{"id":1678,"date":"2012-05-21T20:56:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/05\/21\/guitar-virtuoso-frank-gambale-mines-his-soul-for-an-inspirational-collection-of-jazzy-adult-pop-vocal-tunes\/"},"modified":"2012-05-21T20:56:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T20:56:53","slug":"guitar-virtuoso-frank-gambale-mines-his-soul-for-an-inspirational-collection-of-jazzy-adult-pop-vocal-tunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2012\/05\/21\/guitar-virtuoso-frank-gambale-mines-his-soul-for-an-inspirational-collection-of-jazzy-adult-pop-vocal-tunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar virtuoso Frank Gambale mines his soul for an inspirational collection of jazzy adult pop vocal tunes"},"content":{"rendered":"


Respected and recognized as one of music\u2019s most innovative guitarists, Grammy winner Frank Gambale returned to his roots for his 20th solo album by delivering an exquisitely crafted vocal collection comprised of original jazzy adult pop songs.\u00a0 \u201cSoulmine,\u201d which will be released May 22nd on the artist\u2019s Wombat Records, was written and produced with his collaborating vocalist BOCA.\u00a0 Award winning director Nigel Dick (Guns \u2018n Roses, Britney Spears, Oasis, Cher) lensed the tantalizing video for the disc\u2019s debut single, \u201cForbidden Kiss.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Now in his 26th year as a solo artist and best known for his revolutionary instrumental recordings and audacious live performances with jazz fusion icons including Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, and Return To Forever (with Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and Jean-Luc Ponty), Gambale began his career playing in vocal groups.\u00a0 The genesis of \u201cSoulmine\u201d has ruminated in the gifted composer\u2019s consciousness for decades.\u00a0 When he met and married his soul mate, BOCA, the guitar maverick who pioneered two imaginative techniques for playing the six-stringed instrument \u2013 Sweep Picking Technique and Gambale Tuning \u2013 had finally found the voice for which he had longed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the album that I\u2019ve wanted to make for about 30 years.\u00a0 \u2018Soulmine\u2019 has all my favorite elements: cool grooves, hip changes, vocal harmonies and lots of guitar.\u00a0 I especially like the way the voice and guitar dialogue.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t done it up until now because there was a major ingredient missing and that is BOCA.\u00a0 BOCA is the perfect voice for this music and she was the perfect collaborator.\u00a0 The messages in the lyrics are beautiful.\u00a0 BOCA really captured the right sentiments in the music,\u201d said Gambale, who will preview the album at a May 3rdperformance with BOCA at Anthology in San Diego.\u00a0 \u201cThe music that I\u2019m drawn to is the stuff that really makes me feel something.\u00a0 We love what we do \u2013 we love music \u2013 and we always have reverence for the music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSoulmine\u201d shines on multiple levels.\u00a0 As expected from a Gambale record, the musicianship is masterful.\u00a0 Gambale\u2019s passionate guitar-work is cool-toned, poised and restrained juxtaposed with melodic shrieking and crying with ferocious fire and desire.\u00a0 The deep rhythmic pockets are dug with precision by five-time Grammy winning bassist Victor Wooten and drummer Joel Taylor.\u00a0 A large portion of the keyboards are astute Gambale etchings.\u00a0 Gambale\u2019s and BOCA\u2019s ensnaring melodies are further embellished by graceful piano flourishes courtesy of Otmaro Ruiz and a roof-raising organ solo from Brian Auger (on \u201cLive Your Dream\u201d).\u00a0 The instrumental beds made from fresh sheets of cosmopolitan jazz, funky R&B, shimmering pop, and sultry Latin and Brazilian nuances allow BOCA\u2019s sensual vocals to caress the sophisticated scales with heartfelt warmth and emotion.\u00a0 Her lyrical muse explores expressive love songs and sunshine laced messages of inspiration, empowerment, and hope in the pursuit of dreams and life.\u00a0 The pair\u2019s meticulous production is richly realized, layered and visceral allowing the songs to unfold sublimely.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Hailing from Canberra, Australia, Gambale arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1980\u2019s to study at the Guitar Institute of Technology.\u00a0 The same year he released his debut album, 1986\u2019s \u201cBrave New Guitar,\u201d he landed a gig touring with jazz violin great Ponty.\u00a0 He parlayed that into an invitation to join Corea\u2019s groundbreaking Elektric Band with which Gambale toured and recorded for 6 years.\u00a0 The fruitful relationship with the keyboard legend, who said \u201cFrank Gambale is one of the most incredible guitarists on the planet,\u201d continues to this day and has garnered the guitarist a Grammy and a couple of Grammy nominations.\u00a0 Gambale forever changed guitar playing when he originated and popularized the Sweep Picking Technique and the Gambale Tuning method, which are now part of common guitarist vernacular.\u00a0 Sweep Picking \u2013 or Sweeping as it is commonly known – utilizes the pick in a sweeping motion combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific series of notes that are fast and fluid.\u00a0 Gambale Tuning allows the guitar to enjoy the full range and chordal capabilities of a piano.\u00a0 Last year, Gambale joined seminal jazz fusion ensemble Return To Forever for a world tour that concluded with a reunion performance by the Elektric Band alongside Corea, Eric Marienthal, John Pattitucci and Dave Weckl.\u00a0 An esteemed educator and accomplished author of numerous instructional books and DVDs, Gambale\u2019s boundless talents and energy are focused on sharing \u201cSoulmine\u201d with audiences around the globe.\u00a0 Additional information is available at www.frankgambale.com andwww.frankgambalesoulmine.com. <\/p>\n

The songs on Gambale\u2019s \u201cSoulmine\u201d are:<\/p>\n

\u201cLove Set Me Free\u201d
\u201cLive Your Dream\u201d
\u201cAll In The Game Of Life\u201d
\u201cBe The Change\u201d
\u201cSun Will Shine\u201d
\u201cForbidden Kiss\u201d
\u201cKeep Leadin\u2019 Me On\u201d
\u201cSave Me From Myself\u201d
\u201cEnchanted Love\u201d
\u201cOpen Your Mind\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: www.frankgambale.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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