Archive for June 9th, 2011

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Pat Metheny – What’s It All About (2011): Something Else! sneak peek

On June 14th, guitarist Pat Metheny will release What’s It All About, an all-acoustic album that’s about as far as you can get, technologically speaking, from last year’s Orchestrion. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny – ‘Dream Box’ (2023) Why Pat Metheny’s ‘New Chautauqua’ Still Provides an Important Refuge WhyRead More

Bill Summers on ‘God Make Me Funky,’ ‘Watermelon Man’ + others: Gimme Five

Bill Summers on ‘God Make Me Funky,’ ‘Watermelon Man’ + others: Gimme Five

Find out which Headhunters track Bill Summers describes as “nasty,” then go inside the sessions as they completely reimagine a Herbie Hancock classic.

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Trey Gunn – Untune The Sky (2004)

by Tom Johnson Newly free of King Crimson in 2004, some wondered just what it was that Warr guitarist Trey Gunn would be doing. A great short answer came in the form of Untune the Sky You May Also Like: Tony Levin on King Crimson, Stick Men and Photographing ItRead More

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Half Notes: Rempis/Rosaly – Cyrillic (2010)

by Mark Saleski Saxophonist Dave Rempis’ co-conspirator on drums, Frank Rosaly, lays down some solid grooves and textures. Nothing here is quite as chaotic as say, Interstellar Space, but the music isn’t exactly subdued either. Rempis displays some impressive extended technique on tunes like “How to Cross When Bridges AreRead More

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One Track Mind: Jeff Crosby, "Too Many Walls" (2011)