Tore Down House is a 1997 album

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 from guitarist

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 Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson is a fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.-Early days:Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Henderson began playing guitar at an early age...

. For this second solo-album (a departure from the work with his fusion

Jazz fusion

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 band Tribal Tech

Tribal Tech

Tribal Tech is a progressive fusion band, originally formed in 1984 by guitarist Scott Henderson and bass player Gary Willis. From 1993 forward the band included Scott Kinsey on keyboard and Kirk Covington on drums, and has produced nine albums that stretch the borders between blues, jazz, and rock...

), he once again wrote and recorded a collection of blues

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 music. The album features mostly vocal tunes, mixed with three instrumental tracks. It also features a cover version

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 of "Continuum", originally a Jaco Pastorius

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 song, and a re-recording of "Same As You", which appeared on Henderson's first blues album, Dog Party

Dog Party

Dog Party is a 1994 album by fusion / jazz guitarist Scott Henderson. It is a departure from his prior jazz fusion style releases, as he is exploring blues and blues-rock on this album.The album features mostly vocal tunes, mixed with some instrumentals...

.

Track listing

1. "Dolemite" – 5:52
2. "Tore Down House" – 7:37
3. "Metermaid" – 4:29
4. "I Hate You" – 4:38
5. "Gittar School" – 5:10
6. "Xanax" – 5:38
7. "Continuum" – 4:00
8. "You Get Off On Me" – 3:53
9. "Mocha" – 7:29
10. "Harpoon" – 6:46
11. "Same As You" – 4:36

Personnel

• Scott Henderson
  Scott Henderson
  Scott Henderson is a fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.-Early days:Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Henderson began playing guitar at an early age...
  
   - Guitars
• Kirk Covington
  Kirk Covington
  Kirk Covington is a drummer best known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech. Born in Midland, Texas, he attended the highly regarded University of North Texas College of Music where he met bassist Gary Willis, with whom he later joined Tribal Tech...
  
   - Drums and vocals
• Dave Carpenter
  Dave Carpenter
  Dave Carpenter was an American bass player.After studying music at Ohio State University, he launched his professional career by moving to New York...
  
   - Bass
• Pat O'Brien - Harmonica
• Scott Kinsey
  Scott Kinsey
  Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist best known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech and for his contributions to soundtracks for major motion pictures, notably Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve...
  
  - Keyboards
• Thelma Houston
  Thelma Houston
  Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...
  
   - Vocals
• Masta Edwards - Vocals on "I Hate You"
• Albert Wing - Alto Sax, Tenor sax, Flute, Fearless Horn Section Leader
• Walt Fowler - Trumpet, Flugel horn
• Mike Nelson - Tenor Sax, Baritone sax
• Dan Fornero - Trumpet, Flugel horn
• Eric Jorgenson - Trombone
• T.J. Helmerich - Background vocals
• Mark Nonisa - Background vocals

External links

• George Graham reviews Tore Down House for WVIA-FM