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Jeff Coffin: bLoom

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Label: Compass Records
Released: 2005.02.01
Time:
 59:41
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): Jeff Coffin
Rating: **........ (2/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.jeffcoffin.com
Appears with: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Dave Matthews Band
Purchase date: 2014
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Move Your Rug ... processional [Blues for Otha] (J.Coffin) - 1:40
[2] Better Do Your Thing (J.Coffin) - 6:16
[3] The Evil Boweevil (P.Bergeson/J.Coffin/T.Giampietro) - 4:43
[4] My Dog Chunks (J.Coffin/T.Giampietro/D.Jones/Ch.Walter) - 5:51
[5] The Mad Hatter Rides Again (J.Coffin) - 3:55
[6] Circle of Wills (J.Coffin) - 2:33
[7] Hatim (Balyamani/J.Coffin)– 7:05
[8] Bloom (J.Coffin) - 5:43
[9] Old Jack Craw (J.Coffin) - 4:25
[10] As Light Through Leaves (J.Coffin) - 8:16
[11] Weird Beard (J.Coffin) - 3:38
[12] Wobble (J.Coffin) - 5:34

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Jeff Coffin - saxophones

J.Sipe - drums and percussion
Victor Wooten - elec. & acoustic bass
DJ Logic - turntables
Béla Fleck - banjo
Chris Thile - mandolin
Tyler Wood - piano/B-3
Pat Bergeson - guitar
Derek Philip Jones - elec. & acoustic bass
Futureman - percussion
Johny Neel - B-3, lead vocal
Kirk Whalum - soprano sax
Rod McGaha - trumpet
Joe Murphy - tuba
Roy Agee - trombone
Tom Giampietro - drums
Paul Brantley - cello
Noa Ben-Amotz - percussion
Rahsaan Barber - tenor sax
Roland Barber - trombone
OfficerFishDumplings - programming
Derico Watson - drums

W.O. Smith Children's Choir - angelic vocals

Robert Battaglia - Engineer
Louie Fleck - Engineer
Chris Grainger - Engineer
Kurt Storey - Engineer
Shane D. Wilson - Mixing
Jim DeMain - Mastering
Steve Winiarski - Assistant Engineer
Griffin Norman - Design

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Bloom was the fourth album released by Jeff Coffin, released in 2005. This album was the second album recorded and released with the Mu'tet, a constantly changing group of guest musicians that play with Coffin.



A member of roots-fusion mavericks Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin is one of the world's most visible hornmen. As his insightful eyt incendiary playing with the Flecktones demonstrates, Coffin possesses the rare abiility to fuse the improvisational intensity of modern jazz with a wide range of influences. Aided by an all-star cast of jazz, jam, bluegrass and funk musicians, Jeff Coffin explores an impressive variety of textures and styles, gracing each with his peerless energy, musicianship and technique.

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We've heard of quartets, quintets, sextets, etc, but "mu'tet"s? That's the multi-saxophonist's way of covering the many different ensemble switches and guest personnel appearing on this wildly wonderful, genre-defying effort, which was made possible by the hiatus of Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, of which Jeff Coffin has been a member of since 1997. The energy of the up-tempo tracks -- which range from the brassy New Orleans "second line" party tunes "Move Your Rug" and "Better Do Your Thing" to the hip-hop soul-jazz of "The Mad Hatter Rides Again" -- is so intense that you never want it to come down. When DJ Logic is working the turntables and Tyler Wood is doing the B-3, we be jammin' for sure. Thus, the dreary if well played "Circle of Wills" crashes the party with an unfortunate thud -- but only temporarily, with the in-from-outer-space, seven-minute "Hatim" to the rescue. The song has a trippy African percussion vibe, moody bassline (by bandmate Victor Wooten) and creeping ambience, weird but cool as Béla Fleck's banjo plucks along with machine generated voices; the only disappointment here is the way too esoteric use of Kirk Whalum and Coffin's formidable dual sax talents. Coffin switches to flute on the folksy title track, which features a kids' choir, then steps aside as slide guitarist Pat Bergeson simmers with gospel intensity on the Coffin composition "Old Jack Craw" (which features no woodwind). Coffin's flute on the lyrical "As Light Through Leaves" is probably his most melodic playing on the whole disc, and his bluesy sax on "Wobble" makes for a fun-loving closer. All over the place? Sure. Self-indulgent? Maybe. But take away a track or two and the open-minded listener has probably never had this much crazy fun on one collection. So get over it.

Jonathan Widran - AllMusic.com



Jeff Coffin assembled a stunning array of guest musicians to join him and his Mu'tet in the studio, and they have just released their newest album, entitled Bloom. It's always a treat to hear Coffin show off his incredible talents on the sax, and this album is a perfect showcase of his ever-evolving, original concept of how one goes about playing the saxophone. The Mu'tet, at least for this album, seems to be a core unit of Jeff Sipe on drums and percussion, Pat Bergeson on guitar, and Derek Philip Jones on bass, with Futureman and Victor Wooten of the Flecktones both sitting in on a number of tracks, as well as Bela Fleck himself. DJ Logic is featured on many tracks as well. This eclectic crew has really given the album a feeling all its own.

Beginning our journey is the tune they usually start the live set off with, "Move Your Rug," a tribute to the late, great Otha Turner. The fife used on the song is actually one Coffin purchased from Turner after a show for $50. Continuing with the N'awlins theme is "Better Do Your Thing," a funky, almost marching-band like tune with a very strong horn section including Roy Agee, Rahsaan and Roland Barber, Joe Murphy, and of course, Coffin himself. Mr. Johnny Neel takes care of the soulful lead vocals and keys.

"My Dog Chunks" has Coffin playing his sax thru a Q-Tron envelope filter, the same type Jerry Garcia used, which gives it a mesmerizing effect. This song captivates you with a mellow, subtle hook. "The Mad Hatter Rides Again" brings us back to the N'awlins funk theme dominant on this album. It's a bright, fun tune featuring DJ Logic on turntables. The title track "Bloom" is a joyous tune featuring the W.O. Smith Community Music School Choir, comprised of New Orleans youth. There is a fantastic piano solo by Tyler Wood, followed by a banjo solo from the amazing Bela Fleck, but it's really the kids who steal the show here. Their voices are perfect for this track, and they sound great mixed in with Bela's banjo.

There are too many great songs on this album to go over each one in detail. Coffin's influences are all over the spectrum, ranging from Wayne Shorter to Bill Frisell and back to the funk of James Brown. Every tune seems to have its own distinct personality, making this an enjoyable listen all the way through. It's interesting to hear Coffin making his own music, and I think he will continue to prove himself to be a strong leader in his own right.

Sam Katz - JamBase (Boston)
 

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