Charlie Hunter is a very rare sort of musician. He's on to new sorts of stuff (look him up, it's great!), but this was him at the peak of his powers in a past iteration that was really influential to me when I was still forming my tastes in music.

Great quality recording, fantastic set list.

Fun show!

This is just grabbed from Charlie's website so I cannot swear by its accuracy....

SETLIST:

Nothin' But Trouble
Two for Bleu
Epistrophy
Jam
Flau Flau
Mestre Tata
percussion

Run for It
audience participation
Stephen's Bad-Ass Groove
Al Green
Percussion Shuffle
La Plana
e: The Spin Seekers

Charlie Hunter: 8-string guitar
Chris Lovejoy: congas, percussion
Stephen Chopek: drums, percussion

Between the amazing sound quality (it sounds like an official release) and the wonderful playing, this is a phenomenal show! In addition to TJ Kirk, this group is my favorite Charlie Hunter setup. I think Charlie tends to be too laid-back anytime he plays with brass instruments. On the other hand, "duo" can be a bit too bare-bones. This trio of Hunter, Lovejoy & Chopek is perfect. The main emphasis is on Charlie, backed by an amazing wall of rhythm.

I saw this group in San Diego once and I still think that it was perhaps the best live show I've ever seen -out of many hundreds. It's the only time I've ever seen the opening group blow the headlining act out of the water. The headliner was none other than John Scofield, who by the way puts on a good show himself. Beyond that, it was one of the most psychedelic musical performances I ever experienced. My jaw was on the floor for most of the evening. If you're looking for a great place to start (or finish for that matter) with respects to Charlie Hunter, this is it! It's very accessible so download it now!