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Wycliffe Gordon: The Gospel Truth
by C. Michael Bailey
Deep River. At this posting, I am still awaiting Wycliffe Gordon's new release on Nagel-Heyer. In the mean time The Gospel Truth revealed itself to me. Imagine my surprise when I found this brand-spankin' new Criss Cross release by none other than the 'bone master his self. Decidedly in a gospel vein, I was at first skeptical. In my limited experience, I have found that these types of theme discs do not work so well. However, the musicianship that made ...
Continue ReadingWycliffe Gordon: Slidin' Home
by Dave Nathan
Another of Wynton Marsalis' discoveries, Wycliffe Gordon has established himself as a leading practitioner of the slide instrument on today's jazz scene helping to move along the renewed interest in an instrument which had fallen a few notches from the heights it once enjoyed. All of the technical wizardry and jazz tradition laid down by the likes Tricky Sam Nanton, Frank Rosolino, J.J. Johnson and Carl Fontana have been absorbed by the Georgia born Mr. Gordon. But technical ability and ...
Continue ReadingWycliffe Gordon: Slidin
by C. Michael Bailey
The Best of the Best. Wynton Marsalis, like Miles Davis and Art Blakey, has been responsible for presenting the jazz world with a legion of fully-formed and competent talent. Those who have been through Wynton’s School of the road include Marcus Roberts, the late Kenny Kirkland, Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Reginald Veal just to name a few. But in this critics meager opinion Wycliffe Gordon is the most talented of this rarified group. His work with Marsalis for the ten years ...
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