Of My Times (2004)

About this title: Of My Times has intriguing arrangements by drummer Gary Hobbs that keep the music quite unpredictable. Some selections utilize electronics while others are more straight-ahead. Among the highlights are "Fever" which has an effective vocal by Britta Hobbs and uses an atmospheric bass clarinet, "Hades Ladies," which is reminiscent of early fusion and has Marc Seales playing Fender Rhodes electric piano, and a fairly straightforward "Besame Mucho" featuring Greta Matassa on the vocal. Other memorable selections include a hyper version of Joe Henderson's "Caribbean Firedance" that has pianist Tom ... read more

Tracks:

1. Of My Times [Hobbs]
2. Long Boats [Grant]
3. Fever [Cooley/Davenport]
4. Hades Ladies [Hobbs]
5. Besame Mucho [Velazquez]
6. Caribbean Firedance [Henderson]
7. The Gingi [Seales]
8. Oh Suzanna [Foster]
9. Robot Love [Hobbs]
10. The Look of Love [Bacharach/David]
11. The Bubba Stomp [Hobbs]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.