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Gregory Hutchinson: It’s All About Feel
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Gregory Hutchinson
drumsb.1970
Red Rodney
trumpet1927 - 1994
Ray Brown
bass, acoustic1926 - 2002
Betty Carter
vocals1929 - 1998
Joshua Redman
saxophoneb.1969
Roy Hargrove
trumpet1969 - 2018
He has also collaborated with the likes of Common,
Karriem Riggins
drumsb.1975
James Poyser
pianoBut until now he has not been a recording artist. Now, at 53 years of age, after having played with everybody, he is releasing his debut solo record Da Bang, and it is not necessarily what one might have expected. Rooted in the jazz tradition, the album demonstrates Hutchinson's versatility, dynamism, and imagination. It may be unexpected, but as Hutch will tell you, it's coming straight from the heart, and the songs are as much a reflection of the way he feels as they are of the way he plays.
Here he talks about growing up in Brooklyn, playing drums as a boy, his mentors, the importance of personal style and of friendship among musicians, his next phase ("this is Hutch 3.0") and his favorite drummers. He casually invokes so many names that talking to Hutch is like a master class in the music, and you can feel how important it is to him to recognize the contributions of those who came before him, and to place his own contribution within that context.
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