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Wolfgang Muthspiel-Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers

Read "Friendly Travelers" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
April 25, 2007

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 ...

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Wolfgang Muthspiel and Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers

Read "Friendly Travelers" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
April 13, 2007

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 ...

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Wolfgang Muthspiel and Brian Blade: Friendly Travelers

Read "Friendly Travelers" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
March 15, 2007

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, ...

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Bright Side

By Wolfgang Muthspiel

Label: Material Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Etude #2; Mehldau; Shanghai; Etude #1; East Coasting; Dhafer; Homebody; Sleep; More Igor.

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Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio: Bright Side

Read "Bright Side" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
March 6, 2006

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 ...