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| Released | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:56 | |||
| Label | Wombat | |||
| Producer | Frank Gambale | |||
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Natural Selection is an album by guitarist Frank Gambale that was released by Wombat Records in 2010. [1]
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| Released | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:56 | |||
| Label | Wombat | |||
| Producer | Frank Gambale | |||
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Natural Selection is an album by guitarist Frank Gambale that was released by Wombat Records in 2010. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |    [2] |
In a review for All About Jazz , Jack Huntley stated that the album "covers a varied musical territory but really excels on the more straight-ahead, classic-sounding tracks," and commented: "Throughout... the musicianship is wonderful and the soloists are always interesting. Gambale's style is marvelously flexible in the driving swing on most of this CD and in being so, adds a more melodic sensibility." [2]
All tracks are written by Frank Gambale
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teaser" | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Smog Eyes" | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Tones for Chick's Bones" | 7:32 |
| 4. | "In from Somewhere" | 6:41 |
| 5. | "Gioia" | 7:34 |
| 6. | "Good Morning Sunshine" | 7:16 |
| 7. | "Samba di Somewhere" | 6:24 |
| 8. | "Natural Selection" | 8:01 |
| 9. | "Gambashwari" | 6:29 |
| Total length: | 61:56 | |
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