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Mike Moreno: Between the Lines

AAJ Italy Staff By AAJ Italy Staff

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Mike Moreno è un giovane chitarrista texano piuttosto attivo sulla scena newyorkese e che ha collaborato, tra gli altri, con musicisti del calibro di Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, Greg Osby, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Garrett.

Il chitarrista di Houston è qui al suo primo album da leader e, affiancato da un solido quartetto, fornisce una buona prova d'esordio. Non particolarmente coraggiosa o innovativa, ma ricca di spunti interessanti, soprattutto dal punto di vista melodico.

Il suono della sua chitarra è schiettamente jazzistico, così come il suo fraseggio (più all'elettrica che all'acustica). Le sue composizioni hanno linee melodiche ampie, che si sviluppano a lungo all'interno del brano, e seppur complesse godono di buona orecchiabilità ed immediatezza.

Per certi versi viene in mente Pat Metheny, sicuramente una delle voci di riferimento di Moreno a livello esecutivo, compositivo, e di sound complessivo dell'organico. Rispetto a Metheny, tuttavia, Moreno ha una vena decisamente più inserita nel mainstream del jazz ed ha un linguaggio molto più sobrio, asciutto e privo di ogni spettacolarizzazione fine a se stessa.


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Track Listing

World Of The Marionettes; Old Wise Tale; Forward And Back; Gondola; Road Song; Between The Lines; Still Here; Uncertainty.

Personnel

Mike Moreno
guitar

Mike Moreno: electric and acoustic guitars; John Ellis: tenor and soprano saxophones (3, 6, 8,); Marcus Strickland: tenor saxophone (1, 2); Aaron Parks: piano; Doug Weiss: bass; Kendrick Scott: drums (1-6); Tyshawn Sorey: drums (8).

Album information

Title: Between The Lines | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: World Culture Music


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