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Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman today announced the release of his
new CD, Jeff Richman and Chatterbox: The
Line Up. The Nefer Records release features Mitchel Forman on
keyboards, Joel Taylor on drums and Dean Taba on bass guitar. The new CD is
distributed by City Hall Records and songs are available online at iTunes,
Amazon,
Abstract
Logix, and your local music stores.
The Line Up consists of 12 new
tracks exploring and expanding the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Together,
the odd metered time signatures, key changes, rhythm variations, polyphony,
improvisation and tempos are overcome by the band as they weave in and out
of these original compositions by Richman. On three of the tracks Richman,
Forman, Taylor and Taba take artistic liberties into their own hands with
their shared composition of jam tracks "It's All One",
"Square Root" and "Right Here, Right Now". While
recording, Richman imposes challenges on himself and the band to grow and
capture a bigger audience; to include them in on the musical journey. There
is an inherent sense throughout the CD that gives the listener the
impression that Richman and the band want the listener to experience the
same fun, challenges, joy, conflict and sorrow as they do when performing.
It's not forced and it happens organically, as if each song is a
conversation. The melody masquerades as the topic, ideas get passed around
between the artists and the audience is allowed to eavesdrop; the invisible
barrier between talent and audience being removed.
Guitarist Jeff Richman has enjoyed success on
the jazz scene for nearly 35 years. His guitar playing is cited
as tasteful and articulate, with room to breathe. He is recognized by and
associated with the other luminaries of the fusion and contemporary jazz.
His guitar is heard the world over. On this new release, his tone rises
above with something unique that can't quite be described. It is the
impression of a bare bones approach that has simplified his tone but made
it gigantic. He uses his go to Fender Strats and Teles, a Jim Hall
Sadowsky, a silver faced Marshall Jubilee but this time there is something
else in the water.
Throughout his career, Richman has recorded and performed with the crème de
la crème of talent. He has discovered and forged a solid rapport with each
member of the band. Now he successfully brings them together to form one
cohesive unit that seems untouchable on this recording. As Richman sums it
up, "This is the band. This is what I've wanted to achieve. I know I can
go anywhere in the world with these guys and it will be an amazing time for
us and the fans. It feels good, it sounds good, and I can't wait to take
this show out on the road."
To learn more about Jeff Richman and Chatterbox's new release, The Line Up, please
visit www.jeffrichman.net
Jeff Richman and Chatterbox The
Line Up track listing:
The Line Up (4:46)
Window to the Heart (3:30)
Rule of Thumb (4:24)
It's All One (Jam #1) (5:45)
Hat Trick (5:16)
Cross My Heart (5:57)
Once More Twice (6:14)
Square Root (Jam #2) (4:23)
Smoke Ring (5:03)
Point of You (4:47)
Right Here, Right Now (Jam #3) (5:22)
Window to the Heart (reprise) (2:33)
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