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Scott Henderson's playng on this cd represents a blend of blues and fusion that works seamlessly with the composition. Henderson steps outside of the framework of your basic I-IV-V blues progression and displays a harmonic vocabulary that you would have to search far and wide to equal.
Although the theme of this entire cd is flippantly dedicated to Dogs there is nothing funny about his technique and taste when it comes to playing the guitar. Scott is well known in Jazz circles playing with Chick Corea and as a co-founder of Tribal Tech, his successful venture into the Blues/Rock realm is a pleasant surprise.
Fusion / Blues
Well to the Bone is Scott Henderson's third solo outing and perhaps his best to date. Unlike the first two releases, "Dog Party" and "Tore Down House" which were heavily blues influenced, "Well to the Bone" is somewhat of an enigma and hard to categorize into any one genre. Nevertheless, the songs and guitar compositions are probably the best Henderson has ever penned.
Electric Blues
Henderson strengthens his case for why he is an extremely versatile guitarist. His exceptional playing is supported by drums, bass, harmonica, keyboards, sax, flute, trumpet and trombone as well as the vocals of the great Thelma Houston and the somewhat lesser known, Masta Edwards.