Kurt Rosenwinkel earned the reputation of having a strikingly original voice in jazz with his previous recordings. On his upcoming album Deep Song, Kurt upholds this reputation. His sound is filled with grace, dynamics, and adventure.
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Having made a compelling departure into trippy fusion on his last CD, Heartcore, which he produced with hip-hop's Q-Tip, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel returns here to a more familiar post-bop sound, but with no loss of nerve or verve. Joined by a pair of frequent cohorts, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau, he effortlessly moves in and out of the mainstream pocket, thriving on bright unison lines and sighing lyrical constructions. Rosenwinkel is a cerebral player, but with his naturally warm, tangy tone, he readily converts ideas to emotion, adding celestial seasoning to songs including the standard, "If I Should Lose You" with his subtle wordless vocals. It would be nice to hear Redman step out a bit more, but the restraint of the overall performance has its own rewards, setting off Rosenwinkel's own breakaway solos very nicely indeed. --Lloyd Sachs
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Kurt Rosenwinkel earned the reputation of having a strikingly original voice in jazz with his previous recordings. On his upcoming album Deep Song, Kurt upholds this reputation. His sound is filled with grace, dynamics, and adventure.
5つ星のうち5.0Kurt Rosenwinkel - The Future of Jazz Guitar
2005年3月6日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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Before I begin my review of "Deep Song" I must give everyone reading a little history of Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Kurt attended Berklee School of Music and dropped out after two and half years to join Gary Burton's band in 1990. He actually didn't start playing with Gary on albums until about 1992. Gary Burton took this guy under his wing and showed him the "musical ropes." Kurt played with several jazz musicians such as Joe Henderson, Brian Blade's Fellowship, and Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band. His first album as a solo artist was "East Coast Love Affair" and then he released "Inuit," which was a collection of jazz standards in 1998. Finally in 2000, he was signed to Verve and released the album "The Enemies of Energy." In 2001 he released "The Next Step," an album which won him praise amongst such great jazz guitar greats as Pat Metheny and John Scofield. The year 2003 saw the release of "Heartcore," which was sort of a experimental/fusion type of jazz album. It was co-produced by hip-hop giant Q-Tip. This album was a big departure from the kind of jazz he played in the previous albums.
Now on to my review of 2005's "Deep Song." This album absolutely cooks! The musicians for this album are incredible as well. This album is a continuation in the jazz style that he displayed on "The Next Step." If you haven't bought "The Next Step" you must do so.....really great album, but I'm really listening to this album alot right now.
The musicians on this album are as follows:
Kurt Rosenwinkel - guitar, voice
Joshua Redman - tenor saxophone
Brad Mehldau - piano
Larry Grenadier - bass
Jeff Ballard - drums
Ali Jackson - drums
Kurt's playing can be described as the following, which I got out of the new issue of Jazziz magazine (article by Bill Milkowski):
"He's an adventurous, searching artist whose playing is marked by kinetic melodicism, darkly delicate lyricism, a penchant for dissonance, and cascading horn-like lines."
If you are new or haven't picked this new album up, then please do so. This is some amazing jazz played by amazing players.
I heard this CD on Jazz 89.5 wmot.org in Nashville one day and had to have it! I was impressed by Kurt's silky Pat Metheny like tones and the level of the tunes on this record. It's not your typical jazz CD, very contemporary, moody at times and tribal with nice guitar layers over the top. A must have and I'm looking forward to hearing more music from this artist. He could be the next Pat Metheny with the right Lyle Mays.
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