Scott Henderson; Tribal Tech - Nomad (1988)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Scott Henderson; Tribal Tech Title Nomad Length 52:37 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format LQ <160 kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Relativity Cat. Number CDLR 45022 Style Fusion Rating Recorded 1988

Musicians

Scott Henderson guitar Gary Willis bass Brad Dutz percussion David Goldblatt keyboards Steve Houghton drums

Track list

01 Renegade 05:53 02 Nomad 07:20 03 Robot Immigrants 05:11 04 Tunnel Vision 04:45 05 Elegy For Shoe 04:11 06 Bofat 08:36 07 No No No 05:55 08 Self Defense 05:02 09 Rituals 05:44

Notes

AMG Review by Alex Henderson (4): Like its predecessors, Henderson's third date as a leader is a fine example of how creative and inspired genuine jazz-rock can be. Tough and aggressive yet full of appealing melodic and harmonic nuances, this CD contains not one iota of the type of lightweight smooth jazz or muzak for which Henderson has often voiced his contempt. With Nomad, Tribal Tech underwent a few personnel changes, and for the first time, recorded an entire album minus a sax. While electric bassist Gary Willis, drummer Steve Houghton and percussionist/mallet player Brad Dutz remained, saxman Bob Sheppard was gone, and keyboardist Pat Coil had been replaced by David Goldblatt. Despite these changes, Tribal Tech's sound (which was essentially guided by Henderson and Willis) remained easily recognizable. The '70s breakthroughs of Weather Report, Return to Forever and John McLaughlin, among others, still had an impact on Tribal Tech, but by 1988, it was even more evident that Henderson was a fine soloist and composer in his own right.