ... kakvo ime za bend ... briljantno!

:lol:
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A wrote:Victory, priznaj lijepo - jel' ti ovo sve stvarno stignes preslusati, ili samo nas foliras ? :shock:

U svakom slucaju hvala, znas da se cesto posluzim ovim listama za izbor poklona, sto meni, sto drugima ;)
Priznajem, da uspijem preslusati ...najvecu vecinu :)

A krenulo me posebno u posljednjih sedam, osam mjeseci otkako sam se kutaris'o dial up interneta i skopcao na ovaj brzi DSL. Kompjuter je upaljen i onda kada spavam tako da se muzika snima 24 sata dnevno :) :shock:
Sto se tice ovih linkova na ovom threadu pokusavam da, uprkos mnogim ogranicenjima, napravim nekakvu selekciju od onoga sto se moze naci na bjelosvjetskim serverima.
Samo da dodam da je i u mom slucaju soulseek jos uvijek najznacajnije vrelo sa kojeg se muzicki napajam.
A sto se tice poklona koje sam dobijao priznajem da sam se uvijek najvise radovao muzickim poklonima.

I kada smo vec kod poklona, evo, ja tebi poklanjam ovaj link sa kojeg mozes skinuti soundtrack iz produkcije za 2002 g. cuvenog Cirque Du Soleila, avangardnih cirkuskih genijalaca iz Quebeca koji svojim umijecem potvrdjuju da cirkus moze biti najplemenitija umjetnost.
Nedavno sam gledao fascinantan dokumentarac posvecen ovoj talentovanoj i profesionalnoj ekipi umjetnika.

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Cirque du Soleil - Varekai (2002)

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If Quebec-based Cirque Du Soleil has triumphed by shrewdly goosing international circus traditions and style with an American sense of theatrical scale and marketing flair, the adventurous musical scores of its dazzling productions have always been a crucial part of the mix. Returning from Cirque's 1999 production, Dralion, Italian-born, Canada-based composer Violaine Corradai informs this tale of fallen angel Icarus with a score that leans on a swirling mix of ethnic folk influences suffused with electronic rhythms, autumnal orchestral colors, choral flourishes, and snippets of ghostly, echoing narrative dialog. Her contemporary, neo-ambient bent has more in common with Bush and Björk than it does with Barnum and Bailey, informed by a spare, ethereal dramatic sense and dizzying multiculturalism that encompasses everything from Latin liturgy to moody Middle Eastern modalities and lively Gypsy influences. --Jerry McCulley 
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Soundtrack to 2002 production from the hit avant garde Quebec circus. It's based on the theme of Icarus, the mythical Greek hero who flew too close to the sun on wings of wax & feathers. Varekai, with more than 50 performers, is the 14th live production of the Cirque du Soleil & its first since 1999.
1. Rain One
2. Rêveur
3. Vocea
4. Moon Licht
5. Patzivota
6. Péndulo
7. Gitans
8. Kèro Hiréyo
9. Lubia Dobarstan
10. Emballa
11. Oscillum
12. Funambul
13. Resolution
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od baileys-a boli glava,pogotovo kad exiras bocun na mah-dva...
Bailey je isto tu negdje-svira ovaj tvoj nadimenjak boli glava!
bilo da ga exiras bilo da ga meracis...
ph i lp!!
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Bunny Wailer - Liberation(1989)

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With the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights," as written by the General Assembly of the U.N. printed on the album cover, it is clear from the outset that LIBERATION signals the return of one of reggae's greats to matters of political empowerment for the oppressed. The fact that this album features some of Bunny Wailer's best songs in a long spell gets the message across that much more effectively. Lyrics of action, "Me ready when you ready, we go tear down Babylon," are cast among such declarations of holistic spirituality as "Didn't you know, you are a child of the Universe." This intermingling is one of the greatest strengths of LIBERATION.
Rise And Shine
Liberation
Botha the Mosquito
Want To Come Home
Ready When You Ready
Didn't You Know
Dash Wey The Vial
Bald Head Jesus
Food
Serious Thing
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OVDJE mozes skinuti nekoliko lounge-electro-jazzy albuma

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Brazilectro: Latin Flavoured Club Tunes 6 - Various Artists (2004) [2CDs]

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Fila Brazillia - Power Clown (1998)
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The Gentle People - Soundtracks for Living (1998) [SOUNDTRACK]
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De Phazz - Death By Chocolate (2003)

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Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980)

