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The Long Slog

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10 ) The Long Slog (8:52) by Nick Maclean

Solo by Nick Maclean - organ

The album closes with The Long Slog, which kicks off with Murray setting up a funky wah-wah guitar groove, joined in short order by Maclean, whose Rhodes comping provides a rhythmic counterpoint. When the rest of the band enters, the resulting feeling lies somewhere between the jazz-funk of the classic Blue Note Records era of the 1960s and the “acid jazz” movement of the 1990s, though it stands apart by virtue of being placed in a 5/4 meter, which proves a good catalyst for a firey organ solo. The gentler middle section gives way to a free duet between Wallace and Maclean, which in turn moves into time as the other band members rejoin. This final section begins as a lyrical ballad, but works its way, via a long, gradual accelerando, towards a powerful zenith, with some powerful rock shredding from Murray paired with more jaw-dropping drumming from Grosset. This, the title track of the record, is aptly visually depicted in Nick Ragetli's sci-fi cover art where a Space Tiger has seemingly crash landed on a planet and has been slogging his way through the desert, glowing footprints following in his wake until he's now in frame, fully visible, and clearly dangerously annoyed.

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from The Long Slog, released October 2, 2016

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Snaggle Toronto, Ontario

Snaggle is a 6 piece jazz fusion ensemble which features a repertoire of exciting, dynamic and entirely original material. This all-star line up of players, includes the fastest drummers in the entire world, have all studied with many of Canada's greatest jazz masters and represent the next generation of Canadian talent. ... more

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