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Detour Ahead
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Released: 2001
Track listing: Blues For Edward G., The Triangle Pose, A House Is Not a Home, The End of a Love Affair, They Long To Be Close To You, Two Step Snake, Detour Ahead, Dearly Beloved
Randy Johnston: Detour Ahead
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the few no nonsense guitarists of the current set following in the footsteps of Tal Farlow, Chuck Wayne, Johnny Smith, and other mainstream legends, Randy Johnston has built a solid catalog with varied and disparate albums for such labels as Muse, HighNote and J Curve. He also counts among his supporters and employers Houston ...
Randy Johnston: Homage
by C. Andrew Hovan
Beginning with 1991’s Walk On and continuing through two more Muse dates (all of which are currently out-of-print), a few sets for High Note and then 1998’s Riding the Curve, guitarist Randy Johnston has championed his own take on the mainstream jazz guitar tradition, doing so with not much of any fanfare whatsoever. But with his ...
Randy Johnston: Homage
by Jim Santella
Guitarist Randy Johnston pays homage to nine influential jazz artists with his 7th recording as leader. Johnston leads a strong quartet that has been augmented with four horns for this session. Rich Shemaria’s straight-ahead arrangements give the ensemble a full, big band sound without burying the individual contributions from each member. The leader’s fluid pick technique, ...
