Re-Inventions : The Best of the Vanguard Years

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Personnel includes: Sandy Bull (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, oud); Billy Higgins (drums); Dennis Charles (percussion).
Subtitled "Best of the Vanguard Years," RE-INVENTIONS culls eight instrumental pieces from Sandy Bull's releases for the Vanguard label. In the early '60, guitarist and banjo player Bull began experimenting with overdubbing, having already embraced a range of musics not yet squirreled into the overly simplified category of "world music." The result was a trio of compelling and evocative albums. Occasionally joined by a drummer or percussionist, Bull tackled modal blues, ragas, jazz, bossa nova, and even rock & roll. His understanding of the various forms was deep enough to allow for his own agenda.
Bull celebrates the common denominators that bind diverse musics. The 21-minute "Blend," a duet with drummer Billy Higgins, heads into an incredible single rhythmic note solo that dances along so hypnotically as to create its own gravitational pull. When first issued, this music wasn't so much ahead of its time--a listen to any of the sources from which Bull drew bears that out--as it was simply timeless.