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Charnett Moffett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Piadrum Records
• ASIN: B000F0UUPK
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,076 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. G.E.M.

2. Icon Blues

3. PTL

4. Kings and Queens

5. Coral

6. Free Raga

7. Jubilant

8. Rain Drops

9. Triumph

10. Mr. O.C.

11. Wishful Thinking

12. Happy Dreams

13. Internet

14. Universal March

15. Enjoy Your Life

16. Star Spangled Banner (Bonus Track)

17. RAS (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews

Jazz Improv Magazine - Jim Santella V6N3

"Recommended, the bass tastes found on this release appeal to a broad audience: young, old, far and wide."

Product Description

Internet, Charnett Moffett's ninth release as a leader, displays not only his brilliant virtuosity on the acoustic bass, piccolo bass, fretless electric bass and bass guitar but his continued growth as a composer who has successfully carved out his own original musical identity. The opening track," "G.E.M.," is dedicated to the classic John Coltrane Quartet rhythm section of Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. Moffett's powerful and authoritative bass playing is dominant throughout with support from Scott and McPherson. "'Icon Blues' shows my Ray Brown influence plus who I am today within the conception of the blues." "PTL" is a danceable, catchy and playful piece that features Moffett's bass ensemble on three respective instruments including piccolo, acoustic and fretless electric basses.

The bassist cites "Kings And Queens" as a strong example of his writing. The unaccompanied bass solo, "Coral," an extension of "Kings And Queens," is a bit reminiscent of classical music that Moffett plays flawlessly.

"Free Raga," is an especially intriguing performance with Moffett's piccolo bass sounds a bit like a sitar. "'Jubilant' gave me a chance to demonstrate my electric bass chops, influenced by the fusion style of bass playing from the era in which I grew up."

The trio returns for the atmospheric "Rain Drops," the up-tempo romp "Triumph" and "Mr. O.C." which is dedicated to Ornette Coleman. "Wishful Thinking," which also pays tribute to Coleman along with Charles Mingus. Moffett's remarkable playing on "Happy Dream" and his driving and purposeful solo on "Internet" by itself could be conclusive evidence that he is one of the greats on his instrument.

"Universal March" features Moffett's piccolo bass along with a strong and infectious melody. The philosophical "Enjoy Your Life" has a vocal by Moffett sung in unison with his bass. "The Star Spangled Banner" showcases Moffett's bowing joined by unusual effects. The final "RAS," is a joyful and rockish piece.

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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pedigree is important but it does not a composer make, August 6, 2007

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William M. Hoar III "B III" (Chichester NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internet (Audio CD)

Charnett Moffett is a true virtuoso bassist. His upright playing is in league with Christian McBride and other young jazz bassists. As is often the case, monster players are not always great compsers and vice versa. It is true that sometimes great players are great composers, more often than not the two talents are usually mutually exclusive. Internet is recorded well and the performances are impressive. The songs however are not memorable and the melodies are forgettable, there are no "hooks" to grab the listener.

GEM is dedicated to the classic John Coltrane quartet of the early 1960's of Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. Unfortunately there is not a lot of Coltrane melodic ideas to be heard on this track. Charnette's playing is extremly aggressive and powerful, but that is not enough for most listeners including other bassists. Mr. O.C. again is in a way a tribute to John Coltrane and the title evokes Coltrane's Mr. P.C. for Paul Chambers. In fact it is dedicated to Ornette Coleman for whom Charnette is named, his name being a composite of his dad Cody and Ornette. This is perhaps the strongest track on the entire recording as everyone performs very well. There are some other bright spots particularly when Charnette plays his picollo bass and focuses on supplying melodic ideas over technical prowess. Charnette's playing as a sideman is generally more impressive and was especially so when he was in his early 20's and played with the Marsalis brothers and Tony Williams on such recordings as Williams' Civilization. As a sideman Charnette is directed more and so delivers more focused playing. It appears he benefits from this as his playing is more balanced in these situations.