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TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE NIGHTMichael ManringJazz Rock/Fusion3.09 | 4 ratings |
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As almost all the Wyndham Hill catalog, I think this album, more than JR/F can be defined as
New Age. I have purchased it when it was released because in that period I was into new age music and I wasn't disappointed at all. The distinctive element of this album is that there are no guitars. All the melodies are played by bass while the other instruments gives it a jazzy background. The music is relaxing and peaceful, like new age is used to be, and this is the contact point that I see between this kind of newage and prog. Said so, there are some highlights of playing skills in tracks like "Geometry". I don't know if there's overdubbing. If not it's one of the greatest bass solos I've ever heard. In few words, was this a newage site I would have given it a high rating because this album is good. But honestly I don't see how it can be considered progressive and this means that the rating can't exceed the 3 stars. I think Michael Manring has later released something more progressive, but this definition doesn't apply to this album.
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