Comments on: Harvey Mandel “Cristo Redentor”

By: Art Stavro

Art Stavro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:53:55 +0000

You guys might want to check out my new group Short Ribs. We are just finsihing up the CD but the tunes are available at the link below for listening..
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=989395

Art

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:32 +0000

Wow! There’s nothing to beat getting an appreciative comment on your review from someone who actually helped create the record. Thank you yourself, Art, for all the wonderful music you and the other West Coast sessioneers gifted to us back in those halcyon days.

By: ART STAVRO

ART STAVRO — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:26:42 +0000

GLAD YOU LIKED CRISTO. I FORGET HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT TUNE WAS AS WE WERE VERY YOUNG THEN..THANKS,

ART STAVRO

BASS

By: Will

Will — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:57:36 +0000

Hi all. I just wanted to say that “Lights Out” is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

By: RichardS

RichardS — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:56:40 +0000

Just listening to various versions of the title track on Spotify – this album not being available. Like you, I picked it up in a bargain bin on the back of his Canned Heat association and, yes, it is a sensational late night delight. Going to stop the Spotify now and get my vinyl out. Great stuff.

By: fflange

fflange — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:20:39 +0000

Like a VERY stoned J.J Cale this groove just bubbles along sooooo very nicely, thank you!

Great review as always, although I can hardly read the text it because it looks like teeny tiny bugs that keep moving when I try and focus on them.

Oh dear!

By: Rex Ray @ Gallery 16 | SquareCylinder.com

Rex Ray @ Gallery 16 | SquareCylinder.com — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:57:00 +0000

[...] twist on psychedelic-era graphics, and recall the unforgettable cover of Harvey Mandel’s LP Christo Redentor. Like the Mandel graphic and scores of other similarly inspired designs, this trio sears [...]

By: bob burroughs

bob burroughs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:43:31 +0000

Great to see this given a fine, lengthy review Len. Bought it when it came out and have re-purchased several times over the years. Worth the entry fee for ‘Wade in the Water’ and ‘BeforeSix’.
Charlie Musselwhite’s ‘Stand Back’ from around the same time features ‘Christo Redentor’ and I seem to remember Harvey and some of the same musicians.

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:53:53 +0000

Mark – thanks for your thanks. I have Harvey’s second and third solo albums, Righteous and Games Guitars Play, as a twofer on BGO (2005). Righteous has more straight blues and jazz than Cristo Redentor, while Games has a lot of soul-influenced stuff and features a lead vocalist (not HM). IMHO, neither of these gets close to Cristo for wow-factor. The later Shangrenade (1973) featured Harvey on two-handed tapping. I haven’t heard this, nor his other solos The Snake, Baby Batter and Feel The Sound Of, so cannot comment on these. For much more on HM’s history and discography, visit http://www.harveymandel.com.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:22:01 +0000

Len–
Again: I can offer only praise for your thoughtful review. It succeeded in provoking me to purchase this album. I have known about Mandel from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (or at least a version of this band that remains in continual flux…) and also from Canned Heat; however, I never realized that he did such strong solo work. The entire album excels! Wade in the Water is one of the most carefully crafted on the album and is remarkable for its sound texture and Mandel’s guitar work. Was he an exceptional band leader or was this a fluke? In other words, should I be collecting his other solo efforts (Baby Batter, etc.)?
Yeah! the feedback is remarkably sweet and well-controlled!