Transformation [Import]

Tal Wilkenfeld | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ais
• ASIN: B000UZ4GOQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Aussie born bassist Tal Wilkenfeld moved to the USA five years ago, and has since played with such luminary musicians as Jeff `Tain' Watts, Mike and Leni Stern, Marcus Miller, Susan Tedeschi and Richard Bona. On this 2008 debut, Tal offers you seven intricate and original Jazz fusion tracks with Wayne Krantz on guitar, Keith Carlock on drums, Geoffrey Keezer on Piano, and Seamus Blake on tenor sax.

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great first album, December 31, 2007

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Stephen Vivona (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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Many of us first saw Ms. "W" on the Eric Clapton "Crossroads" broadcast on PBS and were amazed by her bass playing with Jeff Beck. Her first solo CD shows that she is even better than her performance with Beck. Her songwriting abilities are commensurate with her bass playing. She is surrounded with great players. The joy she showed on the Crossroads performace is evident here...this young lady truly feels the joy of music and is gifted...a strong recommendation if you enjoy jazz/rock.

44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars curb your enthusiasm, October 28, 2009

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This review is from: Transformation (Audio CD)

I've played bass guitar all of my life and after seeing the Jeff Beck dvd,"Live at Ronnie Scott's", I went online to learn more about his bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. (I was playing in a band that covered some of the tunes from BeckBogartandAppice when that was released long ago, so I have an appreciation for high level technicians on guitar and bass.) When I discovered Tal's cd,"Transformation", I enthusiastically bought it. She is a marvelous bassist and surrounds herself with a talented ensemble, and the work is technically impressive, BUT the cd as a whole lacks the passion that is so prevalent in her performance with Beck. "Live at Ronnie Scott's" had me on the edge of my seat listening with hunger and anticipation while "Transformation" makes for good background music, at least it becomes background music to me because it doesn't captivate me. The passion and emotion in Beck's performance is lacking in Tal's solo project. I lent it to the fellow who lent me Beck's dvd and he had the same impression.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Crusing Music!, December 15, 2007

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Patrick D. Mayo "Drum Nut" (Huntington Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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Well, Tal's CD passed the cruising up PCH from San Clemente to Huntington Beach near sunset test. Very tasteful music evocative of the beauty that is the SoCal coastline, especially "Truth Be Told." I doubt she was necessarily thinking of SoCal while writing and recording this CD, but none the less, it sure seems to capture that mood/feeling. To be only 21 and that talented, it's almost criminal. I bet we will see many great things from this young lady in the years to come.