VICTOR WOOTEN
''SOUL CIRCUS''
APRIL 12 2005
60:30
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01 - Intro: Adam 00:10 (Adam Wooten)
02 - Victa 04:55 (Bootsy Collins, Future Man, Victor Wooten)
03 - Bass Tribute 05:11 (Future Man, Victor Wooten)
04 - Prayer 05:47 (Saundra Williams, Victor Wooten)
05 - Natives 04:00
06 - Can't Hide Love 04:36 (Skip Scarborough)
07 - Stay 04:56
08 - On And On 04:52 (Speech, Saundra Williams, Victor Wooten)
09 - Cell Phone 04:23 (Count Bass D, Victor Wooten)
10 - Back To India 04:31 (Speech, Victor Wooten)
11 - Soul Circus 04:30
12 - Higher Law 04:35
13 - Take U There 00:29
14 - Ari's Eyes 05:00
15 - Outro: Kids 00:09 (Adam Wooten, Arianna Wooten)
16 - Bass Tribute (Reprise) 02:25
Tracks By Victor Wooten, Except As Indicated
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Victor Wooten - Bass guitar, Tenor bass. Drum Programming, Keys, Vocals, Background Vocals, Electronic drums, Sitar Bass.
Double bass, Drums, Production
Steve Bailey - bass, vocals, fretless bass, acoustic bass
J.D. Blair - drums
Oteil Burbridge - vocals
Dennis Chambers - drums
T.H. Subash Chandran - ghatam, konnakol, vocal percussion, jaw harp, moorsing
Alvin Chea- vocals
Jeff Coffin - saxophone
Bootsy Collins - vocals
Count Bass D - rap
John Cowan - vocals
Bill Dickens - vocals
Future Man- keyboards, vocals, voices
Gary Grainger - vocals
Barry Green - trombone
K. B. Ganesh Kumar - kanjira
Keith Leblanc - vocals
Will Lee - bass, vocals
Howard Levy- harmonica
Raymond Massey - drums, snare drum
Christian McBride - vocals
Rod McGaha - trumpet
Bill Miller - flute, shaker, frame drum
Rhonda Smith - vocals
Speech - vocals, rap
T. M. Stevens - bass, vocals
Kurt Storey - bass, voices
Shawn "Thunder Wallace - saxophone
Saundra Williams - vocals
Holly Wooten- background vocals
Kaila Wooten - vocals
Regi Wooten - guitar, nylon-string guitar
Roy Wooten - cajon, box
Divinity Roxxd? - vocals/rap
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REVIEW/AMG
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Anyone who knows anything about Victor Wooten knows that he's one of those rare souls: he gains a rep for playing the bass. Soul Circus, however, isn't just an extravaganza for bass players. Wooten, as it turns out, is also a heck of a writer and, as the listener will learn on the first track, a fine singer. The unusual first track, "Victa," is a funky, soulful hymn in praise of -- who else -- Wooten himself, while "Bass Tribute" offers accolades to those who've come before him. If the subject matter sounds a bit strange, the confident delivery, understated humor, and fine songwriting make it all work. Soul Circus' production is a nice merger of keyboards, drums, lots of bass, and multiple voices. While this combination and Wooten's production does provide a blueprint sound for the album, it's never predictable. "Back to India," for example, combines soul and sitar for an unusual but winning mixture. There are other oddities like "Cell Phone," complete with dialer effects, spiritually tinged material like "Prayer" and "Back to India," and songs about the power of love such as "Can't Hide Love." Overall, Soul Circus has the adventurous, confident feel of an old Sly Stone album while still being completely of its time. It's also certain that the album will convince listeners that Wooten, while still a fine bass player, has many talents.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Heather Phares
Bassist Victor Wooten began his musical career early. At age three, his brother Regi taught him to play bass, and at age five he made his stage debut with his four older brothers in the Wootens, playing songs by R&B mainstays like James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, War, and Curtis Mayfield. After playing regional tours and opening for acts like Mayfield and War, the Wootens recorded an album in 1985. However, the record received little commercial or critical response, and eventually the Wooten Brothers found other gigs. By 1988, Victor Wooten moved to Nashville to join a rock band, and the following year met Béla Fleck, the banjo player for New Grass Revival. Fleck was forming a jazz group to appear on a TV show; he recruited Wooten, his brother Roy on drums, and Howard Levy on keyboards and harmonica. As the Flecktones, the group earned numerous accolades, including four Grammy nominations and a number one album on the jazz charts.
A Show of Hands
As the '90s progressed, Wooten added a solo recording career and numerous collaborations to his duties in the Flecktones. Along with solo albums like 1996's A Show of Hands and the following year's What Did He Say?, Wooten contributed to albums by friends like David Grier, Paul Brady, and Branford Marsalis' Buckshot LeFonque. His third solo album, Yin-Yang, which featured appearances by Fleck, Bootsy Collins, and the Wooten Brothers, was released in 1999. Live in America from 2001 documented four years on the road in a double-disc package. After tours with the Flecktones and a 2001 release/tour with the group Bass Extremes, Wooten returned to his solo career in 2005 with the album Soul Circus. Released in 2008, Palmystery included turns by violinist Eric Silver and harmonica player Howard Levy.
