Hendrix Truth

Jazzmob - The Truth (1999) {2CD Set Beboporbedead JARCD1999}
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© 1999 Beboporbedead Records | JARCD 1999
Jazz / Modern Jazz / Groove

This is yet more enjoyable evidence of the continuing excellence of the contemporary Norwegian scene. Saxophonists Klette and Johansen are convincing players in a fluent and broad-based post-Coltrane/Coleman mode. Jazzmob was founded in 1998 by saxophonist Jon Klette and released their first CD, a live double, The Truth on their own label, Beboporbedead, in 1999. Jazzmob almost exclusively perform original material composed by Jon Klette and Anders Aarum, and their music draw inspiration from such diverse sources as Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Don Cherry, progrock, classic bebop and beyond. Their music is hard swinging, electro/acoustic and filled with infectious grooves and exciting interplay.

This album confirms the talent of a leading blues songwriter. Sometimes the Truth is a milestone in the career of this San Antonio, Texas, singer/guitarist. Part of this set was recorded in the New York studio of Neal's good friend Popa Chubby (who makes noted vocal appearances on three tracks and plays guitar on five), while the rest was cut in Europe with a little help from noted Frenchies Nico "Wayne" Toussaint and Fred Chapellier.

Resonance Records goes out of its way again to unearth yet another significant chapter in jazz history, and once again, it's one that relatively few fans have ever heard. This performance of Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth Big Band was captured during George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival at Avery Fisher Hall. It was broadcast on NPR's Jazz Alive program, but this double disc contains the entire performance, with more than 40 minutes of additional music.