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Steve Weingart

Dark Blue Dream

CD - Skeewa Music - 2006

www.steveweingart.com

Finally I had the chance to put

my hands on Dark Blue Dream,

the new CD by the great

keyboard player and composer

Steve Weingart. As everyone

may know Steve has been (for

several years) in the Dave

Weckl Band taking not only the

role of the keyboard player but being (for what I think) also the composer that influenced in such a great way the music and the sound of that band. His strong ability to compose is really evident in this new work that he push in different direction in every track. His sound is really strong and all of this is spiced with great personality and originality. You can tell (I do...) it's a Steve Weingart composition since the first note...

Having said this I'm not surprised by the fact that Steve wanted to take a journey on itself producing his own music and... (Hey!) doing it so well!

For this adventure Steve surrounded himself by some of the greatest musicians on this earth: Tommy Brechtlein on drums, Frank Gambale on guitar and Jimmy Earl on bass plus some great guest like Ernie Watts on saxophone, Ronnie Gutierrez on percussion and Renee Jones on the bass.

All the musicians listed above offered their contribute at their best with brilliant performances and (above all) sounding like a real tight band. Steve Weingart is simply impressive with his unique way of leading the ride, playing keyboards and offering such a great, beautiful and highly-identifiable sounds.

Tommy Brechtlein is one of the greatest drummer in this world and you can discover why if you only listen to this record. He's really a gifted drummer and he has such a great ability to play grooves and drum solos like few ones do. What he plays throughout all of the tracks is simply amazing. Not to mention Frank Gambale that is able to astonish anyone with his playing that is simply out of this world... Jimmy Earl close the circle with such a great elegance and solidity contributing in a great way to create a great rhythm section like you rarely may hear.

The music show different influences and you can hear remembrance of Weather Report here and some harmonic changes there that could take the mind to some of the compositions that Steve wrote in the past for the Dave Weckl Band and that really lifted the level of that band...

A lot of the tracks goes into many different directions too and always with great originality and personality.

The thing that I like the most is that you'll never have the chance to put this music into any kind of classification simply because... it's impossible. In my opinion, this is the best thing that could happen in a musical context.

What I have to tell you is that I'm not able to remove this CD from my player since the day that I've listened to it for the first time!

The only thing that it remains to do is to go and get the CD for real and wait to see this band live.

Fasten your belt and prepare for the take off.

Destination: Planet Weingart...

Well done Steve!

Roberto 'BOB' Baruffaldi

Copyright © 2001-2005 Robertopeland. All rights reserved.
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		Steve Weingart *Dark Blue Dream* CD - Skeewa Music - 2006 www.steveweingart.com Finally I had the chance to put my hands on Dark Blue Dream, the new CD by the great keyboard player and composer Steve Weingart. As everyone may know Steve has been (for several years) in the Dave Weckl Band taking not only the role of the keyboard player but being (for what I think) also the composer that influenced in such a great way the music and the sound of that band. His strong ability to compose is really evident in this new work that he push in different direction in every track. His sound is really strong and all of this is spiced with great personality and originality. You can tell (I do...) it's a Steve Weingart composition since the first note... Having said this I'm not surprised by the fact that Steve wanted to take a journey on itself producing his own music and... (Hey!) doing it so well! For this adventure Steve surrounded himself by some of the greatest musicians on this earth: Tommy Brechtlein on drums, Frank Gambale on guitar and Jimmy Earl on bass plus some great guest like Ernie Watts on saxophone, Ronnie Gutierrez on percussion and Renee Jones on the bass. All the musicians listed above offered their contribute at their best with brilliant performances and (above all) sounding like a real tight band. Steve Weingart is simply impressive with his unique way of leading the ride, playing keyboards and offering such a great, beautiful and highly-identifiable sounds. Tommy Brechtlein is one of the greatest drummer in this world and you can discover why if you only listen to this record. He's really a gifted drummer and he has such a great ability to play grooves and drum solos like few ones do. What he plays throughout all of the tracks is simply amazing. Not to mention Frank Gambale that is able to astonish anyone with his playing that is simply out of this world... Jimmy Earl close the circle with such a great elegance and solidity contributing in a great way to create a great rhythm section like you rarely may hear. The music show different influences and you can hear remembrance of Weather Report here and some harmonic changes there that could take the mind to some of the compositions that Steve wrote in the past for the Dave Weckl Band and that really lifted the level of that band... A lot of the tracks goes into many different directions too and always with great originality and personality. The thing that I like the most is that you'll never have the chance to put this music into any kind of classification simply because... it's impossible. In my opinion, this is the best thing that could happen in a musical context. What I have to tell you is that I'm not able to remove this CD from my player since the day that I've listened to it for the first time! The only thing that it remains to do is to go and get the CD for real and wait to see this band live. Fasten your belt and prepare for the take off. Destination: Planet Weingart... Well done Steve! *Roberto 'BOB' Baruffaldi* Copyright © 2001-2005 Robertopeland. All rights reserved. Best viewed in IE5+ 800x600 32bit colors.