Results for "Greg Leisz"

Greg Leisz

Bill Frisell As Leader: A Beginner's Guide

by Ian Patterson
March 16, 2022

To celebrate the publication of Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer (Faber & Faber, 2022), Irish journalist Philip Watson's definitive biography of the Denver guitarist, All About Jazz presents this beginner's guide to Frisell's discography as leader. Half a dozen other albums could easily have made the list, but these selections attempt primarily to highlight the range of ...

Tone Poem

By Charles Lloyd

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Peace; Ramble; Anthem; Dismal Swamp; Tone Poem; Monk's Mood; Ay Amor (Live); Lady Gabor; Peace.

Uncommon Measures

By Lyle Workman

Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: North Star; All The Colors Of The World; Noble Savage; Arc Of Life; Imaginary World; Unsung Hero; Labyrinth Of Love; Rise And Shine; Our Friendship.

Dave McMurray: Blowing on the Edge of Grate-ness

by Lawrence Peryer
July 23, 2021

Saxophonist Dave McMurray's discography is reflective of the musical melting pot of his hometown jny: Detroit. Dave came up playing with everyone from bluesman Albert King, pianist Geri Allen, even Kid Rock. He is most known for his decades-long association with eclectic producer, and Blue Note label President, Don Was. Through Was, ...

Marty Sheller: The Name Behind The Sound You All Know, Part 1

by Skip Heller
May 27, 2021

There are certain musicians who embody eras, even if they're not the player with their picture on the cover. In our contemporary musical climate, Greg Leisz comes to mind. Since 1991, he has popped up on hundreds of acclaimed albums, and without ever really changing his style, he has become centrifugal beyond the considerations of genre ...

Charles Lloyd: Tone Poem

by Eric Gudas
March 30, 2021

Charles Lloyd and The Marvels' April 2017 performance at UCLA's Royce Hall, with guest vocalist Lucinda Williams, was nothing but highlights--from Lloyd's dance moves across the stage as one or other of his bandmates soloed, to Williams' impassioned performances on such songs as Bob Dylan's “Masters of War" and Jimi Hendrix's “Angel." They also played a ...

Noble Savage

February 27, 2021

Album: Uncommon Measures
By Lyle Workman
Label: Blue Canoe Records
Released: 2021
Duration: 04:03

Lyle Workman: Uncommon Measures

by Mike Jacobs
February 19, 2021

If there's a major takeaway to be had from listening to guitarist Lyle Workman's Uncommon Measures, it's the palpable sense that all of his impressive musical experience has been poured into it. And to that end, Workman certainly doesn't bury the lead. The epic opening track “North Star" can single-handedly make sense of Workman's entire decades-long ...

Charles Lloyd and the Marvels: Tone Poem

by Mike Jurkovic
January 31, 2021

The download comes down the i-pipe in a virtual blue folder titled Charles Lloyd Tone Poem and the first thought upon initial listening is 'damn right it is'! It is a deceptively graceful covers album which immediately makes all the songs—many by none other than Ornette Coleman, Gabor Szabo and Leonard Cohen—their own highly active ecosystem ...