New addition to the Free Mp3 List and Webplayer: Phil Cavalieri - Pearl (The first third 2012)

Musician: Phil Cavalieri Track: Pearl Composer: Phil Cavalieri Musician website Album: The first third Year: 2012 CD Store Smooth ballad with quite outside jazz guitar and organ solos closing track of the cd " the first third" About the CD Phil Cavalieri grew up in the rock and roll era, with much of his early learning on guitar coming from copying the greats of 1970’s rock. Santana, Jerry Garcia and Jimi Hendrix all had heavy influence on the developing guitarist, but it was the improvisational forms of jazz that really caught Cavalieri’s attention and started him down the path to musical revolution. Cavalieri is documenting his unique method of outside playing for fusion jazz guitar. You’ll get an idea of what that means when you listen to the wonderfully anarchic The First Third, which mixes jazz improvisation with the bravado of progressive rock and a bit of the psychedelia of The Grateful Dead. Cavalieri shows off some solid improvisational skill on “Galanga”. The Hammond work here is quite excellent, although the guitar intrudes over the top in ham-handed fashion. This isn’t to say that Cavalieri’s guitar work is bad on the piece; quite to the contrary. Cavalieri is adept with a guitar in his hand. .... “Pearl” is aptly named, and the highlight of the album. Starting with a somewhat reserved guitar opening steeped in reverb, “Pearl” opens up into a wonderful little jazz improve piece. Cavalieri finally finds the musical cohesion....... Spend some time with The First Third and it will become quickly apparent that Phil Cavalieri is a very talented musician....... Wildy Haskell Musicians: Phil Cavalieri : guitar, bass, piano , organ Francesco Cavalieri: bass Ferruccio Dallabona: drum, drum and percussion programming Track list 1 Manhattan delivery 2 Euphoric Express 3 Galanga 4 Coffee and guitar 5 Lbo 6 Pearl 7 Fell street 8 Philanthropy Produced by Phil Cavalieri Mixed and Mastered at Muzak studio