Stretch - 1984 - Stretch

Stretch

1984

Stretch

01. Jack Black
02. Sunny Day at Sea
03. Noonles Unrauski
04. Percussives
05. Sundown at Mobjack Bay
06. Positive Vibe
07. Evil Molecules

Glenn Alexander: guitar
Dave LaRue: bass
Bill Elder: drums
T Lavitz: keyboards
Van Romaine: drums

Glenn Alexander is a composer, guitarist and vocalist. He has received extensive airplay and critical acclaim from around the world on his recordings Stretch (Half Track 1984), Glenn Alexander (Chase Music Group 1987), The Connection (Shanachie 1992), Rainbow’s Revenge (Shanachie 1993), Oria (Palmetto 1996), The Coalition (Midlantic/Fractal 2004), Northern Lights (Scott Healy~Glenn Alexander Quartet – Blue Dog 2011). He has played everywhere from bars to theaters, to concert halls, to stadiums and live on both radio and television. He has performed and/or recorded with some of the biggest names in music, including: Chico Hamilton, L. Shankar, Jan Hammer with The Mahavishnu Project, The Max Weinberg 7 (Late Night with Conan O’Brien), Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Randy Brecker, Bruce Springsteen, Levon Helm, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, Tom Scott, Brenda Russell, Regina Bell, Liza Minnelli, Manolo Badrena (Weather Report), Dave LaRue and T Lavitz (The Dixie Dregs), Gary US Bonds and many, many others. Glenn has recorded on countless CDs as a sideman, recently appearing on jazz saxophone great Jon Arabagon’s “Outright, Unhinged” to which Downbeat gave five stars and singled out the guitar work, calling it “fusionistic,face melting guitar solos.” Glenn has served on the faculty of his alma mater, Wichita State University and The New School. He is currently on the faculty of Sarah Lawrence College.

An 80s fusion gem. This is perhaps, most notable, for the pre Steve Morse Band appearance of rhythm section Dave Larue and Van Romaine, as well as Morse's Dregs mate, T Lavitz. The music is stlistically in that ballpark, but without any twangy stuff. Positive Vibe is the resident ass kicking track of the record, but I enjoy it all, outside of the predictable, Sundown at Mobjack Bay. Available on guitarist Glenn Alexander's site.