Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Natural Selection

RELEASE
1991
LABEL
GRP
GENRES
Jazz, Post-Bop, Crossover Jazz

Album Review

Dave Samuels' release offers music that is often more pleasant than it is challenging, but Samuels has an original voice on the marimbas and vibes, the groove tunes are generally quite enjoyable (particularly the calypso "Cara Linda" and the tricky "Knots"), and the leader's solos are uniformly strong. With the help of the Yellowjackets' rhythm section (keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer William Kennedy) and some guests, this pop/jazz effort is reasonably satisfying and one of Dave Samuels' best solo sets.
Scott Yanow, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Spring High
  2. Cara Linda
  3. The Red Shoes
  4. Mossoro's Motion
  5. Between the Lines
  6. A White Rose
  7. Appomattox
  8. Unspoken Words
  9. Natural Selection
  10. Knots