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This is the Level 42 bass master's solo album, a lively mixture of styles which, as the title suggests, reflects the music that has inspired him. So we get 'The Essential', an 18-minute track bringing to mind Chick Corea's Spanish excursions, early '70s Miles, the rock/fusions of Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer and the solo bass innovations of Stanley Clarke. I Feel Free is an unashamed tribute to Cream, and There Is A Dog could easily have graced the first album by Return to Forever, with its breezy flute playing, tasty Fender Rhodes and fluid finger-style bass reminiscent of Stanley Clarke's uprightmore… playing. Clocks Go Forward and Picture On The Wall are in a Level 42 style and could easily have graced True Colours or Standing In The Light.But Mark's own voice pops through now and again, particularly on The Essential. He plays superb (very Billy Cobhamish) drums and all the guitars on this album, and, quite simply, you have to buy it to dig a little deeper into the man's huge talent. To date, he has not returned to making challenging Jazz/Rock music, and shows little sign of wanting to now, so this may be our only chance to hear what he's truly capable of.

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Music > Albums

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CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Title:

Mark King - Influences (1993) Retail CD

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Front

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800 x 800 px

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