By: Robert Silverstein
great sounding CD title for a recording that breaks new ground, CG3+2 unites the mighty California Guitar Trio with the one time King Crimson rhythm section of Tony Levin (bass, stick) and Pat Mastelotto (drums). The CGT are best known for their atmospheric and minimalistic approach to improvised acoustic instrumental guitar music and with the addition of the powerhouse team of Levin and Mastelotto, CG3+2 really rocks. That enhanced musical punch comes into play on the CD's 7+ minute cover of the '71 Yes gem "Heart Of The Sunrise", which is given a faithful and innovative instrumental reading here. Knocking out listeners since they formed at a Robert Fripp guitar seminar in England back in '87-Bert Lams (guitar, tenor guitar), Hideyo Moriya (guitar, mando-cello) and Paul Richards (guitar, slide guitar)-scale new heights on the Fall 2002 release of CG3+2. CGT also have a Christmas CD coming from the prodigious, Pittsburgh-based progressive rock label, Inside Out Music America just in time for the 2002 X-mas holidays called 10 Christmas Songs-a disc previously only available on the group's web site.
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