Tal Wilkenfeld's 2007 debut album was titled Transformation, and although it was an instrumental record made with a handful of New York City's top jazz musicians, the connotation seemed clear. After all, here was a bassist who moved from her native Bondi Beach, Australia to Los Angeles at 16 to pursue a career playing music, and within a handful of years she had become a YouTube-aided global sensation.
The flashpoint? A viral clip of her bass solo on 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers, as a member of Jeff Beck's quartet at Eric Clapton's Crossroad Festival in 2007. Fast forward, and the album title seems to have revealed its true meaning.
