“Derek is a musician I have admired from a distance for a long time. he is one of the few guitar players in modern times who has not only forged an unmistakable voice on the instrument, but significantly altered the potential of what the instrument could become in an improvisational setting.”* Don’t worry. In 1997…
Tag: Pat Metheny
The Pat Metheny you don’t expect: free-jazz on #neuguitars #blog
The Pat Metheny you don’t expect: free-jazz “Melody still has a place here, which suggests that Metheny’s interest in the Original Coleman legacy may be carrying forward in his own work more intently than it is in the composer’s. Either way, on many of the more raving episodes here, both men sound exulatant with the…
Il Pat Metheny che non ti aspetti: il free-jazz su #neuguitars #blog
Il Pat Metheny che non ti aspetti: il free-jazz “Melody still has a place here, which suggests that Metheny’s interest in the Original Coleman legacy may be carrying forward in his own work more intently than it is in the composer’s. Either way, on many of the more raving episodes here, both men sound exulatant…
The Pat Metheny you don’t expect: minimalism, noise and…John Zorn
What can we say about Pat Metheny that has not already been written, considered and… listen to? Pat Metheny has been able to build over the years an excellent career and also one of the most recognizable guitar sounds, even for non-connoisseurs. The less knowledgeables should remember him especially for the records made with the…
Il Pat Metheny che non ti aspetti: minimalismo, noise e…John Zorn
Che si può dire su Pat Metheny che non sia già stato scritto, considerato e…ascoltato? Pat Metheny ha saputo costruirsi negli anni una eccellente carriera e anche uno dei suoni chitarristici più riconoscibili anche agli orecchi dei non intenditori. I meno informati lo ricordano soprattutto per i dischi realizzati col Pat Metheny Group dove fondeva…
#video Ornette Coleman and Prime Time with, Pat Metheny Montreal Live, 1988 #fullconcert on #neuguitars #blog
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time with, Pat Metheny Montreal Live, 1988
#video Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis – The Great Guitars (with Pat Metheny & Jim Hall. Season One, 2006 ep. 03) on #neuguitars #blog
Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis – The Great Guitars (with Pat Metheny & Jim Hall. Season One, 2006 ep. 03) – My Funny Valentine – So May It Secretly Begin – All The Things You Are – Jam The guitar episode features Jim Hall with Pat Metheny, and it’s probably the series at its best. The idea, generally,…
Le chitarre di Steve Reich su #neuguitars #blog
L’arrivo alla Biennale di Musica di Venezia 2014 di Steve Reich per la consegna del Leone d’Oro alla carriera, giusto e meritato riconoscimento per la mole incredibile di lavoro svolto in oltre cinquant’anni di attività, mi ha stimolato il desiderio di scrivere qualcosa a riguardo dell’attenzione di Reich nei confronti della chitarra. Mi sono…
Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint"di Steve Reich, Nonesuch Records, 1989
Questo è un disco molto particolare: “Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint” uscito nel 1989 per la Nonesuch Records. Nel disco si trovano due lavori: “Different Trains” ed “Electric Counterpoint”. Il primo eseguito dal Kronos Quartet, il secondo invece è il primo pezzo di musica minimalista che sia stato scritto per chitarra e vede l’esecuzione di…
