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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Extraction
| name = Extraction
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Greg Howe]]
| artist = [[Greg Howe]], [[Dennis Chambers]] and [[Victor Wooten]]
| Cover = Greg Howe - 2003 - Extraction.jpg
| cover = Greg Howe - 2003 - Extraction.jpg
| Released = {{Start date|2003|10|7}}
| released = {{Start date|2003|10|7}}
| recorded = 2001–2003<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Interview with Greg Howe |url=http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827051307/https://web.archive.org/web/20080610032136/http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm |archivedate=2013-08-27 |accessdate=January 15, 2022 |date=29 April 2004}}</ref>
| Recorded = 2001–2003<ref name=thal>[[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal|Thal, Ron]] (2004-04-29). "[http://web.archive.org/web/20080610032136/http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm interview with greg howe]". Guitarist Heaven. Archived from [http://www.guitaristheaven.com/inthowe_by_bumblefoot.htm the original] on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2012-01-22.</ref> at Moore Music Recording; Secret Sound Studio in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]; Ashmoon Studio; Greg Howe's home studio in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]; David Cook's home studio in [[New York City|New York City, New York]]; [[Victor Wooten]]'s home studio in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| studio = {{collapsible list|title=Various|hlist=true|Moore Music Recording Studio in [[Bath, Pennsylvania]]; Secret Sound Studio in Baltimore, Maryland; Ashmoon Studio; Greg Howe's home studio in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]; David Cook's home studio in New York City; Victor Wooten's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee}}
| Genre = [[Instrumental rock]], [[jazz fusion]]
| genre = [[Instrumental rock]], [[jazz fusion]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=50|s=8}}
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=8}}
| Label = [[Tone Center Records|Tone Center]]
| label = [[Tone Center Records|Tone Center]]
| Producer = Greg Howe
| producer = Greg Howe
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| Last album = ''[[Hyperacuity (album)|Hyperacuity]]''<br>(2000)
| chronology = Greg Howe
| This album = '''''Extraction'''''<br>(2003)
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| prev_title = [[Hyperacuity (album)|Hyperacuity]]
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| Next album = ''[[Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Greg Howe album)|Collection: The Shrapnel Years]]''<br>(2006)
| prev_year = 2000
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology
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| next_title = [[Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Greg Howe album)|Collection: The Shrapnel Years]]
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| Artist = Victor Wooten
| Type = studio
| next_year = 2006
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| Last album = ''[[Live in America (Victor Wooten album)|Live in America]]''<br>(2001)
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| artist = Victor Wooten
| This album = '''''Extraction'''''<br>(2003)
| type = studio
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| Next album = ''[[Soul Circus]]''<br>(2005)
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| prev_title = [[Live in America (Victor Wooten album)|Live in America]]
| prev_year = 2001
| title = Extraction
| year = 2003
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| next_title = [[Soul Circus]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}
}}
}}

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'''''Extraction''''' is the tenth studio album by guitarist [[Greg Howe]], in collaboration with drummer [[Dennis Chambers]] and bassist [[Victor Wooten]]. It was released on October 7, 2003, by [[Tone Center Records]],<ref name=allmusic>Prato, Greg. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/extraction-mw0000693659 "Extraction - Greg Howe"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[All Media Network]]. Retrieved 2015-01-06.</ref> after a very difficult recording process which spanned two years, resulting in disagreements between the three musicians and [[Shrapnel Records]] founder [[Mike Varney]], as well as several delays in the release date.<ref name="interview" /><ref>Chopik, Ivan (2006-02-27). [http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview/ "Greg Howe Interview"]. Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 2015-01-06.</ref>

"A Delicacy" is a re-recording of an instrumental released on ''[[Now Hear This (Howe II album)|Now Hear This]]'', a 1991 album by Howe II (an earlier band formed by Howe). "Proto Cosmos" is a [[jazz fusion]] composition by pianist [[Alan Pasqua]] that appeared on [[The Tony Williams Lifetime|The New Tony Williams Lifetime]]'s 1975 album ''[[Believe It (album)|Believe It]]''.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>Prato, Greg. "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/extraction-mw0000693659 Extraction - Greg Howe]". ''[[Allmusic]]''. [[Rovi Corporation]]. Retrieved 2012-06-04.</ref>
| rev1score = Neutral<ref name="aaj">(2003-10-18). [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/extraction-greg-howe-tone-center-review-by-todd-s-jenkins.php#.UhX6sdj-n0s "Greg Howe/Victor Wooten/Dennis Chambers: "Extraction" (2003)"]. [[All About Jazz]]. Retrieved 2015-01-06.</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic/>
}}
}}


Todd S. Jenkins at [[All About Jazz]] gave ''Extraction'' a mixed review, describing it as "just about evenly divided between well-crafted, thoughtful compositions and dead-end chops demonstrations." Praise was given to each musician for their technical craft and musical contributions, but criticism was directed at some of the songs for being "pretty much inconsequential filler, the kind of aimless noodling that almost put fusion in its grave a decade ago." Furthermore, he remarked that Howe "tries to say too much at times" and Wooten "tends to fall into the [[sixteenth note|16th-note]] babble pattern." Jenkins concluded by saying "''Extraction'' does have its moments, but it's not the most wisely considered entry in anyone's catalog here."<ref name=aaj/>
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'''''Extraction''''' is a collaborative studio album by guitarist [[Greg Howe]], drummer [[Dennis Chambers]] and bassist [[Victor Wooten]], released on October 7, 2003 through [[Tone Center Records]]. According to Howe, the album went through a very difficult recording process which spanned two years, resulting in disagreements between the musicians as well as several delays in the release date.<ref name=thal/><ref>Chopik, Ivan (2006-02-27). "[http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/greg-howe-interview/ Greg Howe Interview]". Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 2012-01-22.</ref> The sixth track, "A Delicacy", is a re-recording of a track previously released on ''[[Now Hear This (Howe II album)|Now Hear This]]'', a 1991 album by Howe's earlier group, Howe II.

