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Victor Lemonte Wooten: Soul Circus

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Label: Vanguard Records
Released: 2005.04.12
Time:
 60:27
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.victorwooten.com
Appears with: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Purchase date: 2007.11.25
Price in €: 16,99



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[1] Intro: Adam (Wooten) - 0:09
[2] Victa (Collins/Future Man/Wooten) - 4:54
[3] Bass Tribute (Future Man/Wooten) - 5:11
[4] Prayer (MC Divinity/Williams/Wooten) - 5:47
[5] Natives (Wooten) - 4:00
[6] Can't Hide Love (Scarborough) - 4:36
[7] Stay (Wooten) - 4:56
[8] On and On (Speech/Williams/Wooten) - 4:52
[9] Cell Phone (Count Bass D/MC Divinity/Wooten) - 4:22
[10] Back to India (Speech/ Wooten) - 4:31
[11] Soul Circus (Wooten) - 4:29
[12] Higher Law (Wooten) - 4:34
[13] Take U There (Wooten) - 0:28
[14] Ari's Eyes (Wooten) - 4:59
[15] Outro: Kids (Wooten/Wooten/Wooten) - 0:08
[16] Bass Tribute [Reprise] (Wooten) - 2:24

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Victor Wooten - Bass, Acoustic Bass, Guitar, Scratching, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Background Vocals, Producer, Electric Drums, Electric Sitar, Drum Programming, MIDI Bass, Tenor Bass

Holly Wooten - Background Vocals, Voices
Kaila Wooten - Vocals, Performer
Regi Wooten - Guitar, Nylon String Guitar
Roy Wooten - Cajon, Box

Steve Bailey - Bass, Vocals, Fretless Bass, Acoustic Bass
T.H. Subash Chandran - Ghatam, Konnakol, Vocal Percussion, Jaw Harp, Moorsing
Future Man - Keyboards, Vocals, Voices
J.D. Blair - Drums
Dennis Chambers - Drums
Jeff Coffin - Saxophone
Barry Green - Trombone
Ganesh Kumar - Kanjira
Howard Levy - Harmonica
Raymond Massey - Drums, Snare Drums
Rod McGaha - Trumpet
Bill Miller - Flute, Shaker, Frame Drum, Prayers
T.M. Stevens - Bass, Vocals
Kurt Storey - Bass, Voices, Engineer, Mixing, Announcer
Shawn "Thunder" Wallace - Saxophone

Speech - Vocals, Rap
Count Bass D - Rap
Oteil Burbridge - Vocals
Alvin Chea - Vocals
Bootsy Collins - Vocals
John Cowan - Vocals
Bill Dickens - Vocals
Gary Grainger - Vocals
Keith LeBlanc - Vocals
Will Lee - Bass, Vocals
Christian McBride - Vocals
Rhonda Smith - Vocals
Saundra Williams - Vocals, Chant

Robert Battaglia - Engineer
Brian Fulk - Engineer
Emily Lazar - Mastering
Sarah Register - Assistant
Georgette Cartwright - Creative Services Coordinator
Steven Parke - Design, Photography, Package Design, Concept, Illustrations, Prop Design
Geoffrey Himes - Liner Notes
 

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2005 CD Vanguard 79785

Recorded at VixMix Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (2005)



Anyone who knows anything about Victor Wooten knows that he's one of those rare souls: he gains a rep for playing the bass. Soul Circus, however, isn't just an extravaganza for bass players. Wooten, as it turns out, is also a heck of a writer and, as the listener will learn on the first track, a fine singer. The unusual first track, "Victa," is a funky, soulful hymn in praise of -- who else -- Wooten himself, while "Bass Tribute" offers accolades to those who've come before him. If the subject matter sounds a bit strange, the confident delivery, understated humor, and fine songwriting make it all work. Soul Circus' production is a nice merger of keyboards, drums, lots of bass, and multiple voices. While this combination and Wooten's production does provide a blueprint sound for the album, it's never predictable. "Back to India," for example, combines soul and sitar for an unusual but winning mixture. There are other oddities like "Cell Phone," complete with dialer effects, spiritually tinged material like "Prayer" and "Back to India," and songs about the power of love such as "Can't Hide Love." Overall, Soul Circus has the adventurous, confident feel of an old Sly Stone album while still being completely of its time. It's also certain that the album will convince listeners that Wooten, while still a fine bass player, has many talents.

Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. - All Music Guide



Extremely versatile and flamboyant, Nashville bassist Victor Wooten is a dominating, exciting personality on electric bass, something that's reaffirmed by the best pieces on SOUL CIRCUS.

JazzTimes (p.119)

 

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