*Artist: Michael Shrieve
*Album: Two Doors
*Year: 1995
*Genre: Progressive/Avant-Garde/Jazz-Rock
*Country: United States
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 176MB
Tracklist:
Deep Umbra
1 Stellar Rays 3:21
2 Deep Umbra 4:39
3 Sorcerer 3:29
4 Baraji 6:04
5 Caress of Lillith 4:18
6 The Smiling Tarshishm 3:59
7 Juvalamu 4:18
8 Palace of Dreams 5:15
Flying Polly
9 Locomotion 1:55
10 Data Trash 0:55
11 Stella 7:17
12 Your Saviour 1:48
13 Pipeline 0:46
14 Crocodile 4:21
15 Lincoln Logs 2:53
16 First Train 0:37
17 Queen Bee 12:04
18 Flying Polly 1:51
19 Stella (Reprise) 5:02
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Total playing time: 1:14:52
Extended info
Featurig Michael Shrieve (Santana), Jonas Hellborg (Mahavishnu Orchestra), Shawn Lane (Black Oak Arkansas), Wayne Horvitz and Bill Frisell (Naked City). A bit of an exception on the list, since the musicians all have equally a jazz and rock background. But sounds quite similar to other items of the list all the same.
Former Santana drummer Michael Shrieve's 1995 release Two Doors is appropriately titled, for it is really two albums in one, with two different trios providing the music. The first half of the record, subtitled "Deep Umbra," features Shrieve with guitarist Shawn Lane and bassist Jonas Hellborg performing eight jazz-rock compositions full of catchy themes and fiery improvisations. Lane is, simply put, one of the most technically gifted guitarists ever to pick up the instrument, and he records far too obscurely and infrequently. It is to his great credit that he never displays his abilities gratuitously, but instead carefully measures them out for maximum impact. He is a consummate musician. The same could be said about Hellborg, who not only holds down the bottom end with his sensitive yet powerful bass, but also shares co-writing credits for seven of the eight songs that he appears on. The second half of the record, subtitled "Flying Polly," features Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz. This half of the record is jazzier and more avant-garde than the first half, and frankly doesn't work nearly as well. There are moments where some of the rockabilly jazz elements that Frisell and Horvitz explored in John Zorn's Naked City come to the foreground, but, besides that, most of this portion of the record sounds flat and uninspired. It is a shame that this had to be the case, especially considering how good the Lane-Hellborg trio is. However, Shrieve's drums are very nicely recorded, and he always plays the most appropriate thing for any given song, never showboating or otherwise distracting from the integrity of the composition. There is much merit in this frustratingly inconsistent album, and for fusion fans it is worth searching out.
Audio Mixer: Walter Quintus.
Recording information: Bob Lang Studios, Seattle, WA (11/1993-05/1995); Ztudio Zerkall, Germany (11/1993-05/1995).
Personnel includes: Michael Shrieve (drums); Wayne Horvitz (organ); Bill Frisell, Shawn Lane (guitar); Jonas Hellborg (bass).
Former Santana drummer Michael Shrieve's 1995 release Two Doors is appropriately titled, for it is really two albums in one, with two different trios providing the music. The first half of the record, subtitled "Deep Umbra," features Shrieve with guitarist Shawn Lane and bassist Jonas Hellborg performing eight jazz-rock compositions full of catchy themes and fiery improvisations. Lane is, simply put, one of the most technically gifted guitarists ever to pick up the instrument, and he records far too obscurely and infrequently. It is to his great credit that he never displays his abilities gratuitously, but instead carefully measures them out for maximum impact. He is a consummate musician. The same could be said about Hellborg, who not only holds down the bottom end with his sensitive yet powerful bass, but also shares co-writing credits for seven of the eight songs that he appears on. The second half of the record, subtitled "Flying Polly," features Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz. This half of the record is jazzier and more avant-garde than the first half, and frankly doesn't work nearly as well. There are moments where some of the rockabilly jazz elements that Frisell and Horvitz explored in John Zorn's Naked City come to the foreground, but, besides that, most of this portion of the record sounds flat and uninspired. It is a shame that this had to be the case, especially considering how good the Lane-Hellborg trio is. However, Shrieve's drums are very nicely recorded, and he always plays the most appropriate thing for any given song, never showboating or otherwise distracting from the integrity of the composition. There is much merit in this frustratingly inconsistent album, and for fusion fans it is worth searching out.
Audio Mixer: Walter Quintus.
Recording information: Bob Lang Studios, Seattle, WA (11/1993-05/1995); Ztudio Zerkall, Germany (11/1993-05/1995).
Personnel includes: Michael Shrieve (drums); Wayne Horvitz (organ); Bill Frisell, Shawn Lane (guitar); Jonas Hellborg (bass).
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