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01. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Codex (John D. Thomas)
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02. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Song for Max (John D. Thomas)
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03. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Playground (John Thomas-Williams)
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04. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - 3000 Worlds (John Thomas-Williams)
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05. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Song for My Father (Horace Silver)
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06. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Headwall (John D. Thomas)
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07. EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS - Yesterdays (Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach)
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ARTIST
EXTREMELY SERIOUS BUSINESS
TITLE
Headwall
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
ESP-DISK
CATALOG #
ESPDISK 5005CD
ESPDISK 5005CD
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
4/14/2015
John D. Thomas
's band of the 1980s,
Serious Business
(heard on
Serious Business
(ESPDISK 5006CD)), focused on his fusion and "free funk" compositions played with an electric sound.
Extremely Serious Business
marked a turning point, a return to a more acoustic setting while remaining true to the pioneering spirit of "improvisation along the edges." Extremely Serious Business showcases Thomas's unique compositional skills and style while carrying on the long lineage of cutting-edge soloing "outside the changes."
Headwall
combines freedom in composition and conceptualization with a kickass groove to set a new standard in jazz guitar. This previously unreleased album features mostly a traditional acoustic jazz-guitar sound, but also includes two tracks with guitar synthesizer out front. All tracks were recorded with "live" musicians with the exception "Song for My Father," done in duo with drummer
Tom Garner
, with overdubbing. Mr. Thomas says, "Equally noteworthy is the incredible mix present throughout. Unlike previous recordings where the guitar sometimes appears either too far back or the sound too tinny and less full, this album exceeds previous mix attempts in achieving both balance and clarity." John D. Thomas: guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, electric bass;
Greg Burke
: piano, synthesizer;
Paul Beaudry
: contrabass; Tom Garner: drums;
Avi Rothbard
: guitar on "Yesterdays."
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