The Trackers feat. Gary Husband & Alf Terje Hana - Vaudeville 8:45

Cat. no: ABLX066
Format: CD
Barcode: 700261489643
Release Date: 15 Apr 2022
Genre: Jazz

What appears next on a resumé as weighty as Gary Husband's is always a matter of musical interest

Even with long and satisfying associations with legends like John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, the talented drummer/ keyboardist continually seeks different worthy and intriguing paths to explore - whatever his vehicle of expression. So when his latest project is co- led by a comparatively under- the-radar musician - in this case, Norwegian guitarist Alf Terje Hana - additional curiosity ensues. "When Allan Holdsworth passed, I lost a very close and special long- term musical relationship immensely central to my ongoing development and creativity as a drummer. To ease the pain of that loss and the sheer void it brought about, I knew I had to start something new - build myself a new way to continue."

That "new way" gradually took shape for Husband: "I knew I wanted a three-piece; I knew I wanted guitar. I had even come up with a name while waiting for a fight in Hamburg Airport. I knew that this band - The Trackers - was going to happen."

Husband also knew that the guitar chair was going to require a special choice. It would have to be someone unique enough to stand apart from the imposing shadows cast by his prior guitar colleagues.

"I became really into the idea of casting Alf to occupy the guitarist role. He sounded nothing like Allan or John McLaughlin, which was important to me. Plus his way and trajectory are very different from mine. He's unlike any musician I've ever worked with actually."

With the duo's program incorporating funk, rock, avant- garde and abstract classical elements, allusions to jazz and fusion, and strong aspects of mood and atmosphere, Husband called upon an extraordinary roster of bassists to complete the project, casting them accordingly. "It required some introspection but the pieces themselves strongly dictated who I might ask for each tune. I'm fortunate to have had frst- hand experience with all of these gentlemen throughout my life, and to call them all friends."
Gary Husband: drums, organ, electric piano Alf Terje Hana: guitars, octave guitar, synth, programming Mark King, Etienne MBappé; Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Haslip, Øyvind Grong, Guy Pratt, Kevin Scott: bass 

Tracks: Two Foxes / The Drowning / Nisco / Romantic Rude / Wolf Moon / Wide Awake Running / Deep Stepping / Garden Of Bliss / Living Time

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