Scott Henderson : Tore Down House

Henderson strengthens his case for why he is an extremely versatile guitarist. His exceptional playing is supported by drums, bass, harmonica, keyboards, sax, flute, trumpet and trombone as well as the vocals of the great Thelma Houston and the somewhat lesser known, Masta Edwards.

The CD also features three instrumentals which run the gamut from blues, "Dolemite" to the jazz flavored "Continuum" to some fusion/blues on "Harpoon". The closest song to a true blues ballad is "Tore Down House" on which Houston shows her true vocal capabilities.

A close examination of the lyrics on some songs ("I Hate You", "Meter Maid", "Xanax", "Gittar School" and "Same As You") reveals that Henderson is not your typical bluesman writing songs about broken hearts, empty wallets, lost loved ones, broken down cars or even drunken brawls. Rather, we are talking about Frank Zappa, like "don't eat the yellow snow", wit and humor intertwined with some serious blues music.

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An evolution of the blues into fusion and jazz.

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Well to the Bone is Scott Henderson's third solo outing and perhaps his best to date. Unlike the first two releases, "Dog Party" and "Tore Down House" which were heavily blues influenced, "Well to the Bone" is somewhat of an enigma and hard to categorize into any one genre. Nevertheless, the songs and guitar compositions are probably the best Henderson has ever penned.

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Scott Henderson's playng on this cd represents a blend of blues and fusion that works seamlessly with the composition. Henderson steps outside of the framework of your basic I-IV-V blues progression and displays a harmonic vocabulary that you would have to search far and wide to equal.