By Bob
Silvestri
bobsilvestri@bestofwny.com
Music
can transport you to places you can only imagine. On his latest disc titled
She local music prodigy and rising national talent drummer Eric Starr takes
us on one of those journeys. Using Latin, Native American and World rhythms
he has made a remarkable record. The liner notes explain these themes to
you as related to the song but even without that knowledge the music exposes
the location to the listener. The gentle nylon plucked guitar of “Salta
(Tren a las Nubles)” invokes South America while “Wakangli” feels tribal
in nature. All six tracks are over five minutes in length and allow the
songs to flesh themselves out without being self indulgent. Other tracks
of note include “Tender Night” and “She Didn’t Know”. Artists helping to
create the music along with Eric Starr include brother Nelson Starr on
vocals and keyboards, Dominic Miller and Dan Heck on guitar, Iain Bellamy
on sax and others. For more on Eric Starr and his new CD, She, check out
www.ericstarr.org.
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