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WEBSITE
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''SOUL CIRCUS''
APRIL 12 2005
60:30
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01 - Intro: Adam 00:10 (Adam Wooten)
02 - Victa 04:55 (Bootsy Collins, Future Man, Victor Wooten)
03 - Bass Tribute 05:11 (Future Man, Victor Wooten)
04 - Prayer 05:47 (Saundra Williams, Victor Wooten)
05 - Natives 04:00
06 - Can't Hide Love 04:36 (Skip Scarborough)
07 - Stay 04:56
08 - On And On 04:52 (Speech, Saundra Williams, Victor Wooten)
09 - Cell Phone 04:23 (Count Bass D, Victor Wooten)
10 - Back To India 04:31 (Speech, Victor Wooten)
11 - Soul Circus 04:30
12 - Higher Law 04:35
13 - Take U There 00:29
14 - Ari's Eyes 05:00
15 - Outro: Kids 00:09 (Adam Wooten, Arianna Wooten)
16 - Bass Tribute (Reprise) 02:25
Tracks By Victor Wooten, Except As Indicated
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Victor Wooten - Bass guitar, Tenor bass. Drum Programming, Keys, Vocals, Background Vocals, Electronic drums, Sitar Bass.
Double bass, Drums, Production
Steve Bailey - bass, vocals, fretless bass, acoustic bass
J.D. Blair - drums
Oteil Burbridge - vocals
Dennis Chambers - drums
T.H. Subash Chandran - ghatam, konnakol, vocal percussion, jaw harp, moorsing
Alvin Chea- vocals
Jeff Coffin - saxophone
Bootsy Collins - vocals
Count Bass D - rap
John Cowan - vocals
Bill Dickens - vocals
Future Man- keyboards, vocals, voices
Gary Grainger - vocals
Barry Green - trombone
K. B. Ganesh Kumar - kanjira
Keith Leblanc - vocals
Will Lee - bass, vocals
Howard Levy- harmonica
Raymond Massey - drums, snare drum
Christian McBride - vocals
Rod McGaha - trumpet
Bill Miller - flute, shaker, frame drum
Rhonda Smith - vocals
Speech - vocals, rap
T. M. Stevens - bass, vocals
Kurt Storey - bass, voices
Shawn "Thunder Wallace - saxophone
Saundra Williams - vocals
Holly Wooten- background vocals
Kaila Wooten - vocals
Regi Wooten - guitar, nylon-string guitar
Roy Wooten - cajon, box
Divinity Roxxd? - vocals/rap
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REVIEW/AMG
Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Anyone who knows anything about Victor Wooten knows that he's one of those rare souls: he gains a rep for playing the bass. Soul Circus, however, isn't just an extravaganza for bass players. Wooten, as it turns out, is also a heck of a writer and, as the listener will learn on the first track, a fine singer. The unusual first track, "Victa," is a funky, soulful hymn in praise of -- who else -- Wooten himself, while "Bass Tribute" offers accolades to those who've come before him. If the subject matter sounds a bit strange, the confident delivery, understated humor, and fine songwriting make it all work. Soul Circus' production is a nice merger of keyboards, drums, lots of bass, and multiple voices. While this combination and Wooten's production does provide a blueprint sound for the album, it's never predictable. "Back to India," for example, combines soul and sitar for an unusual but winning mixture. There are other oddities like "Cell Phone," complete with dialer effects, spiritually tinged material like "Prayer" and "Back to India," and songs about the power of love such as "Can't Hide Love." Overall, Soul Circus has the adventurous, confident feel of an old Sly Stone album while still being completely of its time. It's also certain that the album will convince listeners that Wooten, while still a fine bass player, has many talents.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Heather Phares
Bassist Victor Wooten began his musical career early. At age three, his brother Regi taught him to play bass, and at age five he made his stage debut with his four older brothers in the Wootens, playing songs by R&B mainstays like James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, War, and Curtis Mayfield. After playing regional tours and opening for acts like Mayfield and War, the Wootens recorded an album in 1985. However, the record received little commercial or critical response, and eventually the Wooten Brothers found other gigs. By 1988, Victor Wooten moved to Nashville to join a rock band, and the following year met Béla Fleck, the banjo player for New Grass Revival. Fleck was forming a jazz group to appear on a TV show; he recruited Wooten, his brother Roy on drums, and Howard Levy on keyboards and harmonica. As the Flecktones, the group earned numerous accolades, including four Grammy nominations and a number one album on the jazz charts.
A Show of Hands
As the '90s progressed, Wooten added a solo recording career and numerous collaborations to his duties in the Flecktones. Along with solo albums like 1996's A Show of Hands and the following year's What Did He Say?, Wooten contributed to albums by friends like David Grier, Paul Brady, and Branford Marsalis' Buckshot LeFonque. His third solo album, Yin-Yang, which featured appearances by Fleck, Bootsy Collins, and the Wooten Brothers, was released in 1999. Live in America from 2001 documented four years on the road in a double-disc package. After tours with the Flecktones and a 2001 release/tour with the group Bass Extremes, Wooten returned to his solo career in 2005 with the album Soul Circus. Released in 2008, Palmystery included turns by violinist Eric Silver and harmonica player Howard Levy.
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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