Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey "Worker"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Psychedelic, Hip Hop
Label: Royal Potato Family
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 14, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. New Bird - 5:20
2. Appropriation Song - 3:17
3. Betamax - 3:40
4. Hey Hey Nsa - 5:10
5. Say Nothing - 4:47
6. Council Oak - 0:25
7. Bounce - 3:39
8. Let Yourself Out - 5:04
9. Mesa - 1:18
10. Better Living Through Competitive Spirituality - 3:24
11. The Finder's Keeper - 4:49

Line-up: 
Brian Haas - keyboards
Chris Combs - guitar, lap steel
Josh Raymer - drums

Description/Reviews: 

For this trio, that means the resonance of indie rock, the swagger and thump of hip-hop, the multi-sectioned construction of prog rock and the deconstruction of experimental fusion. Jazz? It’s hanging in there by a thread.
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If you asked these guys, they’d probably tell you they play the music with a certain vibe in mind, and let the resulting music itself determine what style it’s being played in. Some basic ground rules do apply for Worker, though: a dirty, analog-y sound, the diminishing of lines between composing and improvisation and recording these song mostly live. About the only present-day device used in making this music is looping, which is done right, because it makes the trio often sound like a quartet or quintet and never appears gimmicky.

 Read the full review by S. Victor Aaron at somethingelsereviews.com

Media/Samples 
Better Living Through Competitive Spirituality
Say Nothing

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