Charlie Hunter

 

Artist:  Charlie Hunter

Born:  May 23, 1967.  Rhode Island, USA

Genre:  Jazz Jazz Fusion, Acide Jazz, Jazz Rock, Funk, Post Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Contemporary Jazz

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Guitar

Charlie Hunter is an American Guitarist, Composer, Musician and Bandleader.  He always plays custom-made seven and eight-string guitars on which he simultaneously plays bass lines, chords and melodies.  his technique is rooted in the styles of Jazz Guitarists Joe Pass and Tuck Andreas, two of his biggest influences, who blended Bass Notes with melody in a way that created the illusion of two guitars.

Artist:  Charlie Hunter Trio

Title:  Bing, Bing, Bing! (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz Jazz Fusion, Acid Jazz, Jazz Rock, Funk, Post Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Contemporary Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Greasy Grammy (4:54)

 2.  Wornell's Yorkes (3:58)

 3.  Fistful Of Haggis (6:44)

Side Two:

 1.  Come As You Are (6:06)

 2.  Scrabbling For Purchase (4:49)

 3.  Bullethead (5:34)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Bing, Bing, Bing, Bing (7:56)

 2.  Squiddlesticks (4:03)

Side Four:

 1. Lazy Susan (with a Client Now) (6:15)

 2.  Elbo Room (5:58)

Personnel:

Charlie Hunter:  8-String Guitar

Dave Ellis:  Tenor Saxophone

Jay Lane:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Jeff Cressman:  Trombone on Tracks:  2/2, 4/1

Ben Goldberg:  Clarinet on Tracks:  2/2, 4/1

David Phillips:  Pedal Steel Guitar on Tracks:  1/3,  3/1

Scott Roberts:  Percussion on Tracks 1/2, 1/3 

 Bing, Bing, Bing! is an album by Charlie Hunter Trio, originally released on June 20 1995 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on November 11, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl, in 2 LP.