Artist: Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather
Album: No Substitutions: Live in Osaka
Genre: Fusion, Contemporary Jazz
Label: Favored Nations
Released: 2001
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- The Pump (Hymas-Phillips )
- Don't Give It Up (Carlton)
- Only Yesterday (Carlton)
- All Blues (Davis)
- Room 335 (Carlton)
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- Personnel:
- Larry Carlton - guitar - left side
- Steve Lukather - guitar - right side
- Gregg Bissonette - drums
- Chris Kent - bass
- Rick Jackson - keyboards
One of the more underrated guitarists in rock is Steve Lukather. Best known for his work with Toto, Lukather is a highly sought-after session player, having played on countless albums by other artists, and has no problem adapting his playing to a wide variety of different styles. Lukather also finds the time to sporadically issue his own solo albums, and in 2003, he issued a live collaboration with fellow session guitarist Larry Carlton, No Substitutions: Live in Osaka. As expected, plenty of guitar showcases for each player are provided, especially on a pair of over-14-minute tracks -- "The Pump" and "All Blues" -- as well as an album-closing rendition of the Carlton classic "Room 335." Not exactly a groundbreaking jazz-rock guitar release, but fans of each guitarist should enjoy hearing each show their stuff on-stage.
Review by Greg Prato