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| Mathieson, Laboriel, Landau & Colaiuta - Live at The Baked Potato (2000) |
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| Recorded live in LA, this is a a powerful fusion statement. The band creates jazz grooves with lots of space to jam. This 2 CD set is jam packed with music. Mathieson plays keyboards and is joined by Michael Landau on guitar, Abe Laboriel on bass and the great Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. By Walter Kolosky, abstractlogix.com Reviewed on 4/29/01 by Mark Yates (106) Rating: 4 The Dyno 4 as this band has been christened, are captured here live over 3 nights at North Hollywood's Baked Potato venue.As far as I am aware, this is the only recording of this lineup.The music has a fresh feel, probably due to the unrehearsed ruling placed upon themselves by the band.The playing is as you would expect breathtaking, the real stars being Michael Landau and Vinnie; however Abe Laboriel turns in a great performance using his complete bag of tricks like slaps, pops scratches, flamenco strums,and chords.His bass sound is for me an aquired taste.He still seems to favour a front pickup biased sound, which seems to give his lines a slightly dated 70's feel.I think a tighter more modern sound would maybe " fit in" a bit better on these tunes. Achieving this should not be a problem for Abe considering the arsenal of hi-tec basses and amps he has at his disposal.Overall a highly satisfying cd, my only regret was not being there to see it live; although I've got the next best thing.Kudos to Greg Mathieson for bringing it all together. |