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The multiplatinum success of Aja made Steely Dan, the musical conceit of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, a household name. But that prosperity came bundled with a fateful triple-whammy for rock's dyspeptic duo: unrealistic commercial expectations, a critical backlash spawned by punk's nascent mewling, and the long-simmering meltdown of their artistic partnership. But the cool, perfect sheen of 1980's Gaucho tipped its hand to none of it. Ironically, those fashion victims who sniffed up their sleeves at Don and Walt's decadence-tinged Me Decade manifesto couldn't have had a clue that just maybe Gaucho's typically oblique protagonists had uncomfortably blurred from the third-person to the first this time 'round. At least that's what Becker and Fagen hint at in their smart-assed notes to this digitally remastered, definitive edition (all original artwork and printed lyrics restored) of the final album before their 20-year hiatus. Pristine and sonically polished (three years and seven studios worth), time has served Gaucho well. Even its sense of laconic detachment now seems but a logical bridge to the two-decade removed Dan of Two Against Nature. To their credit, Becker and Fagen didn't trash the first half of Steely Dan's legacy on Gaucho, they simply burnished it to oblivion. 
1. Babylon Sisters
2. Hey Nineteen
3. Glamour Profession
4. Gaucho
5. Time Out Of Mind Lis
6. My Rival
7. Third World Man

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Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)

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Interpol create literate, atmospheric, moody, trashy post-punk music that recalls '80s faves the Psychedelic Furs. And this is definitely a good thing. While most young bands are content to rhyme "make it" with "fake it," Interpol pens melodramatic tales of tortured and tortuous urban relationships that are truly refreshing. Like their peers the Strokes, they're bright, sophisticated, and meticulous enough to build stirring soundscapes. Turn On the Bright Lights is a must for anyone who missed Echo & the Bunnymen, the Furs, and Joy Division the first time around.
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1. Untitled
2. Obstacle 1
3. NYC
4. PDA
5. Say Hello to the Angels
6. Hands Away
7. Obstacle 2
8. Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
9. Roland
10. New
11. Leif Erikson
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King Crimson - Lizard (1970) album u jednom fajlu velicine 43 mb

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This is one musical book you can almost judge by it’s cover. The album’s strangest, yet best quality is that it is a bit of a sore thumb sticking out in the King Crimson discography. Although it is almost impossible to describe Lizard with words, no other KC album has such a varied mix of musical styles crammed together in one place. That, along with it’s beautiful, ominous and intricate cover art make this is a must have in any self-respecting progressive rock fan’s library. (Especially since it’s 24-bit, HDCD remaster release in 2000.)

The overall sound of the tracks on Lizard are mostly the result of a host of jazz players and very minimal guitar input by Fripp. The mighty mellotron seemed to be his beast of choice during the recording of this album. The album is littered with maniacal jazz sections that segue into hard/prog-rock and back again. The style and sound of the new vocalist, Gordon Haskell, was another unique feature of the songs on this release. His menacing, maniacal and processed vocal sound added yet another bit of strangeness to the tracks overall. There is also a guest vocal appearance by Jon Anderson for the “Prince Rupert Awakes” section of the 23 minute title track.

A beautiful and schizophrenic treasure to say the least, Lizard has become my very favorite among the many KC releases available. If you have an ear for the unique and unusual, check out Lizard. 

Happy listening  :) 
Robert Fripp, guitar, mellotron, electric keyboards, devices; Mel Collins, flute, saxes; Gordon Haskell, bass, vocals; Andy McCulloch, drums; Peter Sinfield, "words & pictures"; with Robin Miller, oboe, cor anglais; Mark Charig, cornet; Nick Evans, trombone; Keith Tippet, piano, electric piano; Jon Anderson, vocals

Tracklist:
1. Cirkus — 6:28
2. Indoor Games — 5:41
3. Happy Family — 4:16
4. Lady of the Dancing Water — 2:44
5. Lizard
a. Prince Rupert Awakes — 4:36
b. Bolero - The Peacock's Tale — 6:39
c. The Battle of Glass Tears — 10:58
d. Big Top — 1:13

total time 42:38
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King Crimson - Beat (1991) 48 mb

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eat is not as good as its predecessor (1981's Discipline [Original Album]), but it's not too shabby, either. The '80s version of King Crimson (Robert Fripp -- guitar, Adrian Belew -- vocals/guitar, Tony Levin -- bass, and Bill Bruford -- drums) retains the then-modern day new wave sound introduced on Discipline [Original Album]. The band's performances are still inspired, but the songwriting isn't as catchy or strong. The moody love song "Heartbeat" has become a concert favorite for the band, and contains a Jimi Hendrix-like backwards guitar solo. Other worthwhile tracks include "Waiting Man," which features world music sounds (thanks to some stunning bass/percussion interplay), and "Neurotica" does an excellent job of painting an unwavering picture of a large U.S. city, with its jerky rhythms and tense vocals. With lots of different guitar textures, bass explorations, and uncommon drum rhythms present, King Crimson's Beat will automatically appeal to other musicians. But since they're fantastic songwriters as well, you don't have to be a virtuoso to feel the passion of their music. 
1. Neal and Jack and Me
2. Heartbeat
3. Sartori in Tangier
4. Waiting Man
5. Neurotica
6. Two Hands
7. Howler
8. Requiem
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Breaking Benjamin - We Are Not Alone (2004)

