"Kinetic solo bass"…? Definitely from "
somewhere else" bass! Now that we understand no music can
be described verbally… Jamal's music feels like
"Brand X meets Heavy Metal meets Omar Faruk Tekbilek".
This is improvisational music on the edge, to be certain - but without the constant missing of other
instrumentation! The implied percussion and vocalization are very present in each of the disc's 8 solo
pieces. Lovers of Percy Jones, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and/or the earlier works of Dann Glenn will really
dig Jamal's approach to the electric bass guitar - as well as his singular journey to a musical world
shown to far too few.
Jamal Hurse was born in 1965 with bilateral congenital hearing loss, which caused him to hear casual
conversation and intermittent sounds as rhythmic cadences. His 41 years on planet earth has forged his
art - resulting in one of the purest and utterly heartfelt expressions I've ever heard! Imagine a
conversation with a dearest loved one… across a thousand mile chasm. Or, imagine a rain dance… in deep
space. The tune
"Deceptive River" is my personal favorite! Jamal's sound is at once most engaging,
while at the same time it is one of the loneliest sounds on earth! This cat is telling a beautiful story!
For a profound lesson on the subject of musical insights "
Follow Your Bliss" is a must own disc!
Check out Jamal Hurse at
WWW.JamalBass.Net, and hear him at
WWW.MySpace.com!
-Brent-Anthony Johnson is a bassist, composer, clinician, producer, ethnomusicologist, journalist
(Bass Inside, Global Bass, BASSICS, Bass Frontiers, and Bassist) and artist on the 'ASR Records label.
*Further note--Jamal's CD is currently available at CDBaby.com. 
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