Victor Wooten - What Did He Say (1997)

Tracklist

01. Yo Victa
02. What Did He Say?
03. What You Won't Do For Love
04. Cherokee
05. Don't Wanna Cry
06. The Lonliest Monk
07. Chance, A
08. Radio W-OO-10
09. Norwegian Wood
10. Bro John
11. Naima
12. Sometimes I Laugh
13. My Life
14. The Sojourn Of Arjuna
15. Buzz Ntro
16. A Little Buzz
17. Kids Didn't Change
18. Heaven Is Where The Heart Is



personnel:

Aashid – Vocals
J.D. Blair – Drums
Future Man – Vocals, Voices
Michael Kott – Vocals, Voices
Park Law – Vocals
Will Lee – Vocals
Malcolm X – Vocals, Voices
Dorothy G. Wooten – Vocals, Voices
Elijah "Pete" Wooten – Vocals, Voices
Joe Wooten – Vocals
Victor Wooten – Bass, Arranger, Vocals, Voices, Producer, Liner Notes, Tenor Bass

A superb, varied, playfully crafted disc, and an absolutely stunning effort that surpasses expectations. The music varies from funk and rap to a fantastic version of John Coltrane's "Naima," to a beautiful, very different -- yet quite recognizable without being boring -- version of the Lennon/McCartney standard "Norwegian Wood." The shifts of stance, posture, and presentation are at times abrupt but never disconcerting; rather, they provoke thought and reflection. These shifts appear at times between the tracks and at times in the midst of the pieces themselves. The disc is never inaccessible; the combination of jazz and Irish music brings to mind the seemingly ridiculous combinations of Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains. The big departure from the first album is that this is not a solo bass album. He uses other instruments, and uses them well. Not to be missed. ~ Bob Gottlieb