Charlie Hunter
Background information
Birth name	Charlie Hunter
Origin	Berkeley, California
Genre(s)	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Associated acts	Joe Satriani Michael Franti
Notable instrument(s)
8-string guitar/bass hybrid, custom built by Ralph Novak[1]

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Hunter is best known for playing a custom, eight-string guitar made by luthier Ralph Novak of Novax Guitars. He plays the lead guitar on the top five strings (tuned ADGBe) and bass guitar (tuned EAD) on the bottom three strings simultaneously. With the addition of a Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere (a Leslie rotary speaker simulator), his unique style produces a sound similar to that of a Hammond organ -- an instrument he set out to imitate. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/loudspeaker used to create special audio effects utilizing the Doppler effect. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 2006, Hunter removed the top guitar string and had the neck of his guitar reworked and now plays a modified 7-string on the formerly-8 string body. Hunter has mentioned that because of his small hands, he had to move out of position to make use of the 8th string and thus wasn't using it much. A change in Hunter's style away from the organ sound into a more blues and distortion based sound happened at the same time. After removing the 8th string, Hunter retuned all of the strings up a half-step: F-Bflat-Eflat on the bass and Bflat-Eflat-Aflat-C on the guitar.

Hunter believes in free trade of his live shows. Live shows can be streamed or downloaded in various formats on archive.org.

Previously, Hunter played a seven-string guitar in Michael Franti's political rap group, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. In 1992, they were one of the opening acts for U2's Zoo TV Tour. Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, American Indian, Italian, and German descent. ... The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was a Rap/Hip-Hop band active during the early 1990s. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... For the fan club-exclusive album released from this tour, see Zoo TV Live. ...

While Charlie's style has many jazz elements mixed through it, it would be wrong to think of him as having just taken jazz and adopted it for 8 string guitar. He is an innovator in more ways than just his choice of unusual instrument.

Apart from picking unusual tunes to re-work (such as several Nirvana songs) he also pushes the boundaries in terms of format and use of the instrument from a sonic perspective. Without conforming strictly to the forms of jazz he certainly subscribes to one of its founding principles: take the music and bring it past where you found it.

Since the debut of his self-titled Charlie Hunter Trio in 1993, Charlie Hunter has recorded 17 albums. During that time, Hunter has worked with and recorded with many artists, including Miles Perkins, Scott Amendola, Will Bernard, Skerik, Jay Lane, Les Claypool, Dave Ellis, John Ellis, Mimi Fox, Peter Apfelbaum, Stefon Harris, Kurt Elling, Bobby Previte, Greg Osby, Chris Lovejoy, Leon Parker, Josh Roseman, John Santos, John Schott, D'angelo, Calder Spanier, Mos Def, Norah Jones, Adam Cruz, Phil deGruy, John Mayer and Willard Dyson, to name just a few. Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter Trio is a 1993 (see 1993 in music) album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter. ... Skerik (née Eric Walton) is a saxophone player native to Seattle, Washington. ... Jay Lane, born 5 December 1964, is an American drummer who currently plays and sings in Ratdog, ex-Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weirs solo project. ... Leslie Edward Les Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, USA) is a singer/bassist, best known for his work with the alternative rock band Primus. ... John Ellis may refer to: John Ellis, 18th century scientist John Willis Ellis (1920–1961), North Carolina governor John Ellis, a baseball player John Ellis (born 1952), founding member of the 1970s punk band The Vibrators John Ellis, a drummer for the band Judas Priest John Ellis (born 1930), British... Jazz guitarists Mimi Fox and Kenny Burrell Mimi Fox is a world renowned American jazz guitarist. ... Peter Apfelbaum (born 1960) is a jazz musician and composer. ... Stefon Harris is an American jazz vibraphonist, considered one of the most promising young jazz musicians today. ... Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist. ... Robert Previte (born July 16, 1954, Niagara Falls, New York) is a jazz drummer, composer and bandleader. ... Greg Osby is a jazz saxophonist who plays mainly in the free and M-Base idioms. ... Leon Parker, not to be confused with baritone saxophonist Leo Parker[1],(born August 21, 1965 in White Plains, New York) is a jazz drummer. ... DAngelo (born Michaela Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA), is an American rapper and actor. ... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress. ... John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

He worked on the soundtrack for a French Film entitled Outre Mer with Garage A Trois, a jazz fusion band. The CD was released in 2005. Confirmation of the existence of the movie is pending and there is speculation that the soundtrack history of the album is an invention by the band members. Garage A Trois is a band founded by drummer Stanton Moore, eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, and saxophonist Skerik. ...

His first work on record without unusual guitars was on DJ Logic's album, Zen of Logic, released in 2006. He appears on 9th Ward Blues and Hope Road.

Also in 2006 he played Fender guitars and basses for The Coalition of the Willing project with Bobby Previte.^[2] The Coalition of the Willing is an instrumental jazz/rock all-star ensemble led by Bobby Previte. ...

Discography

• 1993 - Charlie Hunter Trio - Prawn Song
• 1995 - Bing, Bing, Bing! - Blue Note
• 1996 - Ready, Set...Shango! - Blue Note
• 1997 - Natty Dread - Blue Note
• 1998 - Return of the Candyman - Blue Note
• 1999 - Duo - Blue Note
• 1999 - Mysteryfunk (Garage a Trois) - Fog City
• 2000 - Charlie Hunter - Blue Note
• 2000 - Solo Eight-String Guitar - Contra Punto
• 2001 - Songs from the Analog Playground - Blue Note
• 2003 - Emphasizer (Garage a Trois) - Tone-Cool
• 2003 - Right Now Move - Ropeadope
• 2003 - Come In Red Dog, This is Tango Leader - Ropeadope
• 2004 - Friends Seen and Unseen - Ropeadope
• 2004 - Latitude (Groundtruther) - Thirsty Ear
• 2005 - Steady Groovin' - Blue Note
• 2005 - Longitude (Groundtruther) - Thirsty Ear
• 2005 - Outre Mer (Garage a Trois) - Telarc
• 2005 - Earth Tones (with Chinna Smith and Ernest Ranglin) - Green Street
• 2006 - The Coalition of the Willing (Bobby Previte) - Ropeadope
• 2006 - Copperopolis - Ropeadope

Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter Trio is a 1993 (see 1993 in music) album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter. ... Bing, Bing, Bing! The cover is a retro homage to Horace Parlans 1960 album, Speakin My Piece. ... Garage A Trois is a band founded by drummer Stanton Moore, eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, and saxophonist Skerik. ... The Coalition of the Willing is the 2006 album by drummer Bobby Previte. ...

TV Appearances

SOLOS: the jazz sessions (2004)

External links

• CharlieHunter.com
• Blue Note Records
• Charlie Hunter collection on the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Novax Guitars

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Notes

1. ^ Gear information from the official website. Retrieved on May 31, 2007.
2. ^ http://ropeadope.com/press/bobbyprevite/ 02/18/2006