Allen Hinds: Falling Up (2008)

This is the third CD by Allen Hinds - Falling Upq which is also his best produced, and best sounding, best playing and writing to date! Songs all have strong memorable melodies and the performances are wonderful by all. Allen's music is a mix of blues/jazz/rock and his southern roots definitely shine through using dobros,sitars,baritone,and wicked slide guitar ala Duane Allman that makes for a very flavorful blend indeed. There is something for everyone on this c.d. Check out the first track "Falling Up"...funky,electric blues... and then check out "katie's dreams" the final cut. Strings and dobro..beautiful!

Tracklist:
01. Falling Up - 4:44
02. Breakaway - 5:32
03. Then Again - 6:04
04. A New Way Home - 4:12
05. Peace - 4:22
06. Come Together - 6:10
07. Rat Seat - 5:03
08. Gris Gris Shimmy - 6:26
09. Katie's Dreams - 3:51
Perdonnel:
Allen Hinds - Guitars
Dan Siegel - Keyboards
Jeff Babko - Keyboards
Randy Porter - Keyboards
Tollak Ollestad - Organ, Vocals
Bruce Watson - Guitar
Jimmy Johnson - Bass
Melvin Davis - Bass
J.V. Collier - Bass
Francesco Puglisi - Bass
Roberto Vally - Bass
Reinhardt Melz - Drums
Luca Trolli - Drums
Melanie Taylor - Vocals
Rogerio Jardin - Vocals
Deborah Dobkin - Percussion
Elske Dewall - Vocals
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[By Request] Allen Hinds: Monkeys and Slides (2011)

"Monkeys And Slides" is the latest cd from Los Angeles guitarist, Allen HInds. Featuring electric slide guitar as well as 2 live tracks, "Monkeys and Slides" is by far Allen's most adventurous cd to date. Each song has memorable catchy melodies and hypnotic grooves yet without falling into the "smooth jazz" category. Also featuring Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Babko, Jimmy Earl, Dave Hooper, Oscar Seaton, Dennis Hamm, Roberto Valley, Reinhardt Melz, Matt Rohdi, JV Collier, Rogerio Jardim and others.

Tracklist:

1. Pedro and Marta 5:34
2. Confianca 5:48
3. Monkeys and Slides 6:12
4. Traces 4:52
5. Oscar's Swagger 5:30 
6. She Always Knew 2:40
7. Rat Scat 8:13
8. A Close Distance 1:32
9. Toss It Back 11:04

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Larry Carlton & Guests: The Jazz King (2007)

The Jazz King record is the result of a composition Carlton wrote for H. M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Jazz King project was initiated to celebrate the 60th anniversary of King Bhumibol's accession to the throne as well as his 80th birthday in 2007. Carlton was commissioned to write this composition by the Royal Project Foundation and Rotary Club of Bangkok. These compositions were released on CD only in Thailand.

Tracklist:
01. Blue Day 4:25
02. Candlelight Blues 4:20
03. H.M. Blues 5:54
04. Love At Sundown 3:54
05. Lullaby 4:31
06. Magic Beams 5:45
07. When 5:45
08. Never Mind The Hungry Men's Blues 3:54
09. Love Light In My Heart 7:22
10. Lullaby (Instrumental Version) 4:32
bonus track
11. Celebration 4:00
All Compositions by H.M. The King Bhumibol Adulyadej except track 11 by Larry Carlton
Personnel:
Larry Carlton - guitars
Abraham Laboriel - bass
Earl Klugh - guitar
Tom Scott - sax
Nathan East - bass
Abraham Laboriel, Jr. - drums
Greg Mathieson - keyboards
Michele Pillar - vocals
Jeff Babko - keyboards
The Sapphire Blue Horn Section
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Phil Soussan: No Protection (2011)

Five years after his first solo album ‘Vibrate’, the multi-talented multi-instrumentalist is back with its follow-up. This time around though Phil Soussan has elected to do without the guest musicians and has written, performed and produced the whole shooting match himself, and in doing so has created an impressive and beautifully cohesive collection of hard rock songs.

