He continues to astonish me with his playing. I saw him with Zwan on their tour... the thing I keep coming back to is how hard he sounds like he's playing, but how very relaxed he appears.
I am enjoying this album. I'd be interested to hear the perspective of someone who is more familiar with the fusion genre, though.
Also recommended: The Paul Wertico Trio's
Don't Be Scared Anymore.
I like to call it "atmospheric" in nature. Jimmy's drumming is out front and amazing, but the guitars and other instruments are more atmosphere than anything else. Compared to Steve Smith's "the light beyond" (I can never remember that album name for some reason) which had Stu Hamm and Frank Gambale on bass and guitar respectively, the JCC album is definitely more atmospheric. Whereas Gambale and Hamm shred and show a lot of their talent and virtuosity, the other guys in JCC seem to stay back, blend together, and let Jimmy's drumming set the tone mostly. There aren't many solos, but Jimmy sounds like he solos to me all the time anyway.
Just my incoherent 2 cents.
