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Wolfgang Muthspiel-Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers
by Michael P. Gladstone
I've been hearing guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel for over fifteen years now and have categorized him in a fusion-ish setting with a propensity to emulate the harder-edged style of John Scofield. So it came as a pleasant surprise to find that his co-venture with one of the most musical drummer/percussionists in jazz today, Brian Blade, is a ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel and Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Friendly Travelers is an attractive set of guitar and drums duets by two widely-traveled (and apparently friendly) musicians. Guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel's ample use of overdubs, loops and other effects is endlessly entertaining and certainly prevents any ennui. This proliferation of guitar voices nevertheless also prevents the listener from focusing carefully on Muthspiel's musical personality. Though capable ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel and Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers
by Mark F. Turner
A confluence of two creative minds merges into an inspiring work on Friendly Travelers. From Austria comes guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, who has garnered international praise in both classical and jazz music including his critically acclaimed Bright Side (2006 Material Records.) Joining him is Brian Blade, who is among jazz's top drummers: leader of Brian Blade Fellowship, ...
Bright Side
Label: Material Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Etude #2; Mehldau; Shanghai; Etude #1; East Coasting; Dhafer; Homebody; Sleep; More Igor.
Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio: Bright Side
by Chris May
Like the earlier guitar master Johnny Smith, whose extraordinary melodicism and dazzling technique he shares, Wolfgang Muthspiel offers a rare combination of accessibility and sophistication. And with Bright Side he's created an album as lyrical, elegant and poised as Smith's 1953 masterpiece, Moonlight In Vermont (reissued by Roulette, 2004). It's heart-stoppingly beautiful music, and I haven't ...
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