Jazz Articles about Stanley Jordan

Stanley Jordan: State of Nature

by John Barron
November 17, 2008

Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been dazzling audiences since the mid-1980s with his innovative, two-hand tapping approach. His 1985 Blue Note Records debut, Magic Touch achieved commercial success and secured his position in the music industry as a bona fide guitar hero. On State of Nature, Jordan's debut for the Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, Jordan, along with bassist Charnett Moffett and drummers David Haynes and Kenwood Dennard, showcases his pioneering technique through a well conceived program of standards and original material. ...

Stanley Jordan: State of Nature

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 28, 2008

Dopo dieci anni dal suo ultimo album, ritorna il funambolico chitarrista californiano Stanley Jordan che nel 1985 sembrò essere il capostipite di una nuova generazione di chitarristi dotati di una tecnica straordinaria e irrituale. Le cose nella realtà non sono andate in quella direzione e la prodigiosa arte del tapping è rimasta una deriva non particolarmente significativa, anche se certamente ha allargato la visuale tecnica di molti nuovi eroi delle sei corde. Stanley Jordan si è un po’ perso negli ...

Stanley Jordan at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood, CA

by Dee Dee McNeil
June 8, 2008

Stanley Jordan TrioCatalina Jazz ClubHollywood, CaliforniaMay 22, 2008

On this night Stanley Jordan mesmerized the audience with his unique, spellbinding guitar mastery. Using chords that were dissonant yet stunningly beautiful, he dangled the first tune's introduction before his audience like a hypnotist's pocket watch. We tried to guess what song was coming, our eyes glued to his fingers. Then suddenly we recognized Miles Davis' “All Blues," powerfully played by the trio with gusto and excitement. ...