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Lo Steele: Only A Drop
by Doug Collette
Befitting the album title, Only A Drop is a captivating but parsimonious depiction of Lo Steele's musical attributes. As such, it stands as an outline (in practical terms) for future productions with more lavish elements conjuring proportionately potent impact, but also for contemporary soul/r&b singing in general terms. In singing “Greenz," Steele sounds as sultry as the definition of the word ever implied. Meanwhile, she finds a firm foundation for her radiant voice on the backbeat of drummer ...
Continue ReadingElla Feingold & Charlie Hunter: Sanford N’ Anybody
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is music from an album I have been eagerly waiting for, featuring a too-good-to-be-true new collaboration between two of the most distinctive guitar voices around: Ella Feingold and Charlie Hunter. With these kinds of stellar pairings, tempering anticipation with caution is not unwise--but not this time. Feingold and Hunter aren't just virtuosos--they're conversationalists. And on Different Strokes for Different Folks, they are in a deep dialogue speaking fluent funk in all its rich dialects. Often the groove ...
Continue ReadingA Conversation with Charlie Hunter
by Jason West
This article was first published at All About Jazz in May 1999. One tends to get the impression that Charlie Hunter truly doesn't care about the big money, the acres of critics, or the international hype he receives. Perhaps this is because the 31 year-old Bay Area native is too concerned about growing as a musician. Hunter's world is all about making good music, and this he and his custom 8-string guitar--no bassist necessary--continues to do by investigating ...
Continue ReadingCandice Ivory: When The Levee Breaks: The Music Of Memphis Minnie
by Doug Collette
Candice Ivory is more than a little ambitious to conceive and execute an album comprised wholly of material by blues icon Memphis Minnie. But to her credit, she has been quite resourceful in enlisting some formidable resources in the effort: guitarist/bassist Charlie Hunter serves as a player and the album producer, the latter role he also filled on the album of the steel guitarist here DaShawn Hickman. Needless to say, camaraderie abounds throughout the dozen cuts, beginning with ...
Continue ReadingKurt Elling & Charlie Hunter: SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
by Chris May
As Shakespeare said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter follow up their Grammy-nominated 2021 album, SuperBlue (Edition), with another sublime blend of jazz and groove. As on the first disc, jazz is represented by Elling, groove by Butcher Brown keyboardist DJ Harrison and drummer Corey Fonville. Hunter, who has had a foot in both camps for over two decades, acts as marriage broker. Some jazz fans have an aversion to singers, ...
Continue ReadingKurt Elling: SuperBlue
by Angelo Leonardi
Nel pieno delle restrizioni Covid, la condizione artisticamente più difficile dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, Kurt Elling ha realizzato uno dei suoi album migliori, quello dal groove più intenso e coinvolgente.Il merito va condiviso col chitarrista Charlie Hunter e con gli altri due partner, il tastierista DJ Harrison e il batterista Corey Fonville. Chi segue la scena della black popular music attuale sa che i due sono membri del collettivo Butcher Brown, la band jazz/funk/hip-hop di Richmond che ...
Continue ReadingCostanza Alegiani, Charlie Hunter, Christian McBride, Nicole Johänntgen & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
In the two weeks since our last new releases special, so much great music came to our attention that today we have one of those shows that some define as “all killer, no filler..." except that I don't like to think of music as “killing," but you catch my drift. A special focus on Charlie Hunter's numerous recent projects as leader or sideman, and on great bass players like Petter Eldh, Christian McBride, Michael Formanek and Clovis Nicolas. ...
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