Co-produced with his former bassist Steve Rodby, From This Place is an absolute triumph, surpassing the quality of the ambitious 2003-4 work The Way Up (also on Nonesuch), a fine creation underpinned by synthesizers rather than a real orchestra.The fog quickly clears when Methenys guitar takes up the theme and then the whole things begins to really take off with a stupendous piano solo from Gwilym Simcock and Antonio Sanchezs drums providing a strong undercurrent.When the orchestra enters in force, theres a beautifully spacious conclusion to the track, complemented by a variety of sounds including clanking railway-crossing bells, the strings of the Hollywood Studio Symphony dramatically surging towards the tracks dynamic conclusion.Pathmaker opens with a typical Metheny small-group feel lead guitar over rhythm section, with the strings providing a subtle backdrop and punchy drumming from Antonio Sanchez while the ballad Past In Us provides warm romanticism, with Gregoire Marats harmonica leading the theme.
Everything Explained features a freewheeling solo by Metheny and a Cuban-tinged piano feature from Simcock, strongly underpinned by the rhythm section. The title track ballad, pleasantly sung by Meshell Ndegeocello, leads to the final movement of the work, Sixty Six, opening as a gentle Latin and gaining pace, with Methenys guitar and Sanchezs drums powering the theme. Overall, a tremendous achievement by a guitarist and composer realising his dream. Joel McNeely. Avatar Studios, New York, no date given, but c. Nonesuch 075597924374. It seems that many live music venues are staring into the abyss and the availability of the live stuff in the era of the new normal looks. When the Chicago AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) organisation was formed in 1965, two of the mainstay groups involved in the project were those. ![]() The more British jazz I hear the more I am impressed by the way it has developed into a really worthwhile music. I learned everything I know about Buddy Bolden from Hear Me Talkin To Ya, the one indispensable book about jazz from soup to nuts, co-edited by Nat.
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