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On his ASCAP award-winning, debut recording, "First Move," composer/bassist/producer Larry Steen is joined by jazz luminaries Ernie Watts, Dave Weckl, Bill Cunliffe, Jeff Beal and Otmaro Ruiz, among others, in the creation of a rich milieu of "world-jazz" textured with authentic West African, Brazilian, Caribbean and funk-r'n'b rhythms and the sophisticated harmonic sensibility of jazz and classical music. Jimmy Haslip (of the Yellowjackets) is the executive producer of the CD.
After spending much of his career in a sideman capacity, Larry Steen made his recording debut as a leader with 1996's First Move, a promising release that emphasizes the electric bassist's own compositions. This CD (which employs such notables as saxman Ernie Watts, pianist/keyboardist Bill Cunliffe, and drummer Dave Weckl) essentially falls into the fusion category, although it isn't the type of fusion that favors chops for the sake of chops. Steen's chops are impressive, but instead of beating listeners over the head with technique, he generally prefers to be lyrical and tell stories. Many of those stories have a global, multicultural outlook, and the improviser takes us to Cuba with "Seven Come Five," the Middle East with the title song, and Africa with "Nigerian Dream" and "Salif Meets Ralph." But instead of actually using ethnic instruments such an Arabic oud, a Turkish saz, or an African kalimba, Steen sticks with standard jazz instruments. In 1996, Steen was hardly the first jazzman to experiment with world music -- everyone from Duke Ellington to John Coltrane to Yusef Lateef had long since fused jazz with music from all over the globe. But while this album isn't innovative, it does have some freshness. First Move indicated that Steen was someone to watch out for. ~ Alex Henderson
Personnel includes: Larry Steen (keyboards, acoustic bass, fretted & fretless electric basses); Ernie Watts (soprano & alto saxophones); Jeff Beal (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Cunliffe (piano, keyboards); Dave Weckl (drums).
Larry Steen First Move Songs | 1. | Matu |
| 2. | Seven Come Five |
| 3. | Torino |
| 4. | Salif Meets Ralph |
| 5. | First Move |
| 6. | Break the Ice |
| 7. | Quiet Dignity |
| 8. | Nigerian Dream |
| 9. | Il Bacio |
| 10. | Maybe We Should... |
| 11. | Question of Forever, The |
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