HBC, the trio of guitarist Scott Henderson, bassist Jeff Berlin, and drummer Dennis Chambers, is a jazz fusion supergroup by anyone's standards, and they've been touring together for a while now, so although this is the group's debut album, it's still the work of a veteran band whose members are well aware of what they do, which in this case means powerful, driving versions of compositions by Wayne Shorter ("Footprints," "Mysterious Traveller," "Sightseeing"), Joe Zawinul ("D Flat Waltz," "The Orphan"), Billy Cobham ("Stratus"), and Herbie Hancock ("Actual Proof"), along with a pair of pieces by Henderson and Berlin. It's all solid, thick, joyously rhythmic, and fun. ~ Steve Leggett|
Rovi
過去に2 度来日公演を行ったこの強力トリオの初アルバムがついに。デニチェン、ジェフ・バーリン、スコヘン、名前を見ただけでその音楽は想像可能! もちろん超テクニカル・フュージョン! しかも、ハンコックの《アクチュアル・プルーフ》、ウェザーの《ディー・フラット・ワルツ》《ミステリアス・トラヴェラー》などのカバーという文句なしの選曲ゆえ、異様な完成度。この超絶プレイで体中浄化されたい人、不純物も一気に出て健康になります!?
intoxicate (C)馬場雅之
タワーレコード(vol.101(2012年12月10日発行号)掲載)