Jazz Articles about Claude Pauly

About Claude Pauly

Album Review

Claude Pauly: Mind Meets Matter

Read "Mind Meets Matter" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 3, 2008

Legions of saxophonists were mesmerized by the sound of Lester Young and Charlie Parker and to this day, John Coltrane; for trumpeters, Miles Davis continues to ensnare many, and for fusion guitarists John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth continue to fascinate. As a bright light does moths, they are sucked in, and if not careful, their own voice is consumed in the flames of reverence. Mind Meets Matter reveals Claude Pauly--eyebrows singed--to be as talented as he is informed by these ...

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Album Review

Claude Pauly: Mind Meets Matter

Read "Mind Meets Matter" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 29, 2008

What do you get when you combine the heavy metal bebop lines of Scott Henderson, the inestimable chops of Frank Gambale, the close harmonic voicings of Allan Holdsworth, the occasional rough edges of John McLaughlin and a tinge of Latin affect? Guitarist Claude Pauly, on his debut, Mind Meets Matter, comes close to answering that question, while proving that it's possible to wear your influences prominently on your sleeve while still moving towards asserting an individual voice.