Melvin Sparks • This Is It!

Guitarist Melvin Sparks' quintet date is a throwback to late-'60s funky soul-jazz. The pieces are bluesy and funky without being blues, and fall between jazz and R&B grooves. Sparks plays well if predictably and his obscure backup band (which has a background vocal from Nikki Armstrong on "Give Your Life to G-d") performs its parts well and with spirit. All of the music is danceable without being overly simplistic and the solos usually last the optimum length of time. The results are quite accessible if somewhat lacking in surprises, played in a style that is very easy to like.

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La cita del quinteto del guitarrista Melvin Sparks es un retroceso al funky soul-jazz de finales de los 60. Las piezas son blues y funky sin ser blues, y se sitúan entre el jazz y el R&B. Sparks toca bien, si es que es predecible, y su oscura banda de respaldo (que tiene una voz de fondo de Nikki Armstrong en "Give Your Life to G-d") interpreta sus partes bien y con espíritu. Toda la música es bailable sin ser excesivamente simplista y los solos suelen durar el tiempo óptimo. El resultado es bastante accesible si bien carece de sorpresas, interpretado en un estilo que es muy fácil de gustar.

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Tracklist:
1 - This Is It!
2 - Bambu
3 - Heavy Fallin' Out
4 - My Girl
5 - Give Your Life To G-d
6 - Watch Yo' Step
7 - Bounce
8 - The Light Is On
9 - Hot Barbeque


Credits:
    Drums – Justin Tomsovic
    Guitar – Melvin Sparks
    Organ [Hammond] – Jerry Z
    Saxophone – Cochemea Gastelum
    Trumpet – Jennifer Hartswick


Label: Savant ‎– SCD 2065
Released: 2005
Genre: Jazz
Style: Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk

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