Search - Chuck Perrin :: Beat.itude

" One of the most unusual and fascinating collaborations to emerge from the West Coast in some time . . . ethereal, smoky compositions recalling the heyday of bop and the beat poets . . .not your typical '90s contemporary jazz, but rather a delicious change of pace, a smoothly crafted album for relaxing, reminiscence and meditation. It's a front-row seat at the Five Spot, a cruise with Kerouac and Neal Cassidy across the American heartland." Jazz News, Sept/Oct '96 ----- " Chuck Perrin . . .has made an album that looks as good as it sounds. And that's saying a lot, since this handsomely packaged 11-song CD features some of San Diego's finest jazz and blues artists, including saxophonists Charles McPherson and Daniel Jackson; bassist Bob Magnusson; drummer Duncan Moore and Fattburger percussionist Tommy Aros --- all of whom are provided generous room to shine. The CD itself is designed to resemble a miniature black vinyl LP, replete with mock record label and simulated grooves. Its sleeve unfolds to reveal an eye-catching layout of lyrics, moody photos and jazzy illustrations that perfectly suit Perrin's urbane, Latin-inflected, folk-meets-jazz music." George Varga, Pop Music Critic, San Diego Union Tribune, January 4, 1996