![]() ![]() ![]() There is so much good music on this CD, it's tough to pick a favorite, but there are definitely a couple that fall into that "hard to reproduce" category: Auratune and Island Magic. Typical of many GRP releases at the time, the production audio quality of this CD is outstanding I even think this CD set the standard for multi-track drum and percussion recording that Weckl upholds to this day. ![]() Most of the compositions on this CD were done in collaboration with long-time friend and keyboard player Jay Oliver. I truly believe that this debut CD, like many that have followed it, contains tunes that NO other drummer can play let alone conceive. It wasn't just his technical virtuosity, or his integration of electronic triggers into his acoustic setup, or his unique phrasing or counterpoint grooves: it was the way he did everything within the context of the music. From the time Dave Weckl burst on the scene as the drummer in Chick Corea's Electric Band, you could tell he was something special. ![]()
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