Fearless featuring Cindy Blackman
© Copyright-Paul Abler
(783707271507)
Record Label: Bossa Nova Music
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This is the second collaboration between Guitarist / Composer Paul Abler and powerhouse drummer Cindy Blackman. Cindy’s muscular drumming is perfect for Abler’s melodic original music, which ranges from hard driving swing to bossa nova & samba.
Originally from Detroit, Now based in New York City, Abler has performed and / or recorded with James Carter, Allen Farnham, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver, Ugonna Okegwo, Marcus Belgrave, Michael Cochrane, Sean Smith, John DiMartino, David McMurray, Mina Agossi,Les Paul, Joe Lee Wilson, Cameron Brown, Charles Davis, Yusef Lateef,Dwayne Burno, Ted Curson and his wife, Brazilian vocalist Yashmin Charnet-Abler.
Paul has been steadily gaining steam in all music circles (he has composed extensively for film and television). Check out the sound clips. You won’t be disappointed.
"Paul Abler's CD Fearless is # 14 on syndicated jazz DJ Bob Parlocha's top 40 list." 3/17/2006
“Abler’s compositions are radio airplay ready” Cadence Jazz Magazine
“Abler is a guitarist with chops to burn and the harmonic knowledge to make sure the notes don’t go to waste” Mark Stryker , Detroit Free Press
Paul Abler-Guitar
Carlton Holmes-Piano
Marion Hayden-Bass
Cindy Blackman-Drums
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Revue de CD en français
author: Jazz Hot - Jean Szlamowicz
Paul Abler vient de Pontiac (Michigan)
et son grand-père était déjà batteur
de jazz. Fort logiquement, il joue
avec les Funk Brothers et travaille
pour Motown. Il déclare comme
influences Joe Henderson, Wayne
Shorter McCoy Tyner, Ravel, Jobim,
Burt Bacharach et Frank Zappa. C’est
un élève de Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete
et de Jerry Bergonzi. Il a travaillé
avec Marcus Belgrave, James Carter,
Roy Brooks, Craig Taborn, Gerald
Cleaver… Solide, mélodique, il garde
de Joe Diorio un caractère un peu
sombre et introverti qui s’exprime
pourtant dans l’énergie. Il est vrai que
Cindy Blackman ne fait pas dans la
dentelle de Calais et qu’elle pousse la
machine sans faiblir. La musique est
séduisante sans être racoleuse,
moderne sans être expérimentale, travaillée
sans perdre sa spontanéité.
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The title tells it all
author: Vintage Guitar
The title tells it all; Abler is a fearless bopper who travels from a ballad to intricate runs through complex changes with the ease of a knife through butter. Nothing here will set a new trend, but if you like traditional jazz players who know their stuff in and out, this one's for you.
JH- September 2006
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52 minutes of meaty well-structured jazz, swing, bossa nova and samba music to e
author: Edward F. Nesta - Luxury Experience
Fearless is eight original compositions written and arranged by Paul Abler; there is over 52 minutes of meaty well-structured jazz, swing, bossa nova and samba music to enjoy. This is the second collaboration between Paul and the renowned jazz drummer Cindy Blackman, fold in Carlton Holmes on piano, and Marion Hayden on bass, and you have a tight energizing sound. When you hear Paul play, you do not just hear the strings on the guitar, but you hear dedication to content and pace laced with enthusiasm and commitment to the final product. "Just Tell Me What You Want" and "Paris Calling" are two tracks that are a testament to Paul's arranging where he creates a groove and a sound fused with the band members, with each member having their part, but where the sum of the parts are not greater than the whole; they make the whole ‘complete'. They say that over time jazz becomes a part of your soul, and with Paul, you can feel that jazz is his soul.
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