Richie Goods uses his electric and acoustic basses in various formats to give a hip tribute to the late piano great and former employer/mentor Mulgrew Miller, taking his compositions and giving them a new paint job. He mixes and matches with not only a core team of Lil John Roberts/dr, Shedrick Mitchell-Mike King/p-key, and Tariqh Akoni-David Rosenthal/g but with various guests for a richly textured portrait.
Any Schroeder brings her viola and violin for a hip fusion “Saud’s Run” and a soul jazzer of “Song For Darnell” while hip vibes by Chien Chien Lu give a WAR funk feel to “Dreaming”. Some wacka-wooka guitar and Rafael Pereira’s percussion make for a disco ball of “Farewell To Dogma” with Mitchell’s pretty keys and Jean Baylor’s rich voice make for a gorgeous “Second Thoughts.” As for Goods himself, his work is sleek on the romantic “The Sage” and he gorgeously broods on his aria “The Left Hand Man.” This guy’s got a great touch, a great feel and makes for a great hour of music. Check him out.