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Palmystery | 
 enlarge | Artist: Victor Wooten
Label: Heads Up
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 31972
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 3135
UPC: 053361313524
EAN: 0053361313524
ASIN: B00132D86M
Release Date: May 26, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| » | 2 Timers | | » | Cambo | | » | I Saw God | | » | Lesson | | » | Left Right And Center | | » | Sifu | | » | Miss U - Wooten, Victor & Lee Boys | | » | Flex | | » | Gospel | | » | Song For My Father | | » | Happy Song | | » | Us 2 |
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 Moore bass from Wooten April 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Wootens new album "Palmystery" is, as all his albums before this have been, a massive, solid display of magnificent and suprior bass playing. He manages to amaze yet again, this time around with a more subtle, jazzy sound and feel, rather than the very funky slapping he is so famous for.
Obviously he still slaps a lot, but it doesn't dominate the sound. There's more playing with the feel, with the soul (if that says anything at all) of the songs on "Palmystery". Furthermore there are some really inspired performances from guesting musicians as well throughout the album. Great solo pieces throughout. My own personal favorite probably being the funky "Left, Right, and Center".
I don't really know how to describe the feel of the album (how does one go about describing music properly anyway? It is just as easy to describe the colour of thoughts or the essence of love). Grown up? Mature? Thoroughly thought through? Yet playful and experimenting? Wooten through a straight jazz filter?
It is a very good album from a very good musician, one of the few who really and truly understands and expands the ways of his instrument, with great guest performers. Highly recommendable.
 what happened here??? April 11, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The playing is technically fantastic and the grooves really do roll.
This goes for the playing of all involved here -but what's with some of those keyboard solos...as if the player was looking to break some speed record and had forgotten all about the things that make good solos.The prime example here is the first tune.-COME ON, PLEASE!!!
I find the pieces to be weak at best ( not the grooves and rhythms , just for what end they are being used here). The percieved lack of dynamics is also giving me a bit of a hard time.
I love howard levy's playing but here he is just not given an adequate vehicle to shine. He does help a little tho-and his leaving the flecktones is still something... well a real shame!!!
To me , with his departure, something special left that band which has not been regained.
He's just incredible ( his contributions to donald fagens latest album are another case in point. here he plays extremely well in a real good song..."what I do" has an extended levy solo. To my ears ,perfect within it's conext)
Richard Bona helps a little as well ...he is the one thing I like about " I saw god" a fantastically repetative and preachy cheesefest of a song.
Thanks very much tho for "song for my father" , this horace silver tune helps a little as one has heard it so many times , covered by everyone but the neighbors' cat. It's a classic for a reason. The inthusiasm about this horace silver tune lasts at least until one has actually heard the version on this album.
I really like "what did he say" tho. A previous wooten album.
That one is to me a very interesting , extremely well played , humorous and musical album. At least for the most part.
I would recommend that album any day when compared with palmystery.
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