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Four80East, Nocturnal (50:33)


 
Higher Octave Jazz 
50508820 
2001 
www.higheroctave.com 

Nocturnal is the second effort from Four80East, a Toronto-based
funk/fusion group piloted by multi-instrumentalist Rob DeBoer and
drummer/programmer Tony Grace. Here the duo is supplemented by Jon Stewart on
tenor, Andrew McPherson on flute, and Ivana Santilli on trumpet. There's
certainly a "smooth jazz" and palatable R&B element to the group's sound, but
the beats and sonic dimensions (samples, breaks) bring it closer to trippy funk
and electronica. The production is hip and so is the playing - shimmering
Rhodes and Moog, crisp Carlton-esque guitars, warm tenor and ethereal flute.
Stewart's Eddie Harris-like wah sax on "Sweet Tooth" is a highlight. Great
bachelor pad music with an edge. ~David R. Adler 


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