Originally posted by Serial_Apologist
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Contemporary Electric Guitarists playing Jazz?
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I enjoyed that podcast as I am not too familiar with Mike Stern. I love his work with Miles Davis but never checked out his work under his own name because of the fusion aspect of his music put me off. The impression I get is that the tone of his playing is terrific but I think a little goes a long way. He seems like a rockier version of John Scofield.
The thing that really struck me was the issue of using a huge cast of musicians on albums. I have a real aversion to this and it is something that does put me off albums. I think that they have a tendency to either not to be cohesive or alternatively mean that the musicians are not sufficiently distinctive enough to make a difference. I even find "guest appearances" on records to be a bit annoying unless they are primarily vocal albums and add a bit of colour. The fact that a disc might have a pool of musicians sometimes feels like a bit of a cynical marketing ploy with a particular favoured musician limited to what he is permitted to contribute. Mike Stern has always struck me as a serial offender and therefore I was a bit surprised by the Alyn's comments about the "bands" on these records because they always have struck as pickup groups assembled for studio purposes. It also seems prevalent in fusion where I suppose the list of names makes records more marketable. I much prefer the those records made by groups whose line ups are consistent throughout the record. Maybe it is a symptom of the times and a reflection of what can be achieved in a studio but I concur with Mike Stern's comment about live recordings seeming warmer. I would also suggest that they are perhaps a bit more human?
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Originally posted by Alyn_Shipton View PostHad great fun recording this with Mike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010623j
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Originally posted by Alyn_Shipton View PostAnd S-A next Monday's Ducret programme was listed on the R3 website until earlier today when it was replaced with the Stanko tribute so it ought to have been in next week's RT listing...
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostIf you like your jazz on the free, experimental side, try N. O. Moore. O.K., I have only heard him twice, both times at iklectik, with Eddie Prevost et al, but both times I was truly impressed with his musicianship. ("N. O.", rather than "Nathan" presumably to avoid confusion with the singer/guitarist of the same name.)
I only just spotted this gig this morning, on going through the Jazz in London listings.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostI shall have my first opportunity to hear Mr Moore tonight, since he's one of a quartet, whose other member are Ed Lucas on some kind of electronics, and who's hosting the project, apparently; Rachel Musson, the fierily expressive saxophonist; and the wonderful Steve Noble, a great favourite of mine. This happens also to be at L'Klectik - should be a nice 6-mile bike ride.
I only just spotted this gig this morning, on going through the Jazz in London listings.
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostBen Eunson is a recent discovery of mine. Here, he sounds somewhat Rosenwinkel-esque.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atgn5UGEIRw
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostBen Eunson is a recent discovery of mine. Here, he sounds somewhat Rosenwinkel-esque.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atgn5UGEIRw
... and Giant Steps at 330 BPM... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJxeQQ_PrHg
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostKevin Eubanks is a fine contemporary guitarist, I've always felt - just listening to a track with his trio led by Dave Holland, who's talking later about this group - only just home from long walk, so will have to double back on this.
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