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Derek Trucks calls him “The Michael Jordan of the bass.” That’s probably the best place to start. For, although Oteil and the Peacemakers is made up of incredibly talented musicians, as evidenced by their new release, Believer, the music and the story always come back to Grammy-nominated Oteil Burbridge. Believer, produced by Burbridge, Chris Tyler and Penn Robinson, features a blend of jazz, jam, funk and gospel grooves – and tremendously catchy words and melodies – that promises to propel this band into the jam – and jazz – forefront. In addition to Burbridge, the band consists of Chris Fryar on drums, Paul Henson on vocals, Mark Kimbrell on guitars and Matt Slocum on keys. The album will be released on Rattlesby Records on October 11, 2005, and is available online now at www.oteilburbridge.com. Burbridge’s influences include jazz greats such as Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke and Ron Carter, along with funk masters Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins and George Porter, Jr. In fac...