{"id":3911,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/fingerprints-dna\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"fingerprints-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=3911","title":{"rendered":"Fingerprints – DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fingerprints\"Fingerprints
<\/font>DNA<\/font><\/b>
(M&N – 2001)
by Raymond Redmond<\/font><\/p>\n

Fingerprints<\/i> may be one of the best kept secrets of the South. DNA<\/b> is their fourth release and it’s the first I ever heard of them… boy was I missing out! Time Will Tell<\/i> starts it out, a sweet sax and piano based instrumental. All the tracks on this CD are originals and none are lacking in originality. Soon Enough<\/i> is a jaunty, summertime piece that features Cheryl Jones<\/b> on vocal accompaniment. Sharita<\/i> is a guitar melody (a. la. Marc Antoine) that holds it’s own very well with the big boys. The Smooth Jazz Mafia<\/i> better watch out… there’s competition a-plenty here! The title track DNA<\/i> is a funky bass romp, melodized by the sex-a-phone and driven by the pee-ann-o. A smooth groove if there ever was one. <\/p>\n

Song For Art Porter<\/i> lightens it back up a bit, hitting the highway with a truly smooth, mellow Porter-ish sax track. Mind Games<\/i> drops the rhythm back into funky mode with driving rhythms and a groovin’ organ melody line. So In Love<\/i> is the only other track with vocals, and the only with a vocal lead, featuring Ardina Lockhart.<\/b> Nice and Easy<\/i> is just that, and again features the smooth sax work of Claud Hardrick<\/b> and strong bass lines from Frederick Nichelson<\/b>. <\/p>\n

Ivory Lane<\/i> brings the tempo way back up as it struts and claps past leading to the finale, Never Enough<\/i>. A good track to end with, this is smooth jazz at it’s best. Fingerprints<\/b> has a good sound and the talent of the individual artists is as obvious as their ability to meld into a cohesive unit. Toss in some good original compositions and you’ve got a recipe for sure success. <\/p>\n

Fingerprints current line-up is Claud Hardrick on saxophones and Akai EWI, Tim Jones on Vocals, on bass, and drummer Kennan Wylie.<\/p>\n

<\/i> For more info visit the Fingerprints Web Site.<\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

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