1. So Cold
2. Simple Design
3. Follow
4. Firefly
5. Break My Fall
6. Forget It
7. Sooner Or Later
8. Breakdown
9. Away
10. Believe
11. Rain

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Bonnie Prince Billy - Master and Everyone (2003) (wma)

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Bonnie "Prince" Billy, a.k.a. Will Oldham, is no ordinary bard. His writing, which can call to mind 19th-century American poets like Walt Whitman, has won him a cult of fans that include Marianne Faithfull, Björk, and Beck. Master's painfully fragile intensity is disconcerting and challenging, yet its purity and tenderness is soothing all the same. Dark, intimate, and sparsely arranged, it's a loose, meditative concept record that explores issues of gender, self, and love. Here Oldham trades in his familiar warble for a hushed, clear high tenor and a rock band for his acoustic guitar; ever-so-soft strings and keyboards warm up the arrangements while he is backed by Marty Slayton's sweet, feminine harmonies. Lyrically less dense than previous releases, Master does retain Oldham's typically quaint phrasings, as in "Ain't You Wealthy, Ain't You Wise?" and "Joy and Jubilee." With a few listens, these 10 oddly gentle songs will endear themselves, and perhaps prove Master to be Oldham's best and most personal work to date. 
1. The Way
2. Ain't You Wealthy, Ain't You Wise?
3. Master and Everyone
4. Wolf Among Wolves
5. Joy and Jubilee List
6. Maundering
7. Lessons From What's Poor
8. Even If Love
9. Three Questions
10. Hard Life
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Imam vec "Master and Everyone" ali sam samo htio pohvaliti Victory za plemenit doprinos muzickom obrazovanju "omladine".
Svaka cast, ovo je odlican album !!!, ... neizostavno downloadirati !!! :D :D :D
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Jet - Get Born (2004)

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Sometimes having good, original ideas is the worst thing you can do in rock music. To paraphrase Jim Dickinson on the Beastie Boys, rock and roll is theft, and it's not so much about whether or not one steals but why, how much and how well (i.e. from whom). Riff-heavy in all the right ways, this is a very well-produced retro-rock record with handclaps, catchy choruses, and plenty of attitude. They freely cop from AC/DC, the Stones, the Verve, Oasis, Humble Pie, Aerosmith, Black Crowes, and Mooney Suzuki, and they do it very well. The only problems with the album lie in the words, and in the softer material. Most of the lyrics are so banal ("Now you don't need money with a face like that, do ya") they were seemingly written by some newfangled songwriting program set to "1973." And half the album consists of ballads that are just pretty good: the Oasis-y "Look What You've Done," the Pink Floyd -esque "Timothy" and the Small Faces-ish "Move On.". But it's the mid-to-uptempo stompers that this group excels at.
1. Last Chance
2. Are You Gonna Be My Girl
3. Rollover D.J.
4. Look What You've Done
5. Get What You Need
6. Move On
7. Radio Song
8. Get Me Outta Here
9. Cold Hard B****
10. Come Around Again
11. Take It or Leave It
12. Lazy Gun
13. Timothy
14. 14 Sgt. Major

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Jazz Ladies - Various (2003)

Pitiful/Aretha Franklin
Love for sale/Lisa Ekdahl
I get a kick out of you/Ella Fitzgerald
Body and soul/Diana Krall
Smoke gets in your eyes/Dinah Washington
My baby just cares for me/Nina Simone
So nice/Gil Gilberto
Purple shoes/Maria
Makin' whoopee/Ester Phillips
I didn't know what time it was/Sarah Vaughan
(Getting some) fun out of life/Madeleine Peyroux
Georgia on my mind/Billie Holiday
Love/Abbey Lincoln
L'eau à la bouche /Anne Ducros
You make me feel so young/Chris Connor
Whispering/Lena Horne
Crazy he calls me/Aretha Franklin
Back of your mind/Bridge Bridgewater
Mean to me (With Oscar Peterson)/Ella Fitzgerald
Till there was you/Etta Jones
My man/Abbey Lincole
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Pozdravljam trud i ovakve korisne teme.

I odlican post AFTERGLOWa (Sarah McLachlan).

Hvala, Victory...i sve bilo ti muzika!
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Veliki pozdrav za Amilly :) 8)
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The New Pornographers - Electric Version (2003)

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The New Pornographers’ Electric Version is that album. It’s fresh, innovative and dated at the same time. It’s like that old red leather jacket from 85’, with the black trim and zippers, which you could pull out this Saturday night and wear to the bar looking Mod Nouveau. Okay, I was ten, and couldn’t fit into that jacket now, but it’s symbolic, much like this record is. 

