"Unified Presence" is the sophomore release and a major musical statement from jazz guitarist David Gilmore. The eleven new Gilmore tunes that make up "Unified Presence" showcase the artist as a tremendous composer with unparalleled expressive powers on the electric and acoustic guitar.One of the most in-demand guitarists in jazz, it’s only fitting that Gilmore would call upon a jaw dropping cast of A-List musicians for his new CD: Christian McBride on bass, Ravi Coltrane on saxophone, and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums. Chilean singer Claudia Acuña drops in for an added treat – a gorgeous vocal on the album’s closer, "Broken Kiss."
– From Amazon.com
"It's these three elements – the sophisticated and ever-present rhythmic emphasis, the bop essence and an accepting spirituality, that combine to impart the impalpable aura of mystic intensity, pervading the Unified Presence session.pushing it into the circle of the premiere releases of 2006."
– AllAboutJazz
