Gregor Hilden - In Phase

Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:28
Size: 133,5 MB
Styles: Instrumental jazzy blues
Scans: Front, back

1. Mr. Magic (5:45)
2. In Phase (4:11)
3. On Flow (4:14)
4. Rock-Zabern (5:11)
5. Desert Song (4:44)
6. Springtime (4:33)
7. Blues From The Outer Side (4:50)
8. Chitlins Con Carne (4:44)
9. Naylor's Blues (5:32)
10. Greg's Funk (3:11)
11. '63' (1:37)
12. Fleetwood Mac (4:02)
13. Farewell Blues (4:48)

Blues, soul, elements of rock and groovy jazz are on the program of the guitarist Gregor Hilden. With countless appearances and a total of 12 CDs and a live DVD under his own name, he has been active on the scene for a long time and has now become internationally known. The specialist magazine "Guitar and Bass" has dedicated several features to him, highlighting the influences of Peter Green and Larry Carlton and confirming his playing with predicates such as "economical, flexible and elegant". This characterizes Hilden's music - a blend of blues, jazz and soul - because it is also extremely applicable.

Hildens playing does not depend on attributes such as "better", "faster" or "spectacular", but rather convinces with a soulful style, which is not characterized by a drawer thinking, but has highly individual notes. The musician makes this clear on his last CDs "Blue In Red", "In Phase" (2015) and "First Take" (2018). The electric guitar is the "voice" of the primarily self-written titles, all of which reflect the perfomer's diverse stylistic interests: blues, funk, jazz, soulful pop and R&B. The musical arch that is stretched by Hilden is extensive: springy, singing guitar lines meet crisp funk rhythms, swingy phrasing on atmospheric ballads and rousing grooves.

Personnel: Gregor Hilden (guitar); Martin Engelien (bass); Dieter Steinmann (drums, percussion); Thomas Hufschmidt (keyboards); Horst Bergmeyer (organ).

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