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Interview: Spectrum Road - Fusing Muses

James Rotondi & Rich Osweiler

Bass legend Jack Bruce and funk-metal/avant-fusion master Vernon Reid pay homage to fusion god Tony Williams with their new Spectrum Road project.
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Check out Spectrum Road in action in the following YouTube clips.


Shot live in December 2008 at the Blue Note Tokyo, this clip shows Bruce, Reid, and Co. tearing through “Vuelta Abajo”—from the Tony Williams Lifetime’s second record, Turn It Over—in beautifully chaotic fashion.


At this intimate February 2011 show at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle, Spectrum Road goes from free-form to straight groove and back again—all while taking turns showcasing their respective world-class chops.


After a sampling of Jack Bruce’s still gorgeously haunting vocals on “One Word,” this clip breaks at the 2:00 mark into a section where Bruce reflects on the Lifetime and the honor it was to play with Tony Williams.


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phil allen
on 06/12/2012 		As much as I love Jack (my #1) and respect the place of Lifetime in the "spectrum" of popular music, whenever I hear that this group founded fusion, I have to ask, "Just where does Brian Auger fit into the genre's development? Didn't he have a group called Steampacket in '65 or so? John Baldry, Rod Stewart, the great Julie Driscoll,..?" Just askin'. I'll be at the Palace show in SF on the 16th.
Rick/Hayward
on 06/12/2012 		I have yet to see Santana`s wife drum.i must of missed that with lenny K..so I welcome a current chance to see her in action..I remember vernon very well & had a copy / cassette, living colours first album..I enjoyed the whole thing..it had good hooks.I thought it was funny Calos said his wifes drumming wasnt what he was looking for in the new CD...Carlos in the dog house for that one....lol...



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