Charlie Hunter Trio (album)

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Charlie Hunter Trio
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 8, 1993
RecordedMay 9 – 26, 1993
StudioThe Corn Studios
Genre Jazz fusion, acid jazz, jazz rock
Length48:17
Label Mammoth/Prawn Song [1]
Producer Les Claypool
Charlie Hunter chronology
Charlie Hunter Trio
(1993)
Bing, Bing, Bing!
(1995)
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Charlie Hunter Trio is the debut album by jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter. [3] [4] It was released by Prawn Song Records, a label owned by Les Claypool. [5] Claypool produced the album, and his former bandmate, Jay Lane, played drums. Dave Ellis joined in on saxophone. [6] Hunter played a seven-string guitar. [3]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded by Claypool for one hundred dollars. [7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the trio provides an interesting, yet accessible, groove-driven, funky, improvised jam for a new generation of jazz fans." [2] Trouser Press wrote: "Though deceptively clean, its diffuse, fusiony compositions don’t fully convey the group’s sass and spirit — only 'Dance of the Jazz Fascists' ... comes close." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Charlie Hunter except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Fred's Life"4:30
2."Live Oak" (Hunter/Calder Spanier)4:17
3."20, 30, 40, 50, 60, Dead"5:57
4."Funky Niblets"6:05
5."Fables of Faubus" (Charles Mingus)1:49
6."Dance of the Jazz Fascists" (Dave Ellis/Hunter/Jay Lane)6:34
7."The Telephone's a Ringin'"6:53
8."Rhythm Comes in 12 Tones"2:55
9."Mule"3:17
10."Faffer Time" (Hunter/Ellis/Lane)6:04

Personnel

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