Modern Drummer
Review of Hip Bones 4 (03.07-vol 31, number 3)
Grooving, sax-fronted jazz group Hip Bones are consistently interesting yet not overly slick. Drummer Robin Tolleson's engaging delivery makes you raise an eyebrow with his over-the-bar phrasing on the album opener "Scram" and the perfectly placed duple rolls in the half-time shuffle of the Police's "walking on the Moon" He knows how to set up others too, catching a tambourine here or a splash there lending the right support for Gary Schwantes' cool sax solos. The excellent recording seals the deal on a satisfying listen.-Ilya Stemkovsky

Creative Loafing says, "Fusing instrumental jazz with funk and rock, the Hip Bones serve up a steady diet of original jazz groove along wiht tasty takes on familiar tunes... a sure bet to please fans who like music that's willing to take chances on exploring unchartered territory."

Charleston Post and Courier claims, "Hip Bones' music is multi-dimensional," and the Independent Weekly adds, "You haven't lived 'til you've heard what they do with the funk R&B classic, 'For The Love Of Money,' or their medley of Sting's 'Driven To Tears' and Hendrix's 'Third Stone from the Sun.'"