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First solo release by Squat guitarist Trey Wright features 10 orignal jazz compositions inspired by Nick Drake, Radiohead, and Brad Mehldau. The CD includes a cover of Nick Drake's "River Man".
Genre:
Jazz: Traditional Jazz Combo
Release Date:
2006
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Record Label: Namaste
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SQUAT GUITARIST RELEASES FIRST SOLO ALBUM!
Trey Wright, guitarist for the Athens/Atlanta based jazz band Squat and jazz studies instructor at the Atlanta Institute of Music, Kennesaw State University, LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia, will be releasing his first solo CD, Where I’m Calling From in mid-February 2006. The CD release shows are scheduled for Friday, February 17 at Flicker Theatre in Athens, and Saturday, February 18 at the 5 Spot in Atlanta.
Recorded July 6-10, 2005 at Trey’s home studio in Decatur GA, Where I’m Calling From includes 2 solo guitar pieces along with performances by the Trey Wright Trio featuring drummer Marlon Patton (Heavy Mojo, Gunnison, Grogus) and upright bassist Scott Smith (faculty member of LaGrange College and GSU). Other guests on the CD include tenor saxophonist and Blue Canoe recording artist E.J. Hughes, alto saxophonist Mace Hibbard (faculty member of GSU), trombonist Kevin Hyde (Grogus, Gunnison, performances with Widespread Panic and the Derek Trucks Band), and Squat bassist Carl Lindberg on Djembe. The CD was mixed by Randy Hoexter and mastered by Alex Lowe at Red Tuxedo Studios.
Along with a cover of Nick Drake’s “River Man”, the CD features 10 original compositions inspired by and composed during trips to Eugene and Portland Oregon in the summer of 2003 and winter of 2005. Many of the compositions have become staples at the Trio’s monthly performances at the 5 Spot in Little 5 Points in Atlanta. Musically, the CD combines elements of traditional jazz with more contemporary influences including Radiohead and Nick Drake. In the style of other jazz CDs by Jim Hall and Brad Mehldau, Where I’m Calling From combines classical and modern aesthetics into a new refreshing approach to jazz. According to Trey, “I wanted to record a CD of my own material to showcase the songs I had written in Oregon. The instrumentation and arrangement is unique in each song and not every song needed solos ."
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The music is edgy, energetic and will keep you glued to your speakers throughout
author: Just Jazz Guitar Magazine
Atlanta guitarist Trey Wright is quickly becoming one of the most interesting guitarists on the scene today. A longtime member of the modern jazz outfit, Squat, Wright’s debut album Where I’m Calling From, proves that he can also make great jazz as a leader as well as a sideman.
The playing and writing on this album are more reminiscent of the east coast vibe of the late ‘90s and early 2000s than of what one would expect from a group residing in the American south. The music is edgy, energetic, and will keep you glued to your speakers throughout. Of particular note is the performance of E.J. Hughes on tenor sax. Hughes has the control to play a slow-moving gripping solo full of melodies and motives as well as turn out a burning, intense solo, and he knows exactly when to play the right notes with the right emotional context.
The tunes were all written by Wright except for Nick Drake’s “River Man,” a tune often played by pianist Brad Mehldau, whom Wright cites as one of his biggest influences. Each tune sounds like a composition, not just a vehicle for blowing on. As well, the diversity of each tune allows the album to grow on the listener and not become stagnant or repetitive.
I would highly recommend this album to any fan of jazz guitar, especially those who are into the more modern players like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Adam Rogers and Ben Monder. Though it is easy to group Wright in with these great guitarists, his sound and writing put him in a category of his own.
Review by Matthew Warnock
Just Jazz Guitar November 2006
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Trey Wright has an excellent grasp of just what makes jazz music seductive, eeri
author: Southeastern Performer
Squat guitarist Trey Wright would almost certainly take it as a compliment if someone mistook the beginning of Where I’m Calling From for the opening strains of the Miles Davis landmark album Kind of Blue. While Wright makes music that is quite different from songs found on the classic modal jazz experimental LP, the lead-off track “You Should Know By Now” has a familiar wide-eyed depressed city dweller ambiance that will catch the ear of the typical music fan who won’t listen to a jazz album recorded after 1972.
That would be their loss, as Wright’s album bristles with the kind of boundless imagination that turned the authorities against jazz in the first place. Wright is assisted by Marlon Patton on drums, Scott Smith on upright bass, E.J. Hughs on tenor sax, Mace Hibbard on alto sax, Kevin Hyde on trombone, and Carl Lindberg on Djembe. The whole thing may in the end be his show, but his collaborators fill in each space until the song is practically vibrating with color and energy.
“Muse” is an appropriately inspiring tune. Starting off with a cheery, vaguely Salsa opening that soon leads into the more difficult and less lively passages. Like many other of the songs on Where I’m Calling From, “Muse” requires a good deal of patience from the listener, even if the immediacy of the music is truly captivating. Trey Wright has an excellent grasp of just what makes jazz music seductive, eerie, and narcotically blissful all at once. The ordinary thing for a musician with these influences in modern times is to channel them through something more contemporary. Wright apparently doesn’t care if Where I’m Calling From sounds dated to the average listener. He realizes that the music will naturally appeal to specific tastes regardless of its undeniable quality. (Namaste Records)
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