Series # 109 Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith with Ben Newsome, Master Sessions, Better Than Hollywood

Steve Habib 40 minutes ago Delete / Edit
I am so delighted to hear this music recorded in Marvin's new 48 track studio. This is the second recording and with both Marvin and Ben Newsome they touch on some great examples of communication that is so natural it is as if they are having a beautiful talk with each other and using some of the most expressive sounds that I've ever heard. It is so easy to follow all of the musical ideas as Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith is such a great Leader, drummer and educator. Using the "DUO FORMAT" of a band, two sounds like an entire orchestra rather than simply two cats playing. Marvin's drum soloing is so masterful and expressive. The sound of thise drums using Cubase software is so dynamic. I think that this music is so unique because Ben Newsome is a very beautiful, natural player. One of the things I hear Ben doing so great, is his approach to honoring SILENCE BETWEEN THE NOTES. I hear many of the elements of John Sousa in Marvin's playing. He is so talented as he creates new expressions bar after bar of interacting with Ben. Ben Newsome's sound is so FULL. I hear much of Marvin's influence in Ben's playing just like I hear Marvin's influence on all his drum students. Marvin is able to teach music to players of any instrument as he motivates students to develop their own unique sound to match their unique personality. If the opportunity comes about, students of all instruments should not only listen carefully to this music but try and get in touch with Marvin as he is actively teaching and has many students besides drummers. Many colleges have had Marvin lecture and do clinics. If you listen carefully to the sound that Marvin extracts from all his drums, you can actually here the individual personality of the cymbals, each tom tom. the snare and the bass drum all coming together as their own orchestra and that is exactly what Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith does, HE ORCHESTRATES!
This series #109 of The Master Sessions of Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith, Better Than Hollywood, is the second time recording the DUO OF MARVIN BU GA LU SMITH and BEN NEWSOME and is a great example of perfectly HARMONIC COMMUNICATION. I enjoyed listening to Ben's colorful clusters of fast, uniform sound designs. I also LOVE the way Marvin Bu Ga Lu Smith BUILDS EXPLOSIVE COLORS and the way both players are able to HONOR SPACE and BREATH while they FLOW NATURALLY TOGETHER. Their trading has such wonderful tones of expression that come together to make a great ending to each new idea and a door opener for new ideas, bar after bar!
Thank you for creating such beautiful, well recorded and photographed MUSIC of 2011, IN THE MOMENT AS ALWAYS,
LOVE ALWAYS and ALWAYS LOVE,
HABIB