''Thick'' is an album by the fusion jazz band
Tribal Tech
Tribal Tech was a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bass player Gary Willis. From 1993 forward the band included Scott Kinsey on keyboard and Kirk Covington on drums, and released ten albums that ...
released in 1999. As a contrast to Tribal Tech's previous recordings, the album features less compositional material and is based largely on
improvisation
Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Scott Kinsey and Kirk Covington.
#"Sheik of Encino" – 6:50
#"Party at Kinsey's" – 3:56
#"Jalapeño" – 5:42
#"Clinic Troll" – 3:43
#"Thick" – 11:15
#"You May Remember Me" – 4:45
#"Slick" – 5:14
#"Somewhat Later" – 2:46
#"What Has He Had?" – 6:52#
#"A THIQUE man NAMED MILAN" - 5:55
Personnel
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Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.
Tribal Tech
Henderson formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of Hende ...
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guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
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Gary Willis
Gary Willis (born 28 March 1957) is an American bassist and composer known foremost as the co-founder (with Scott Henderson) of the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech. Aside from his work in Tribal Tech, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz musici ...
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bass
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Scott Kinsey
Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist and member of the band Tribal Tech. He is a 1991 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Career
In addition to playing in Tribal Tech with Scott Henderson and Gary Willis, Kinsey has worked with phil ...
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keyboards
Keyboard may refer to:
Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
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Kirk Covington
Kirk Covington is a drummer best known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech.
Covington was born in Midland, Texas, where he attended the University of North Texas College of Music, where he met bassist Gary Willis, with whom he la ...
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drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
References
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1999 albums
Tribal Tech albums