Ghs 3 Review

I love rich melodic bass lines that are all over the fret board, and this cd (indeed, ALL of the cd's from Gambale Hamm Smith) delivers the goods.

For my money, you can leave your "chops" at the curb if there isn't any melody to augment them.But there are both chops AND melodies abundant on this cd.Stu Hamm is truly one of the world's premier bass players, Gambale frequently plays in the Allan Holdsworth style (that's a good thing), and drummer extraordinaire Steve Smith (Jean-Luc Ponty, Journey(!), Vital Information, etc., etc.) is an ideal drummer for this very-demanding style of music.

As a self-proclaimed "prog head", I guess I'd prefer a bit more in the way of keyboards here, but that's a minor quibble.I've got plenty of keyboard-driven progressive jazz fusion cd's to satiate those desires anyway.As a reference point, this bears close similitudes with the mid-80's albums of Bill Connors.

Interesting, driving, soulful music played exceptionally well, with fine production.It's exactly what I was seeking when I took a chance on this one.

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well.This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 8.8/10; Performance = 9.5/10; Production = 9/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.1("4-1/2 stars")

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Product Description:
GHS 3 is the third virtuosic, jazz/rock release from the all-star instrumental power trio featuring guitarist Frank Gambale, bassist Stuart Hamm and drummer Steve Smith.These three gifted musicians have written and recorded their most inspired and potent release yet. This recording features memorable compositions, high energy telepathic interplay, over-the-top-chops, and an expanded tonal palette with Gambale adding his virtuosic acoustic guitar to the group's sound.

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