For his third foray as leader, guitarist Dean Brown called together two longtime friends to form a potent power trio, and in bassist Will Lee and drummer Dennis Chambers he found the ultimate rhythm choice. Together, this dream team laid down some seriously funky grooves and interacted with jazzy abandon on DBIII: Live in Tokyo. Recorded in the heart of the Japanese metropolis at the Cotton Club, this dynamic live recording captures the seismic energy and heated licks that poured from the stage at this intimate Tokyo nightspot three nights in a row. From fine Brown originals like the edgy “Take This,” the cracking “Solid” and the epic “The Battle's Over (For Jaco)” to faithful covers of Jimi Hendrix's “Up from the Skies” and the Beatles song “All You Need Is Love,” DBIII: Live in Tokyo eff