By: Robert Silverstein
he spirit of guitar-based electric jazz-rock is alive and well and living down under with the debut CD from Australian guitarist Fred Leduc and his group, Deluc, entitled "Eighth Wonder". The group really sparkle in quartet form with Leduc's bold electric work taking center state. Leduc has composed outstanding tunes and his bandmates are clearly up for the task. In fact, "Eighth Wonder" improves as the CD progresses and is time well spent for fans of greats like Steve Morse, Steve Howe and Jan Akkerman. Although the overall sound falls within the fusion vein, there's certainly enough of a melodic tilt to the whole affair so that the album would be appreciated by fans of instrumental rock as well. Ready with a new CD to follow-up to "Eighth Wonder", Leduc's Deluc (a tongue-twister if ever there was one!) is a most welcome addition to the international guitar scene.
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