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Live Review

Krantz Carlock Lefebvre at Highline Ballroom NYC

by David Miller
May 8, 2010

Krantz Carlock LefebvreHighline BallroomNew York, NYApril 24, 2010In the music business, the term “crossover artist" usually refers to an artist who crosses over genres. For example, a rap artist whose album rockets to the top of the pop charts. However, since I couldn't readily identify what the heck was going on at the Krantz Carlock Lefebvre show at the Highline Ballroom, I'm going to refer to them as “crossover artists" as well. From jazz to ...

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Album Review

Wayne Krantz/ Keith Carlock / Tim Lefebvre: Krantz Carlock Lefebvre

Read "Krantz Carlock Lefebvre" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 25, 2009

Although notable for being guitarist Wayne Krantz's first studio recording in fifteen years this is, as the title plainly suggests, very much a trio outing. Previously, Krantz, bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Keith Carlock have released live recordings through Krantz's website which whilst lacking to a degree in audio quality, nevertheless capture the power and excitement of one of the great electric trios. The challenges and freedoms engendered by recording with a serious outfit like Abstract Logix, for ...

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Interview

Wayne Krantz: Back on Track

by Ian Patterson
August 25, 2009

Guitarist Wayne Krantz is one of the great non-conformists. An improviser who avoids stylistic limitations and cliche like the plague, his music draws from diverse elements and welds them sonically to create something quite personal. Krantz has turned his back on recording studios for the last 15 years, choosing instead to release live shows through his own Website. After a month or so, these recordings are removed, as Krantz has little interest in the work which lies behind ...

Album Review

Wayne Krantz: Your Basic Live ‘06

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 29, 2008

Il chitarrista Wayne Krantz ha da tempo deciso di fare a meno del contributo delle case discografiche tradizionali e gestisce la distribuzione della sua musica dal proprio sito. In questo modo mette a disposizione moltissime registrazioni dal vivo che possono essere scaricate pagando una modica cifra. Poi ogni tanto estrae il meglio delle sue performance live e realizza un CD come quello qui in esame. Troviamo Wayne Krantz sempre impegnato in trio, la formula che evidentemente preferisce e al suo ...

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Album Review

Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat

Read "Morph the Cat" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
July 4, 2006

There's an engaging quality to Donald Fagen's songwriting and perfectionism that makes Steely Dan fans flock to his solo albums. While The Nightfly (1982) and Kamakiriad (1993) were expressly Fagen, Morph the Cat closely resembles Steely Dan without Walter Becker. The lineup partially reflects the ensemble that recorded the Dan's 2003 release, Everything Must Go, and toured with the group that year. The cast includes drummer Keith Carlock, guitarists Hugh McCracken and Jon Herington, and trombonist Lawrence Feldman. An assortment ...

Album Review

Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat

Read "Morph the Cat" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 28, 2006

Donald Fagen sta al rock come Duke Ellington stava al jazz. Non sarà per i continui attestati di stima che la mente degli Steely Dan spesso gli tributa, ma l’attitudine nella creazione e nell’arrangiamento, l’eleganza nella scelta timbrica e armonica, la condotta delle parti e la ricerca melodica come filo labile da cucire nella stoffa preziosa della song form, rimandano spesso agli insegnamenti di Ellington. L’altro elemento portante e decisivo è la letterarietà dei testi. A volte criptici, a volte ...

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Album Review

Donald Fagen: Morph The Cat

Read "Morph The Cat" reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

by Mike Perciaccante
March 10, 2006

Donald Fagen's third solo CD, his first such recording in thirteen years, blends jazz, soul, funk and just about every other musical influence you can name on nine new songs whose subject matter runs the gamut. The eclectic songs on Morph The Cat cover some interesting topics: a romantic interlude with an airport security guard ("Security Joan"); a conversation with the ghost of the late Ray Charles ("What I Do"); mortality ("Brite Nightgown"); and a cult taking over the US ...