Named after a statement of Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, claiming that “music is the new pornography”, Vancouver’s The New Pornographers produced tongue-in-cheek, New Wave-inspired, driven pop music. It’s fun, and the entire album works. The band has seriously solidified since the last album, “Mass Romantic”, finding their niche in the scene. 

Vocalists Neko Case and Carl Newman are reminiscent of Fred and Kate of the B-52’s, and they are so close to doing for early 80’s music, what the B-52’s did for 60’s retro. Newman’s voice is perfect here, but Case’s radio-friendly, pitch-perfect voice, deserves more leads and less obligatory background “aaaaahs”. 

“Testament to a Youth in Verse,” is fantastic track, with it’s contrapuntal chorus of band mates singing “No, no, no”. Neko Case singing ever so groovily on “All For Swinging You Around” is a hook-laden riot. You’ll have a hard time understanding all of the lyrics on Electric Version, but heck, we couldn’t understand Blondie, either, and the tunes still rocked. 

Admittedly the tracks start to sound a little similar, and a slow track of retro-cized romance might have helped to break the mix. 

“It was crime at the time, but the laws, we’ve changed them” states the fantastic tune, “The Laws have Changed”, a political song about those in power bending the rules to their needs, ie: The American Government (or the Liberal Canadians? This is a Canuck group, after all). But this group has changed some laws, too, working the musical passé to seem so damn cool – it’s all about attitude. Much like strutting in that red leather coat with a knowing wink.
1. The Electric Version
2. From Blown Speakers
3. The Laws Have Changed
4. The End of Medicine
5. Loose Translation
6. Chump Change
7. All for Swinging You Around
8. The New Face of Zero and One
9. Testament to Youth in Verse
10. It's Only Divine Right
11. Ballad of a Comeback Kid
12. July Jones
13. Miss Teen Wordpower
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Nastavak prekinutog jazz putovanja magicnim BASSom 8)
Za pocetak great music played by 2 bass wizards!! 8)

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Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey - Bass Extremes:Cookbook (1998)
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On Bass Extremes: Cookbook, Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey spearhead a veritable bass invitational with special guests Oteil Burbridge, Will Lee, Gregg Bissonette, Kenny Aranoff, and more. The twelve tracks (one vocal, "Bassically Yours" performed by Will Lee) are heavily dominated by the low end, as 6 string basses are employed as melodic elements (Wooten actually hits the melodies just fine using a standard 4 string fretted bass). Bass Extremes: Cookbook is a great concept album for those who like to see the bass guitar brought forward into the spotlight. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Fusion), total running time, 63:44 
1. To Serve Man
2. 1/2 Fast
3. Not a 3
4. What So
5. Acoustic Brew
6. Madonna Lee
7. Bassically Yours
8. Cool Groove
9. Glorius Pastorius
10. Eye of the Beholder
11. Gloria's Child
12. Little Stevie Ray Charles Mingus

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Greg Howe, Victor Wooten & Dennis Chambers - Extraction (2003)

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In his acclaimed bass camps, Vic Wooten counsels his students that the spaces between the notes are as important as the notes themselves. Greg Howe doesn’t seem to have taken that lesson to heart, considering the number of notes per second on this release. Extraction is just about evenly divided between well-crafted, thoughtful compositions and dead-end chops demonstrations. Whether the ratio is worthwhile is up to the individual listener.
The pedigrees of these musicians are unquestionably solid. Right off the bat we’re treated to a powerful Chambers drum solo on the title track, which then settles into a 16th-note melody line so typical of modern fusion. “Tease” is exceptionally entertaining, each performer coming up with an endless series of creative ideas. But the next track, “Crack It Way Open,” is pretty much inconsequential filler, the kind of aimless noodling that almost put fusion in its grave a decade ago. The tracks keep alternating thusly between promise and pap.

When Howe picks up the acoustic guitar things get a bit more interesting, yet he still tries to say too much at times. Wooten adds some marvelous runs and his fretless playing is as fine as always but he, too, tends to fall into the 16th-note babble pattern. Chambers, for his part, bubbles and swells appropriately on each tune; it’s a shame he doesn’t have more to support. Keyboardist Dave Cook’s pads and lines help to keep things on track, and he is a respectable soloist. Extraction does have its moments, but it’s not the most wisely considered entry in anyone’s catalog here.
1. Extraction
2. Tease
3. Crack It Way Open
4. Contigo
5. Proto Cosmos
6. Delicacy, A
7. Lucky 7
8. Ease Up
9. Bird's Eye View
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