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In 1991, bassist Jez Colin and percussionist Willie McNeil formed the
Solsonics from Los Angeles's underground club scene. The band plays soul-jazz
with updated hip-hop rhythms, elements of Afro-Cuban and reggae music.The
Solsonics' instrumentals and reworkings and incorporation of such jazz classics
as Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" and Ahmad Jamal's "Superstition" are intriguing,
featuring fine solos from saxophonist Jim Akimoto, trumpeter Elliot Caine,
keyboardist Mike Boito and special guests like guitarist Norman Brown. |
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