Mistico

Charlie Hunter Trio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000PKG7JS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,552 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars well worth the wait, September 3, 2007

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The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mistico (Audio CD)

For months now, I've been listening to live shows of this band with two deeply held aspirations. First, I've been wishing that the group would play in my town and second, I've hoped for an album. (We never did get a trio album from the charmed Hunter, Chopek and Lovejoy trio.) While this group hasn't played in my town, here's the long awaited album. One out of two ain't bad. Why do I love this group? As with "Mistico," my favorite Hunter work has been in environments without brass. In this trio, Hunter is accompanied by drummer Simon Lott and one of the most exciting keyboardists these days, Erik Deutsch. This is a rock friendly excursion. Hunter is in top form as much of his lead work reflects a fresh phrasing style. He employs his typical arsenal of effects and sonic trickery to maximize the psychedelia and funk factor. The anthemic 'Speakers Built In' is one of the best songs that I've heard since I can remember. It is catchy and rockin' -it offers complete listening satisfaction. Other highlights include 'Wizard Sleeve' and 'Chimp Gut.' While the rockin' tunes may be the most compelling, songs like 'Mistico' 'Drop a Dime' and 'Estranged' offer a relaxed breather. So was it worth the wait? Absolutely. That written, I believe that "Mistico" could have been better. Compared to the live sets, some of this material sounds a little over produced and many tunes were abbreviated. I also would have preferred for Erik Deutsch to get some more time in the spotlight. All in all, "Mistico" stands as a deeply satisfying experience.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tribute to Charlie Hunter's creativity., January 27, 2010

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M. Barrett "beer?beer!" (Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mistico (Audio CD)

This album is all over the place, in a good way. It has the a solid jazz/fusion feel, with a rock 'n roll edge and some blues undertones with pleanty of funk to go around. The album has a wonderful flow yet each song is unique and interesting. Select tracks: Mistico, Spoken Word, Balls, Speakers Built In.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charlie plays 'classic rock', January 12, 2008

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Anthony Cooper (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This CD isn't literally classic rock, but Charlie Hunter's grooves, song forms, and bluesy playing is close to it for a jazz CD. For this one, he has a keyboardist and drummer. He also downsizes his guitar -- no longer an 8-string guitar, it's a 7-string. It also sounds like he isn't playing as much self-accompanied bass. It sounds like the keyboard plays a lot of bass lines. I consider that an improvement, because unfortunately having the bassist and guitarist share the same brain (in past Hunter CD's) and hands hasn't worked out to more mind-blowing improvisations than a more traditional setup. "Lady!" and "Speakers Built In" are both jaunty songs, and a nice way to start. "Estranged" is bluesier and slower. "Balls" is very classic rock sounding. The guitar riff and Kenny Aranoff-style drums almost scream "John Cougar!". The song is mainly a drum solo. "Wizard Sleeve" is funkier than average. "Drop A Dime" is somewhat sludgy. "Spoken Word" is a faster song, with a very worried feel to it. "Special Shirt" is another jaunty one, with a nice blues piano solo. "Mistico" is slow and bluesy, and "Chimp Gut" is another jaunty strut. This is a pretty good CD, though I feel its simplicity works against it, it's really a 3.75 star CD.