(Modern Creative) Vibes (Bill Ware, Brad Jones, E.J. Rodriguez) - With Drawn - 1999, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Monk's Mood"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Cruel To Me"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 01:21:47
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Miles Away"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 07:42:66
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Cha Ha"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 15:07:19
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "House Of The Rising Sun"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 18:49:57
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Main Space"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 22:18:51
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Squeaky the Clown"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 26:19:72
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Keep On Truckin'"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 27:36:34
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Down Under"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 33:44:25
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Percussion Interlude/Sachi Cha"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 42:25:26
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Lovely Day"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 43:50:01
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Makin' Whoopie"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 52:09:52
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "Close To You"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 59:21:60
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    TITLE "Steady Eddie"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 64:04:15
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    TITLE "Oh, EJ"
    PERFORMER "Vibes"
    INDEX 01 67:07:21

For their second CD, the trio Vibes, comprising Bill Ware (vibes), Brad Jones (bass), and E.J. Rodriguez (drums), shorten their strokes on more compact compositions than their debut CD of 1998. With no less stretch, just in a more economical format generally speaking, there are four pieces over seven minutes. Where Ware wrote all of the original material on the previous disc, writing chores are equally split between the participants. As with the debut, there are some uniquely interpreted pop tunes. "House of the Rising Sun" and "Keep on Truckin'" have an unidentified electric guitarist, the former in a spooky mood sounding like a resurrected Son House rising, that latter straight-out groovin'. The Bill Withers easy groovin' "Lovely Day," a staggered melody on the Bacharach-David-Carpenters "(They Long to Be) Close to You," and a superimposed "All Blues/Makin' Whoopee" come back-to-back-to-back, nice programming. Originals like the 12/8 ostinato bass/churning percussion quirky workout "Cruel to Me," the 6/8 melodic Latin swinger "Miles Away," and modal, hip, shimmering "Main Space" define the personalized sound of this group. There are three percussion pieces by Rodriguez, "Sachi Cha" with squeeze toy; a bongo/coffee can rat-a-tat, drill-inspired "Squeaky the Clown"; and "Oh E.J." vocally spoofing "Oh Suzannah." The kicker is an abstracted bass solo by Jones on "Monk's Mood," and you'll also hear some free floating and flowing extended jams on "Cha Ha" and the nearly nine-minute "Down Under." The one zinger is "Steady Eddy," which sounds like it came straight out of a big-band book. Vibes could be the most important modern vibraphone-oriented trio to come down the pike in the last 30 years. They display inventive approaches, bold vision, and a healthy appreciation for what has come before. Being great musicians doesn't hurt either. The previous CD had a little more collective fire, but this one burns bright, slow, and steady. Recommended.

Bill Ware - vibraphone;
Brad Jones - bass;
E.J. Rodriguez - drums.