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Arrival
19 Tracks (78.45 Minutes Total)
Produced by Chaka Blackmon
"Arrival" is the newest solo album from Russ Miller. Russ explains, "This record is a huge project. I have been working on the concept and material for three years. I wanted to do an exploration of rhythmic vocabulary, my own, and other great drummers, percussionists and instrumentalists as well. The Producer Chaka Blackmon (Christina Aguillera/Ricky Martin) and myself put a new band together and along with some guest artists, recorded ten compositions for the ensemble and nine very special pieces written for two drum kits, sort of "drum duets."
The line-up of the ensemble features: David Garfield, John Pena, Neil Stubenhaus, Frank Gambale, Ross Bolton, Jerry Watts, Rick Krive, Eric Marienthal, Jon Papenbrook, George Shelby, Rique Pantoja, Alex Alessandroni, Nick Lane, Luis Conte and Richie Garcia. There are a few special guest vocalists as well. Nelly Furtado, Jarvis Church, Canadian superstar Haydain Neale and R&B star Lina, have lent their talents to the project. Brad Heahnel engineered and mixed the project as well.
Russ elaborates on the nine duet tracks, "The Rhythmic Conversation idea came to me about a year ago. I wanted to explore different feels and genres of rhythm with more than my limited viewpoint. We wrote nine compositions based upon different styles and approaches tailored to the specific artists that I would be doing the duet or trios with." Each "Rhythmic Conversation" features the "Superstars" of the drum and percussion world: Steve Smith, Rick Marotta, Steve Gadd, Jeff Hamilton, Johnny Rabb, Wolfgang Haffner, Zoro, Akira Jimbo, Pete Lockett, Luis Conte, Richie Garcia and JR Robinson. The Rhythmic Conversation pieces serve as the inspirations for the ten new compositions writen for the "Russ Miller & Friends" ensemble on the recording. "We wrote these, roughly 3-minute compositions, with myself and one to three of the other guest artists. It's been one of the biggest challenges of my career to try and hang with these guys! It's very humbling, exciting and an incredible learning experience for me."
"Arrival" features ten new compositions and nine "Rhythmic Conversations" featuring the aforementioned artists. Heard as a single track, the percussion pieces transition in and out of each ensemble composition. It makes for an exploration of musical virtuosity for over 78 minutes. A sonic journey through rhythm, musical camaraderie and masterful performance, "Arrival" is sure to be a staple of the new lineage of contemporary jazz recordings.
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