CD Review
Grant Lyle & Brotherhood
It's Worth It
(Onyx)
by Mark E. Gallo
Review date: July 2001
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This is a bit harder than Brotherhood's eponymous set, but there are still jazzy lines that bring an understated power to the set. On tunes like the cover of "Don't Go No Farther," understatement is out the door, which is just fine as this powerhouse trio (Grant Lyle, guitar; Scott Brammer, bass; Steve Woods, drums) is just as capable of pulling the stops out. There are more covers here than on the predecessor, and they're given potent interpretations. Wrapped around "Can't Stop Lovin' My Baby" (Elmore James), "Down On Bended Knee" (Johnny Copeland), and "Mellow Down Easy" (Little Walter), are original tunes that hold their own next to the classics. "Dig" is a Chet Atkins-style pickin' extravaganza for Lyle, and "Another Mile" lets Lyle show off the slide chops. "Traces" could have come off of the soundtrack to a great surf film, and "Satellite" is a shuffle that probably fills the dance floor back home. It works for me and my four-year-old daughter back at my home, too. This will take some searching to find, but I believe it will be "worth it."
Web site: www.grantlyle.com
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