2010 release from the Jazz drummer and sideman for Charlie Hunter and Nels Cline amongst others. The range of inspirations to be found on Lift - from the bulldozing Psychedeli-Metal  distortion of 'Death By Flower' to the laid-back West Coast reimagining  of Brazilian music on opener 'Tudo De Bom' - should come as no surprise to  those familiar with Amendola's pedigree.  Amendola's most renowned sideman gig is supplying the requisite open-minded  intensity for the Nels Cline Singers. He has integrated the music of  Thelonious Monk, James Brown, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk with the '90s  Funk-Jazz group T.J. Kirk, the first of many collaborations with guitarist Charlie  Hunter.