Guy Berger Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Hi all, I have been thinking of picking up a Chris Lightcap album. I see he has 4 recordings under his name: Lay-up (Fresh Sound, 2000) with Tony Malaby, Bill McHenry and Gerald Cleaver Bigmouth (Fresh Sound, 2003) with Malaby, McHenry and Cleaver Deluxe (Clean Feed, 2010) with Malaby, Chris Cheek, Andrew D'Angelo, Craig Taborn and Cleaver Epicenter (Clean Feed, 2015) with Malaby, Cheek, Taborn & Cleaver Which one is the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 I have 2. & 4.. They're both very nice IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybert Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 I have the three most recent. Deluxe is my favourite by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 On 12/15/2016 at 4:34 PM, xybert said: I have the three most recent. Deluxe is my favourite by far. that was the one I remember liking in particular too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 So far I've listened to the first 3. My quick takes: Lay-Up has some fun compositions and the band is great, but a bit generic. 3 stars out of 5. Big Mouth is much stronger, especially in terms of memorable compositions. 4 stars out of 5. Deluxe is great. Great compositions, and Taborn's presence lifts things to a higher level. 5 stars out of 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Some great players on these. I don't know them so will give them a go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 I picked up the Lightcap album SUPERBIGMOUTH, which combines the Bigmouth group (Cleaver, Taborn, Malaby, Lightcap, Cheek) w/the Superette group (two guitarists and another drummer). Released on the Pyroclastic label which I believe is run by pianist Kris Davis. The music is very enjoyable. More rock oriented than Bigmouth as you can imagine, at times a bit of an homage to the best of 70s fusion. (The first track is called “Through Birds, Through Fire” which I assume is a Mahavishnu homage? Though the intro also reminds me of “Neal & Jack & Me” by King Crimson - those interlocking dual guitars.) I wouldn’t put it quite at the same level as the two Clean Feed albums (Deluxe and Epicenter) but is better IMHO than the two Fresh Sound albums. Worth picking up if you like Lightcap’s work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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