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Allen Hinds: Fly South
ByHinds' animated phraseology comes to the forefront immediately. His velvety note-bending articulations, howling upper-register choruses and climactically oriented manner of constructing a solo are constants that drive many of these tracks. He's also a lyrical picker, often mimicking a vocalist belting out a rocker or blues ballad. On the funk and R&B tinged "Buckley," he trades radiant fours with Matt Rohde's sweeping Hammond B-3 runs, embedded by a soul-searching hook spiced with alternating tonal fields. And "Yonder Hills," is an up-tempo jazz rock type piece, framed by the leader's legato notes as he glides across the fretboard and bridging somber interludes with the rhythm section's buoyant patterns.
The leader's divergent outlook emanates from his vibrant comps where he imparts substantial storylines and melodic thematic foundations. For example, on "Heartfell," he generates a slight country twang while also using a pedal steel guitar to induce a dreamland, delicately shaded by Genevieve Artadi's ethereal wordless vocal overlays. But Hinds' moody wah-wah induced licks on "Boo's Family," may summon remembrances of Hendrix. Otherwise, "Old Mill Pond" commences as a drifting acoustic guitar-based Americana type ballad, designed with a pleasant motif that blossoms into a straight-four Country Blues panorama. Hinds closes the production with a tension and release style burner, "Blues for O.K. Tarpley."
The guitarist exhibits the epitome of taste via these magnetic arrangements and memorably melodic song-forms that fold into a highly artistic palate unlike similar undertakings by guitarists who place greater emphasis on endless soloing jaunts and not much else. Consequently, Hinds concurrent release Wonderland Park is a scaled down trio affair that poses another luminous perspective of his sound and scope.
Track Listing
Springs Eternal; Buckley; Joni; Yonder Hills; Heartfell; Little White Lies; Boo’s Folly; Old Mill Pond; June 15th Blues for O.K. Tarpley.
Personnel
Allen Hinds
guitarAllen Hinds: guitars; Matt Rohde: keyboards; Abe Laboriel: bass (1, 8, 19); Vinnie Colaiuta: drums; Jimmy Johnson: bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9); Rogerio Jardim: vocals; Jimmy Earl: bass; Maxayn Lewis: vocal (9).
Album information
Title: Fly South | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Self Produced