Scott Henderson; Gary Willis; Tribal Tech - Illicit (1992)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Scott Henderson; Gary Willis; Tribal Tech Title Illicit Length 63:58 Discs: 1 Tracks: 10 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label BlueMoon Cat. Number R2 79180 Style Fusion Rating Recorded kwiecień 1992

Musicians	Credits
Scott Henderson guitar Gary Willis bass Kirk Covington drums Scott Kinsey keyboards	Producer Scott Henderson Producer Gary Willis Engineer Peter R. Kelsey Mastering Tom Baker

Track list

01 The Big Wave (Willis) 06:33 02 Stoopid (Willis) 05:49 03 Black Cherry (Henderson) 06:44 04 Torque (Henderson) 06:04 05 Slidin' Into Charlisa (Henderson) 07:34 06 Root Food (Henderson) 08:15 07 Riot (Tribal Tech) 07:00 08 Paha-Sapa (Willis) 03:26 09 Babylon (Willis) 05:28 10 Aftermath (Tricky) 07:05

Notes

AMG Review by Vincent Jeffries (4): By the time Illicit was released in 1992, Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech (led by Henderson and drummer Kirk Covington) had been established as one of the premier, if not the premier, experimental fusion outfits on the globe. That's "fusion" as in the fusion of jazz and rock, not the vanilla instrumental musings of artists like Kenny G, which are occasionally mislabled as such. Henderson's dramatic and powerful soloing and his incredibly refined chord work were the greatest causes for the early attention the group received, and Illicit only furthered the guitarist's reputation with its fire and musical vigor. Henderson's tone is sublime and Holdsworth-ian in its often horn-like quality, and Covington, bassist Gary Willis, and keyboardist Scott Kinsey somehow manage to match Henderson's dynamism and character. "Torque" is Illicit's clear highlight, with its prog rock bombast of power chords topped with angular, classically influenced harmony keyboard and guitar flurries. Experimental and intense, Illicit is as solid an offering as Tribal Tech delivered in the '90s.