Lowblow

Lowblow: Victor Bailey

by Ed Kopp
November 1, 1999

There must be something in Philadelphia’s water supply that spawns great bass players. How else do you explain Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson, Jamaldeen Tacuma, Charles Fambrough, Gerald Veasley and Christian McBride?Victor Bailey is yet another outstanding Philly product. Bailey straddles the line between pop-jazz and fusion on Lowblow, his second solo release. Backed by a stellar supporting cast that includes Kenny Garrett, Bill Evans, Jim Beard, Dennis Chambers, Omar Hakim and Wayne Krantz, Bailey lets loose ...