Frank Gambale "Natural High"

Frank Gambale "Natural High"

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Frank Gambale
Natural High
The Story
Frank Gambale unplugs for "Natural High", pulling out his acoustic guitar for a nine track instrumental CD recoded with pianist Otmaro Ruiz (who has been a member of John McLaughlin's Heart of Things touring band and the Robben Ford/Jimmy Haslip/Vinnie Colaiuta collaborative Jing Chi) and bassist Alain Caron (a founding member of the '80s Canadian fusion group UZEB). No drumming per se, but percussionist Mike Shapiro adds his beats to four cuts. The result is a mainstream jazz record that will appeal to fusion fans since they'll find it with no less energy than a typical Gambale release. Even on acoustic guitars, Gamable delivers the speed and dexterity he has been known for since his first recordings. As reviewer John Kelman notes, "In many ways "Natural High" is the Gambale album that his fusion fan base needs to hear - demonstrating the firm but sometimes forgotten link between mainstream jazz and one of its many stylistic descendents."
The Music
07:30 You Are All The Things Instrumental
07:19 We'll Remember December Instrumental
07:06 D's Living Room Instrumental
06:18 Fortune Instrumental
07:38 The Long and Short Of It Instrumental
07:06 Have You Met Tom Jones? Instrumental
05:47 Principesa Instrumental
08:34 Scottish Highlands Instrumental
07:25 Another Challenger Instrumental
The Artists
Frank Gambale Acoustic Guitar, Production, Mixing, Photography
Otmaro Ruiz Piano
Alain Caron Bass
Mike Shapiro Percussion on 3, 5, 7 and 8
Robert M. Biles Engineering, Mixing
Dave Fredrick Audio Editing
Jim Schultz Audio Editing
Bill Dooley Mastering
James Frank Dean Artwork
Recorded at Bob's Hardware, Los Angeles, CA, March 2005.

Mixed in October, 2005.

Mastered at Paramount Mastering.