Gary Willis, Llibert Fortuny & Kirk Covington
Release Date: 19 December 2008
Label: Abstract Logix
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 827912062083
Description
Fiercely uncompromising with equal allegiance to jazzy improvisation, funky backbeats and sonic experimentation, the audacious power trio Slaughterhouse 3 dwells in a place where fellow renegades like Garage a Trois, Bobby Previte & Charlie Hunter's Groundtruther and jam band godfathers Medeski, Martin & Wood operate - right on that cutting edge between Sun Ra-inspired extrapolation and James Brown-inspired groove power.
Anchored by the formidable rhythm tandem of drummer Kirk Covington and bassist Gary Willis (band-mates in Tribal Tech, one of the premier fusion groups of the past 20 years), Slaughterhouse 3 also introduces to fans of provocative, post-Bitches Brew electric music the gifted saxophonist Llibert Fortuny, who is fast emerging as one of the brightest young talents on Spain's jazz scene. Armed with an arsenal of analog pedals and various digital gear, Fortuny deftly manipulates his sound to create loops, feedback, harmonic squeals and all manner of sonic mayhem in the mix. And no matter how far out Fortuny may take it, as on the experimental noise-thrash jam "Let's Go" or the raucous "Slaughterhouse 3" from the band's killer self-titled debut, Covington and Willis hold down the fort with slamming backbeats and ultra-funky basslines.
Personnel: Gary Willis (bass), Llibert Fortuny (saxophone), Kirk Covington (drums)
Tracklisting
Shakti
John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
John McLaughlin
Oz Noy, Dennis Chambers & Jimmy Haslip
Ozone Squeeze feat. Oz Noy
Tony Grey
Wayne Krantz
Debashish Bhattacharya
Billy Cobham
Scott Kinsey
Neil Ardley
Gary Burton
Thomas de Pourquery
Fourplay
Horst Hansen Trio
Robby Krieger
