This group has some of the most talented musicians I have heard in a while. The recording is a cover of Mike Stern’s “Chromazone” that transitions into “The Chicken” by Pee Wee Ellis. Guthrie Govan is definitely the most diverse guitar player alive, able to find his home in a variety of styles, as is reflected in his improvisation. He has a blues root in most of his licks, but there’s use of bebop chromaticism/motifis coupled with shred guitar licks. I also really like his style of comping using a chorus pedal for an organ-like effect. He also uses an envelop filter during the melody of “The Chicken”. He also switches to a country-like improvisation during this song while the drummer switches to a 2 feel. The sax player seems to be strongly influenced by Joshua Redman in his style. I also liked the organ-tone in the piano solo during the second song.
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