Greg Prato at [[AllMusic]] gave the album a more positive review, saying that "the tunes often recall the carefree fusion days of the 1970s [...] As far as modern-day fusion goes, ''Extraction'' is pretty darn consistent from front to back". He listed "Crack It Way Open", "Tease", "Ease Up", and the title track as highlights.<ref name=allmusic/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Greg Howe, except where noted
| all_writing = Greg Howe except where noted
| title1 = Extraction
| title1 = Extraction
| length1 = 6:13
| length1 = 6:13
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| title4 = Contigo
| title4 = Contigo
| length4 = 6:30
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Proto Cosmos
| title5 = [[Believe It (album)|Proto Cosmos]]
| note5 = [[Alan Pasqua]]
| note5 = [[Alan Pasqua]]
| length5 = 4:15
| length5 = 4:15
| title6 = A Delicacy
| title6 = [[Now Hear This (Howe II album)|A Delicacy]]
| length6 = 2:24
| length6 = 2:24
| title7 = Lucky 7
| title7 = Lucky 7
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from CD edition liner notes:<ref>{{cite book|title=Extraction liner notes|year=2003|publisher=Tone Center Records|pages=2}}</ref>
*[[Greg Howe]] – [[guitar]], [[guitar synthesizer]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[record producer|production]]
*David Cook – keyboard [[solo (music)|solos]]
*[[Greg Howe]] – guitar, [[guitar synthesizer]], keyboards
*David Cook – keyboards
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*[[Dennis Chambers]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Victor Wooten]] – [[bassline|bass]]
*[[Victor Wooten]] – bass guitar
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*[[Dennis Chambers]] – drums
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*John Grant – [[audio engineering|engineering]]
*Mark Gifford – engineering, [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Mark Gifford – [[audio engineer|engineering]], [[mixing engineer|mixing]]
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*John Grant – engineering
*Tony Gross – mixing
*Tony Gross – mixing
*Ashley Moore – [[audio mastering|mastering]]
*Ashley Moore – [[mastering engineer|mastering]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 24 March 2024

Extraction
Studio album by
Greg Howe, Dennis Chambers and Victor Wooten
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Recorded2001–2003[1]
Studio
Various
  • Moore Music Recording Studio in Bath, Pennsylvania; Secret Sound Studio in Baltimore, Maryland; Ashmoon Studio; Greg Howe's home studio in Easton, Pennsylvania; David Cook's home studio in New York City; Victor Wooten's home studio in Nashville, Tennessee
GenreInstrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length50:08
LabelTone Center
ProducerGreg Howe
Greg Howe chronology
Hyperacuity
(2000) 		Extraction
(2003) 		Collection: The Shrapnel Years
(2006)
Victor Wooten chronology
Live in America
(2001) 		Extraction
(2003) 		Soul Circus
(2005)

Extraction is the tenth studio album by guitarist Greg Howe, in collaboration with drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Victor Wooten. It was released on October 7, 2003, by Tone Center Records,[2] after a very difficult recording process which spanned two years, resulting in disagreements between the three musicians and Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney, as well as several delays in the release date.[1][3]

"A Delicacy" is a re-recording of an instrumental released on Now Hear This, a 1991 album by Howe II (an earlier band formed by Howe). "Proto Cosmos" is a jazz fusion composition by pianist Alan Pasqua that appeared on The New Tony Williams Lifetime's 1975 album Believe It.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About JazzNeutral[4]
AllMusic[2]

Todd S. Jenkins at All About Jazz gave Extraction a mixed review, describing it as "just about evenly divided between well-crafted, thoughtful compositions and dead-end chops demonstrations." Praise was given to each musician for their technical craft and musical contributions, but criticism was directed at some of the songs for being "pretty much inconsequential filler, the kind of aimless noodling that almost put fusion in its grave a decade ago." Furthermore, he remarked that Howe "tries to say too much at times" and Wooten "tends to fall into the 16th-note babble pattern." Jenkins concluded by saying "Extraction does have its moments, but it's not the most wisely considered entry in anyone's catalog here."[4]

Greg Prato at AllMusic gave the album a more positive review, saying that "the tunes often recall the carefree fusion days of the 1970s [...] As far as modern-day fusion goes, Extraction is pretty darn consistent from front to back". He listed "Crack It Way Open", "Tease", "Ease Up", and the title track as highlights.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Greg Howe except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Extraction"6:13
2."Tease"6:07
3."Crack It Way Open"5:59
4."Contigo"6:30
5."Proto Cosmos" (Alan Pasqua)4:15
6."A Delicacy"2:24
7."Lucky 7"6:02
8."Ease Up"6:20
9."Bird's Eye View"6:18
Total length:50:08

Personnel

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Credits adapted from CD edition liner notes:[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Interview with Greg Howe". 29 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Prato, Greg. "Extraction - Greg Howe". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  3. ^ Chopik, Ivan (2006-02-27). "Greg Howe Interview". Guitar Messenger. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  4. ^ a b (2003-10-18). "Greg Howe/Victor Wooten/Dennis Chambers: "Extraction" (2003)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  5. ^ Extraction liner notes. Tone Center Records. 2003. p. 2.
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