victor wooten Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/victor-wooten Celebrating 30 Years Online! Sat, 04 Feb 2023 02:13:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/contemporaryjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-ContemporaryJazz-mascot-logo-favicon-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 victor wooten Archives - ContemporaryJazz.com https://contemporaryjazz.com/category/victor-wooten 32 32 124780169 Review: Thunder from Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten https://contemporaryjazz.com/review-thunder-from-smv https://contemporaryjazz.com/review-thunder-from-smv#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:42:10 +0000 http://www.contemporaryjazz.com/?p=732 Thunder. Rhythmic, melodic, rock you out, funk you up. Thunder!  I can’t imagine a better name for this all-star collaboration between these three Bass Masters of the Universe. The thunderous power that is conjured up by SMV is awe-inspiring, not just in the low and middle registers, but in the compositions and arrangements as well. […]

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]]> Thunder. Rhythmic, melodic, rock you out, funk you up. Thunder!  I can’t imagine a better name for this all-star collaboration between these three Bass Masters of the Universe.

The thunderous power that is conjured up by SMV is awe-inspiring, not just in the low and middle registers, but in the compositions and arrangements as well. This isn’t some ego driven free-for-all that’s all chops and no meat. In my opinion, it’s the compositions that drive this recording, with each bassist unselfishly contributing for the benefit of the whole. I have to admit that of the three players, I’m least familiar with Victor Wooten; but I was easily able to identify each distinctive voice, in fact, this is probably the best setting I’ve heard Stanley play in in quite some time.

To have three of today’s leading bassists, each of which bring much more to the table than just being a recording artist, creating such a cohesive project, speaks volumes of their talents and obvious kinship. One could only hope that this doesn’t end up being a one-off project.

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]]> https://contemporaryjazz.com/review-thunder-from-smv/feed 3 732 Review: Palmystery from Victor Wooten https://contemporaryjazz.com/review-palmystery-from-victor-wooten https://contemporaryjazz.com/review-palmystery-from-victor-wooten#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:18:01 +0000 http://208.76.81.101/~contempo/review-palmystery-from-victor-wooten/ Victor Wooten is a musician with a penchant for creativity and this is clearly heard on his latest release, Palmystery. The disc captures this versatile artist in his element as he succinctly takes listeners on a genre-bending tale during which themes of mysticism and spirituality are explored. This premise is shared in Wooten’s concurrently released […]

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]]> Victor Wooten is a musician with a penchant for creativity and this is clearly heard on his latest release, Palmystery. The disc captures this versatile artist in his element as he succinctly takes listeners on a genre-bending tale during which themes of mysticism and spirituality are explored. This premise is shared in Wooten’s concurrently released novel The Music Lesson which tells the story of a young musician’s encounter with a mysterious music teacher who expounds upon him spiritual lessons in music and life. The album opens with the playful and energetic “2 Timers” featuring Derico Watson and JD Blair on drums. The piece is further aided by Howard Levy’s harmonica, Eric Silver’s violin and a full horn section. On “Left Right & Center” guitarist Mike Stern shares the spotlight with Wooten and Neal Evans (Soulive) on the Hammond B3. Perhaps the track’s biggest accomplishment lies in the enlistment of Dennis Chambers, Will Kennedy, and Blair on drums whose combined force provides a fluid backbeat that keeps things moving along at a steady clip. A lively cover of Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” is included on the release as well. Wooten states that “A song is just an idea until someone brings it into the world,” adding “That’s the great mystery of music or any creative endeavor. The power is in the palm of your hand. You just have to release it to the world.” And release it to the world he did on the satisfying and eclectic Palmystery. Keep an ear out for this one.

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