01. Family
02. Groovetune
03. Shapeless
04. Dark Matter
05. Manifest Destiny
06. Duet
07. Lullaby
08. Say What?
09. Time
10. Solitude
Matthew Garrison (born June 2, 1970 in New York) ...this mostly instrumental, middle eastern/ funk/ jazz fusion release long overdue from
bassist extraordinaire who has performed and recorded with Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Steve Coleman and many others...
...Many aspects drew me Matthew Garrison's self-titled 2000 debut release. Firstly his recorded association with John McLaughlin , then his support musicians , percussionist and vocalist extaraordinaire...
...Matt Garrison shows his authoritative style throught , providing all the compositions , but the 3 duets are just fragments . More meaty tracks such as ' Family ' , ' Groove Tune ' and ' Solitude ' would have assured a solid set helping it to be more than just a good first offering.
...On his self-produced, self-released debut as a leader, the five-string virtuoso follows in the footsteps of his eclectic mentors but makes some highly original moves. Garrison enlists the talents of guitarists David Gilmore and Adam Rogers, keyboardist Scott Kinsey, and percussionist Arto Tuncboyacian, along with assorted drummers, vocalists, and other instrumentalists. (Pete Rende's accordion and Amit Chaterjee's sitar are nice touches.) In addition to being a fine player, Garrison is an ambitious producer; his debut is not a live-sounding "blowing" record at all, but rather a multi-layered, involved, studio-oriented project... David R. Adler, cduniverse.com
