Traffic (Remastered) Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Lenny White

• 1 Judith Loves Jazz 05:12
• 2 Manic Depression 03:57
• 3 Door #3 07:35
• 4 Joyce's Favorite 07:08
• 5 Misterioso 07:56
• 6 Dedication 05:37
• 7 Drums & Bass 07:17
• 8 Jake's Lullaby 03:42
• 9 Overruled 05:14
• 10 Electric Jam 09:11
• Total Runtime 01:02:49

Info zu Traffic (Remastered)

Chesky Records is pleased to announce the September 26 release of Traffic, CBW’s highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 debut, Electric. The power trio/supergroup features the godfather of fusion guitar Larry Coryell, former Weather Report bassist Victor Bailey and veteran Return to Forever drummer Lenny White.

Traffic continues the CBW tradition of blending virtuosic original compositions with immaculately conceived interpretations of jazz and classic rock standards. Original songs on Traffic include go-for-the-throat throwdowns like “Judith Loves Jazz,” “Door #3” and “Overruled,” while covers of Thelonious Monk’s “Misterioso” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression” are also featured.

Though Coryell & Co. have been acclaimed for their raw, in-your-face sound, they also know how to apply finesse when necessary. Traffic even finds CBW unplugging for gentle acoustic respites like “Jake’s Lullaby” and “Joyce’s Favorite.” “It’s not only a detour from the rest of the program, but I think it’s a needed one in the first decade of the 21st century,” Coryell says of the featured acoustic numbers. “I just don’t think we can go all the way through with loud rockin’ stuff, so we offer a few detours on this record.”

Other sonic highlights include a rare documented instance of Coryell playing slide on “Misterioso” and Bailey’s two-handed tapping technique on several tracks throughout the album. Recorded in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in New York, Traffic uncompromisingly captures the immediacy of uncompressed live music in a sonically rich environment; CBW just let the tape roll and channeled the spirit of the moment. “Monk told me one thing that I will never forget,” Coryell recalls.” He said, ‘Wrong is right, baby!’ And on this record, we all took his advice. We all made mistakes with authority and it sounds good.”

Larry Coryell, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Victor Bailey, electric bass
Lenny White, drums

Digitally remastered

Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Lenny White
Guitarist Larry Coryell hails from the generation of musicians that in the mid-sixties put up the scaffolding of jazz-rock. In 1965 Coryell founded The Free Spirits. The band could be described as Blood, Sweat & Tears ‘avant la lettre’, a jazzy pop group featuring saxophonist Jim Pepper, with Coryell playing the part of the singer-songwriter. At the beginning of the seventies Coryell founded the historical The Eleventh House, a jazz-rock formation in the same league as monumental bands like John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra and Chick Corea’s Return to Forever. During the mid-seventies Coryell decided to unplug his guitar and he ventured into acoustic projects. His transcriptions of complete works by Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov rank among the most remarkable productions. In the new millennium the guitarist focused on the guitar-bass-drums formula with musicians like Mark Egan (bass) and Paul Wertico (drums). On his new album Electric he plays with Victor Bailey and former Return to Forever drummer Lenny White, the two musicians with whom he also performs at North Sea Jazz 2006. Bailey, who after the death of Jaco Pastorius seemingly effortlessly succeeded to his throne, is one of the best contemporary electric bassists. After leaving Chick Corea, Lenny White made a name for himself with his subtle swinging style in the Griffith Park and Echoes of An Era All Star groups, in which he performed with Chaka Khan and Joe Henderson.

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