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Trinidad steel drummer Robert Greenidge (who has worked with everyone from John Lennon to Taj Mahal) and Arkansas keyboardist Michael Utley (who's worked with everyone from Aretha Franklin to John Prine) are both members of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, and Club Trini is their fourth album as a duo, though their first in eight years. Joined by fellow Coral Reefers, Greenidge and Utley serves up eight breezy Caribbean instrumentals and one vocal number, "Love Is Made of This," sung by Nadirah Shakoor, formerly of Arrested Development and now with the Coral Reefer Band. All the music is bouncy, tuneful, and well played, but it's so simple and easygoing that it inevitably becomes background music rather than foreground music. --Geoffrey Himes
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Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2008
This CD (and the other Club Trini releases too) are a nice cheap trip to the Caribbean. Steel drum music taken in a totally different direction. Since these guys are part of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, you have probably hear them without knowing it. Give this a try!!!
I came to this album as a Jimmy Buffett fan -- Club Trini is made up of current and former members of his Coral Reefer band -- and found something both similar and distinctly different than what I was expecting. This album is almost entirely instrumental -- there are a few vocals on some of the tracks, but never enough to take the focus away from the music -- and it's a fusion of the music Buffett's fans might be familiar with, along with more "pure" Caribbean music and jazz. It's an effective blend, extremely pleasant and refreshing. I've used it as background music at parties and at work numerous times. It's also nice to see the Club Trini guys get a chance to get the spotlight. For better or worse, at Buffett concerts, the focus is on Jimmy or the show the audience puts on. A nice album and one that Buffett fans looking for something that's not quite as party-party-party as some of his albums are would do well to pick up.
This is a wonderful album. It's great to hear these guys, normally confined to being Jimmy Buffett's backup band (aside from all their side projects), get a chance to shine together. This is a tropical album, but some of the songs are very jazzy, which is guitarist Peter Mayer's background. One of the songs, especially in the tasty guitar solo and Hammond organ work of Mike Utley, invokes Santana. The songs range from dance in the streets party music to lazy summer sun relaxing vibes. It's also live at Margaritaville Cafe in New Orleans, so the crowd interaction is cool and the jams are authentic. The only thing keeping this from being 5 stars is that Jimmy Buffett pokes his head in for a few songs and just doesn't fit the vibe. His vocals detract from the great Nadira's on "Cairo" and, while "No Woman No Cry" is good, he doesn't fit there either. By the way, the track listing above is incorrect (as of 7/31/00). It appears to be from the first Club Trini album. Also a good album, with the great "Love is Made of This", but I prefer this one because it's live.
Anyone looking to for a good upbeat steel drum album will appreciate this. All instrumental except for track 3...I believe that's Nadira Shakoor on that one. Those with some investment in their audio equipment will enjoy the quality of this recording. (Hi-fi shops should use this to demo) If you've decided that some steel drum instrumental music would make a nice addition to your music collection, you can't go wrong with this Club Trini CD. BTW - anyone else out there have a kid who doesn't like Buffett yet? My daughter is 1-1/2, and she actually likes this CD...
Having played steel drums in college, I really enjoy listening to this CD. There's a good variety of tunes and the slower ones are beautiful. It's relaxing, yet fun. It's a good addition to a CD collection for anyone out there like me who is always searching for a new CD featuring the steel drum.
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