A low-key start to the album opener and title track gives way to the sort of mid-paced rocker Bon Jovi used to write when they were any good, and serves as a fair marker of what to expect over the next fifty-seven minutes or so. In fact, the feel-good vibe of the best of JBJ (or maybe Robin George’s ‘Dangerous Music’ debut all those years ago) isn’t a bad point of reference. ‘No Protection’ isn’t an aggression-burning leap-around-the-room kind of album, nor is it particularly challenging on the senses; instead it’s a sublimely uplifting body of work, best heard – or infused – on a lazy summer’s day when, with not a care in the world, you can let the songs transport you to their creator’s seemingly green and pleasant land (cold beer optional).

‘No Protection’ is not as polished as ‘Vibrate’ and sounds all the better for it, the odd rough edge and unexpected twist (check out the change of perspective midway through, uh, ‘Change Of Perspective’ or the Eastern rhythms that pop up unexpectedly in ‘Big Love’) showing that the songs were written first and foremost to satisfy the artist himself rather than any record company expectation. Personal highlights include the pop-tinged ‘Keeping Alive A Memory’, the more lively ‘Just Business’ with its cracking little solo and the sassy and enigmatic ‘Free My Soul’, a rough diamond with a soft heart.

The playing is flawless, the singing soulful – is there nothing this man can’t do! – and away from the music Soussan has put a lot of effort into the CD booklet and packaging too.

Tracklist:

1.No Protection
2.Same Thing
3.Keeping Alive a Memory
4.Just Business
5.Big Love
6.Change of perspective
7.Angel
8.Free My Soul
9.In the Name of Love
10.Lighthouse Hill
11.Just Like You
12.On My Way Back Home
13.No Protection (reprise)

Personnel:

Drums: Simon Phillips, Gregg Bissonette,
Guitars: Richie Kotzen, Steve Lukather, Shane Fontayne,
Keyboards: David Paich, Jeff Babko, Steve Porcaro
Vocals, bass and guitars: Phil Soussan

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Brian Beller: View (2003)

Long known as a uniquely talented yet tasteful hired gun bassist for the more adventurous rock guitarists of recent times (Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dweezil Zappa, Wayne Kramer), Bryan Beller ventures out on his own with his debut solo album, View.

Those familiar with his main body of work - nine years, five albums and countless tours with former Frank Zappa guitarist Mike Keneally - are well aware of his ability to navigate the complex, sometimes impossibly dense forms and styles present in Keneally's work...all with the polish, simplicity and accessibility one might expect from a pop bassline. Both a repeat feature subject and three-year columnist for Bass Player Magazine, Beller has long drawn the attention of music fans with a discriminating taste for high-caliber playing.

But far from aspiring to bass heroism, Beller instead builds a carefully crafted emotional tapestry of interweaving themes and styles - a true album in the old-fashioned sense. Drawing on influences as disparate as John Scofield and Rage Against The Machine, Michael Landau and Pink Floyd, Nine Inch Nails and his mentor, Mike Keneally, the resulting body of work runs the gamut from hardcore jazz/rock to vocal pop to world beat while somehow staying thematically intact, all the while displaying equal parts density and sensitivity, melody and dissonance, tranquility and furious release.

Tracklist:

01.Bear Divide Beller 2:33
02.Seven Percent Grade 5:31
03.Supermarket People 7:12
04.Elate 1:32
05.Get Things Done 7:35
06.Backwoods 3:37
07.Bite 3:54
08.Eighteen Weeks 7:39
09.Projectile 1:35
10.Wildflower 4:49
11.No 4:12
12.See You Next Tuesday 4:11
13.View 5:49

Pesrsonnel:

Jeff Babko - Organ (Hammond)
Bryan Beller - Audio Production, Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Soloist, Spoken Word, Vocals
Sean Bradley - Violin
Fausto Cuevas - Percussion
Nick D'Virgilio - Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals (Background)
Colin Keenan - Vocals
Mike Keneally - Organ (Hammond), Piano, Vocals (Background)
Dmitri Kourka - Viola, Violin
Rick Musallam - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background), Wah Wah Guitar
Toss Panos - Drums
Wayne Perez - Cartage, Documentation, Sound Effects
Griff Peters - Guitar, Guitar (Baritone)
Tricia Steel - Vibraphone
Dave Takahashi - Cello
Joe Travers - Drums
Wes Wehmiller - Composer, Guitar (Bass), Photography, Vocals (Background)
Yogi - Guitar

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