Charlie Hunter Quintet Right Now Live (2004)

Recorded in winter of 2002 by 1k Studios when idiosyncratic guitarist Charlie Hunter was still working with his Quintet Its semianimated graphics format conveys more than a little of the whimsy and infectious spirit in the eightstring guitarists music even as the bios of the individual band members and production credits thoroughly cover the academic side of this project The segment featuring Charlie solo is a great opportunity to see how he plays his customdesigned guitar You have to marvel at what a selfdeprecating musician this Bayarea native is but never more so than on Recess where he refuses to show off or flaunt his technique in any way