Artist: Charlie Hunter
Title: Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid
Label: reapandsow, Inc.
Genre: Jazz : Jazz+Funk
UPC: 188450123309
Territory: World
Release Date: 01.12.10

Charlie Hunter’s latest recording effort, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, features the jaw- dropping guitarist alongside drummer Eric Kalb (Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, John Scofield) and a new horn section including trombonist Curtis Fowlkes (Jazz Passengers, Lounge Lizards, Bill Frisell), trombonist Alan Ferber (Don Byron, Kenny Wheeler) and trumpeter Eric Biondo (Antibalas, TV On The Radio). Hunter will celebrate the release of Gentlemen with a four-week Tuesday night residency at Rose Live Music in Brooklyn, NY beginning January 5, 2010.

With a nod to the history of brass music, Hunter set out to embrace the full brass experience on Gentlemen. A fan of Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, he enlisted two trombonists and a trumpeter to open up the nine original compositions to infinite possibilities. Hunter says, “I love the sax, but it’s a modern jazz instrument, and when you hear it, it forces you to play a certain way. Brass is more malleable, how it works with an electric instrument, it can be so out of left field. I love that. There are so many things you can do.”

With a career spanning 16 years and almost 20 albums, Hunter consistently ups his game as an innovative writer and bandleader. He has worked with the likes of Norah Jones, Mos Def, John Mayer, D’Angelo and countless others. He is widely considered the authority on the seven and eight-string guitar, and continues to stun audiences with his ability to simultaneously bust out tasty bass parts, melodic leads and swinging rhythms. Hunter has previously recorded for the venerable Blue Note label, Concord, Ropeadope and others. His recent independent venture is steered by his motivation to release music that most inspires him. Critics have touted his genius technique, but it’s his profound artistic sensibility that propels his original music. Hunter’s signature style of writing and performing has secured his place as one of today’s great guitarists.

“…a man who [has] built his badass reputation by conquering hairy bass lines and heady post-bop melodies simultaneously on custom eight-string instruments… Hunter is still a musical beast.” -Guitar Player
“…Hunter – well known for playing a seven-string instrument – rips through the air with superrock fuzz and fusion mettle.” -Rolling Stone

Here’s a great upbeat track off the record:

Charlie Hunter
“High Pockets and a Fanny Pack” (mp3)
from “Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid”
(reapandsow, Inc.)

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