The CD has been out for a month, but if you haven’t picked up the Dave Weckl Band’s Perpetual Motion CD, you’re missing out on another good release by this consistent group. Weckl and his band always put out a great collection of jammin’ tunes.
The group has seemed to make any easy transition from keyboardist/composer Jay Oliver (Dave’s longtime collaborator) to Steve Weingart. Weingart really makes his presence known on Perpetual Motion, writing or co-writing all of the music except for Brandon Fields’ “Skipper”. Bassist Tom Kennedy completes the quartet and co-wrote the kickin’ final track “Tiempo de Festival”.
This is the first CD that I can recall that has the band utilizing wordless vocals. Hussain Jiffry and Sanjay Divecha really add a new and welcome element to “Mesmer-Eyes” and “Child’s Play” (the latter features Dave’s little girl, Claire, making her singing debut). The horn trio of Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, and Bill Reichenbach make their mark, joining Fields on three songs, including the first track “Double Up”.
Congratulations to the band on another job well done.
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