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1.Into (Montreux)
2.Panther (Osaka)
3.Tufu (Los Angeles)
4.Funny (Tokyo)
5.Strange Fruit (Tokyo)
6.Summertime (Osaka)
7.Maputo (Fukuoka)
8.People Make The Wolrd Go 'round (Osaka)
9.Sophie (Studio)
10.Jazz In The House (Studio)
"Live & More" The first eight tracks are live from various show (mostly in Japan), the last two are studio recordings appended to the end. The live show is ok, the performance is pretty hot at time, but being culled from different sources, there's a bit of a lack of continuity that can actually be felt in it, and the band is largely uninteresting, Kenny Garrett puts forth a good performance throughout, and Hiram
Bullock gets some good licks in, but beyond that and Marcus'unnervingly brilliant bass playing, the musicianship is passable but not superb.
Still, Marcus' bass solo on "Panther" is monsterous (although this one seems to inspire him constantly, every performance I've heard of it is amazing), "Tutu" and "Funny" get the best playing from the support cast, and are both rather extended pieces, and while "People Make the World Go 'Round" delves into pretty straightforward funk, the band cooks on this one as well. Less can be said for "Strange Fruit", "Summertime", or "Maputo", none of which seems particularly inspiring. Of the studio material, "Sophie" is a pretty if somewhat straightforward and unengaging ballad, but "Jazz in the House" just irritates me to no end.eac, ape, cue