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Scot Ray's eclectic slide guitar work is informed by his many years as a professional trombonist - from work with Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats (which involved collaborations with Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett, and Bob Dylan; along with a Grammy), to pop icons Jason Mraz, Dionne Warwick, Elliot Easton (of The Cars) & Ray Manzarek (of The Doors); from Cuban percussionist Francisco Aguabella to new music pioneers Steuart Liebig, Alex Cline, Vinny Golia, Bill Barrett, Nels Cline; from Caribbean cruise ships and Buddhist funeral bands to performances on David Byrne's Sessions At W. 54th Street, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, The DuMaurier Jazz Festival, and Harmonica Sur Cher France; from soundtracks 'Stuart Little', 'Me, Myself, and Irene', and 'Three To Tango', to a vote as 'rising star' from Down Beat Magazine
Active Vapor Recovery
By Scot Ray
Label: Cryptogramophone
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Three Quarks (5:49); 2. Above Breath (5:44); 3. Shiny Object (3:44); 4. In Cleveland (5:05); 5. Man
as Kite (10:26); 6. Scarabaeus (7:18); 7. Trouble With Sugar (13:51); 8. Active Vapor Recovery
(6:04); 9. Bitteroot (8:14).
Scot Ray Quintet: Active Vapor Recovery
by Mark Corroto
Trombonist Scot Ray rounds up the usual suspects of West Coast postmodern jazz for this session classified in the ‘unable to classify’ category. The former sideman in Brian Setzer’s swing orchestra pens a few ideas of hs own on Active Vapor Recovery. He has jettisoned swing for an amalgam of fresh funk, rock, chamber, and free ...
Small Architecture
By Scot Ray
Label:
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1) Gut 2) Architecture I 3) Gravel 4) Schematic 5) Plates 6) Nebo 7) Opaque 8) Architecture II 9) Tumbleweed
Scot Ray: Small Architecture
by Glenn Astarita
When West Coast-based trombonist Scot Ray isn’t performing with rock/swing guitarist Brian Setzer, (Brian Setzer Orchestra), you might find him shedding with well-known modern jazz artists such as multi-reedman Vinny Golia, french hornist Tom Varner, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and many others of note. And on this self-produced effort titled Small Architecture, Ray utilizes his various ...