Wide Hive Players Discography of CDs

Wide Hive Players CD discography In 2011 a team of West Coast Bay Area musicians closely affiliated with the Wide Hive record label cut an album with legendary jazz fusion guitarist Larry Coryell. Decorated with wavy graphics that invoke the San Francisco music scene of the late '60s, Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players turned out to be one of Coryell's all-time mellowest offerings, and is recommended as all-purpose background music for gathering with friends to relax and chill. While most of the public response has been positive, a small amount of criticism (apparently triggered by preconceptions about both Coryell and the album cover art) conveyed impatience and disappointment that the music wasn't more aggressively psychotropic, although to lambast Coryell for not sounding like he did 40 years earlier seems rather pointless and even puerile. Furthermore, as many Bay Area residents could happily testify, there are lots of different ways to be psychedelic. The approach employed by Coryell and the Wide Hivers, for those who are willing and able to handle the absence of postmodern complexity, happens to have been all about grooving together and feeling good. In addition to producer Gregory Howe, Coryell shares composing credits with bassist Matt Montgomery, trombonist Mike Rinta, and saxophonist Doug Rowan. The friendly grooves would be ideal background for casual massage, meal preparation, or tooling around in your ride at any time of day or night. ~ arwulf arwulf Recording information: Fantasy Records, ...

Wide Hive Players songs Recording information: Wide Hive Records, Berkeley, California (05/2009). Illustrator: Gabriel Johnson. Photographer: Gregory Howe. Personnel: Faye Carol (vocals); Doug Rowan (saxophone); Tim Hyland (trumpet); Mike Rinta (trombone); Matt Montgomery (piano); Thomas McCree (organ, drums). Liner Note Author: Gregory Howe.

Wide Hive Players CD discography Released in 2010, Players II Guitar features fretboard legends Larry Coryell, Harvey Mandel, Barry Finnerty, and Calvin Keys backed by the Wide Hive Players, a well-oiled West Coast jazz machine coordinated by producer, mixer, and composer Gregory Howe. The group, which includes trombonist Mike Rinta, saxophonist Doug Rowan, guitarist Luke Westbrook, drummer Thomas McCree and bassist-keyboardist Matt Montgomery, provides exceptionally strong support for the legendary guitarists whose collective recording history touches upon Charles Mingus, Canned Heat, Ray Charles, the Crusaders, Chico Hamilton, and the Rolling Stones. Packed with attractive and easy-to-move-to funk, rock, and soul-jazz grooves, Players II Guitar paved the way for a comparably enjoyable Wide Hive Players recording with Coryell as featured artist. Like much of the Wide Hive catalog, this ...