Derek Hunter Love Chaos

A series of albums recorded in the late '80s established Bobby Previte as one of the relatively few jazz drummers who is also a well-regarded composer, alongside Jack DeJohnette, Bob Moses, and a handful of others. As a bandleader, sideman, composer, and arranger, Previte crossed the formal boundaries of jazz, expanding its reach into modern composition, heavy metal, funk, free improvisation, and more. In 1973, he received his B.A. in music from the University of Buffalo, where he studied percussion with Jan Williams. He moved to New York City in 1979, where he collaborated with many of the musicians who would put "the downtown scene" on the map. His first album as a leader, Bump the Renaissance (1987), was followed in short order by Pushing the Envelope (1987) and Claude's Late Morning (1988), the latter two released by Gramavision. The albums were enthusiastically reviewed, and established his reputation as one of jazz's more visionary composers.

For much too long, the legend of Long John Hunter was largely a local one, limited to the bordertown region between El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. That's where the guitarist reigned for 13 years (beginning in 1957) at Juarez's infamous Lobby Bar. Its riotous, often brawling clientele included locals, cowboys, soldiers from nearby Fort Bliss, frat boys, and every sort of troublemaking tourist in between. Hunter kept 'em all entertained with his outrageous showmanship and slashing guitar riffs. Collection includes: Ride With Me (1992); Border Town Legend (1996); Swinging From The Rafters (1997).