www.wingnutjazz.com
Wingnut music, mostly instrumental, draws from jazz/rock/hip-hop/funk/soul/drum-'n-bass
and other genres. With high regard for dynamics, the trio's original compositions transform from deep Hammond B3 organ grooves to introspective melodic piano passages. The music is exploratory but maturely composed, balancing intense, aggressive improvisation with solid foundation and ambient structures. Wingnut's own record label, Ruff-Nut Music in conjunction with I-Town Records have released this new title, "Color".
"Color", Wingnut's 2nd album/release comes with an emphasis on diversity and contrast. Featuring special guests, vocalist Jennifer Middaugh, DJ MOP, MC Judith Burton, pedal harpist Elizabeth Fogarty, trumpeter Paul Merrill, and tenor saxophonist Joe Kaczorowski, the album boasts a broad sonic and stylistic spectrum, not to mention some intriguing production.
1 emerge > a heavy backbeat kicks the album into drive,
locking Walt Lorenzut's compelling bass against keyboard
wunderkind Michael Stark, who shifts gears between throaty
Hammond B3 organ, pacific Rhodes piano and humanoid
synthesizer 2 yellowbird > takes wing with dextrous guest
tenor saxophonist Joe Kaczorowski, who glides over a soul
rhythm section 3 galoshes > a vehicle for vocalist Jen
Middaugh, who dresses the intense tone poem with a
Sade-coolness 4 sugnim > an ode to bass legend Charles
Mingus- visiting trumpeter Paul Merrill quotes Miles Davis
circa 1960 while drummer Zaun Marshburn stars as a player
with lyricism and muscle 5 head toaster > jerks with a
funky, happy Herbie Hancock/Headhunter twang 6 tin can > if
John Bonham gigged with Weather Report, they might sound
like this- a short intense fuzztone condensation written by
Marshburn 7 three brothers from detroit > a somber and
introspective piano theme juxtaposed elegantly with a brisk
tempo post-bop break 8 wiggle waggle > wingnut interprets a
Herbie Hancock classic with guest DJ Mop on turntables 9
bag slap > rap poetry of Judith Burton leads into an urban
groove, a vision walk rippled by surreal samples and
sensuous singing by Jen Middaugh 10 four paths > s read by
a jagged organ and speedfreak rhythm section- a rush hour
break down on I-75 between merciless skyscrapers 11
windshield letters > a narrative piece that allows Stark to
work with everything in his pencilbox: expressive organ,
gorgeous piano and commanding stereo synthesizer
(excerpted from original press by Johnny J.Blair)
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.wingnutjazz.com
Track List:
1. emerge
2. yellowbird
3. galoshes
4. sugnim
5. head toaster
6. tin can
7. three brothers from detroit
8. wiggle waggle
9. bag slap
10. four paths
11. windshield letters
12. re-emerge
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
Wingnut music, mostly instrumental, draws from jazz/rock/hip-hop/funk/soul/drum-'n-bass
and other genres. With high regard for dynamics, the trio's original compositions transform from deep Hammond B3 organ grooves to introspective melodic piano passages. The music is exploratory but maturely composed, balancing intense, aggressive improvisation with solid foundation and ambient structures. Wingnut's own record label, Ruff-Nut Music in conjunction with I-Town Records have released this new title, "Color".
"Color", Wingnut's 2nd album/release comes with an emphasis on diversity and contrast. Featuring special guests, vocalist Jennifer Middaugh, DJ MOP, MC Judith Burton, pedal harpist Elizabeth Fogarty, trumpeter Paul Merrill, and tenor saxophonist Joe Kaczorowski, the album boasts a broad sonic and stylistic spectrum, not to mention some intriguing production.
1 emerge > a heavy backbeat kicks the album into drive,
locking Walt Lorenzut's compelling bass against keyboard
wunderkind Michael Stark, who shifts gears between throaty
Hammond B3 organ, pacific Rhodes piano and humanoid
synthesizer 2 yellowbird > takes wing with dextrous guest
tenor saxophonist Joe Kaczorowski, who glides over a soul
rhythm section 3 galoshes > a vehicle for vocalist Jen
Middaugh, who dresses the intense tone poem with a
Sade-coolness 4 sugnim > an ode to bass legend Charles
Mingus- visiting trumpeter Paul Merrill quotes Miles Davis
circa 1960 while drummer Zaun Marshburn stars as a player
with lyricism and muscle 5 head toaster > jerks with a
funky, happy Herbie Hancock/Headhunter twang 6 tin can > if
John Bonham gigged with Weather Report, they might sound
like this- a short intense fuzztone condensation written by
Marshburn 7 three brothers from detroit > a somber and
introspective piano theme juxtaposed elegantly with a brisk
tempo post-bop break 8 wiggle waggle > wingnut interprets a
Herbie Hancock classic with guest DJ Mop on turntables 9
bag slap > rap poetry of Judith Burton leads into an urban
groove, a vision walk rippled by surreal samples and
sensuous singing by Jen Middaugh 10 four paths > s read by
a jagged organ and speedfreak rhythm section- a rush hour
break down on I-75 between merciless skyscrapers 11
windshield letters > a narrative piece that allows Stark to
work with everything in his pencilbox: expressive organ,
gorgeous piano and commanding stereo synthesizer
(excerpted from original press by Johnny J.Blair)
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.wingnutjazz.com
Track List:
1. emerge
2. yellowbird
3. galoshes
4. sugnim
5. head toaster
6. tin can
7. three brothers from detroit
8. wiggle waggle
9. bag slap
10. four paths
11. windshield letters
12. re-emerge
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- JAZZ: Jazz Fusion
- ROCK: Jam-band
- TYPE: EXPERIMENTAL