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Title: The master returns
Review: well well.....he we go again! another feast of chops, musicality, and utter taste. this album really is fantastic. dave's last offering was also very nice and possible nicer in some ways. The new album, playing wise, is far better. dave and the whole band really open some more doors....its a joy to listen to. However it seems dave has returned to some of the stuff he was doing in the 80's. by that i mean the sometimes overuse of all these synth sounds.....he is becoming less acoustic. The solos are obviously great but the actual melodies are sometimes lacking. but the addition of a horn section is great. The best tracks are 1,2,4,5,10,11. the rest seem to just wander into the neither here nor there basket. HOWEVER........dave weckl is the best drummer in the world......NO question, and this album is still a must have for any jazz/fusion fan. all he needs to do now is release a live album! PLEASE!
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