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My Life with the Chord Chemist
by Jack Huntley
My Life with the Chord Chemist: A Memoir of Ted Greene, Apotheosis of Solo Guitar Barbara Franklin 276 pages ISBN: 10-1449575579 Create Space 2009 Throughout his career, the guitarist, author, and teacher Ted Greene (1946-2005) developed a devoted following of students and listeners. His ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel / Mick Goodrick: Live at the Jazz Standard
by Jack Huntley
The worry, when two distinctive musicians play in a duo setting, is that one will display a heavy-handedness that brings down the combined feel. The urge to fill in the openness is ever-tempting. Luckily, both Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mick Goodrick are not only talented guitarists, but well-schooled in the art of supporting others musically, while maintaining ...
Dedicated to Tone: Acoustic Image's Rick Jones
by Jack Huntley
As the archetypical guitarist/inventor, the late Les Paul commented more than once about musicians being the consummate tinkerers. Whether it's electric guitar pickups or mic-ed acoustic instruments, so much of one's tone is dependent on someone else's circuitry and may explain why stringed instrument musicians in particular are so curious about customizing technology. A case in ...
Mandrake Project: A Miraculous Container
by Jack Huntley
If the trick to creating an unique musical identity is to grab from your influences without dissipating into hollow gesture, then Mandrake Project has created a singular musical personality on A Miraculous Container. Featuring an array of guest musicians, Mandrake Project's six full-time members provide a wealth of instrumental ability and vision, not to mention a ...
Salsamba Latin Jazz Group: Mojito Blues
by Jack Huntley
Salsamba is a Pittsburgh-based quintet that has 25 years under its members' collective belts, and the musical familiarity makes it incredibly tight, both rhythmically and melodically. Mojito Blues, showcases their Latin jazz roots along with the band's accomplished musicality. Whether it's the quintet's original compositions or its reworking of Jazz standards, Salsamba excels at upbeat Latin ...
Frank Gambale: Natural Selection
by Jack Huntley
Frank Gambale, early Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) whiz-kid and longtime guitarist in the Chick Corea Elektric Band, is known for his sweep-picking technique, fretboard virtuosity, and penchant for fusion jazz. But with his 2006 outing, Natural High (Wombat Records), and now 2010's Natural Selection, Gambale has shown off a more straight-ahead style that wonderfully couples ...
Petra van Nuis / Andy Brown: Far Away Places
by Jack Huntley
The combination of a female vocalist backed by a solo guitar is not a heavily- exploited instrumentation, and there's a reason for that--it's very hard to pull off. While Ella Fitzgerald's recordings with Joe Pass are a perhaps the gold standard, overwhelmingly the piano is the stand-alone accompaniment instrument of choice for singers. But vocalist Petra ...
Dan Koentopp: Chicago Manual of Style
by Jack Huntley
Within minutes of talking to Chicago guitar builder and DK Custom Guitars founder Dan Koentopp, it becomes readily apparent what lights him up: this guy is all about getting it right. His knowledge of stringed instrument-making is vast and his conversation flows effortlessly from the Amati violins of Renaissance Italy, to modern tool-making, to the need ...
Mark Guest: (Why We're) Happy Together
by Jack Huntley
Guitarist Mark Guest's (Why We're) Happy Together seems built upon a simple premise: deliver solid, hip playing with a tight ensemble feel and see where it leads. If that is near to Guest's motive, he fully lived up to the creed. The album covers a fair amount of harmonic territory, but always lays down a genuine ...
