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McCoy Tyner - Guitars 
I've always been curious as to how electric guitarists would play with someone like McCoy Tyner. The Players... Bill Frisell - Guitar Marc Ribot - Guitar John Scofield - Guitar Derek Trucks - Guitar Bela Fleck - Banjo Ron Carter - Bass Jack DeJohnette - Drums Tracklist... 1) Improvisation 2 (w/Marc Ribot) 2) Passion Dance (w/Marc Ribot) 3) 500 Miles (w/Marc Ribot) 4) Mr. P.C. (w/John Scofield) 5) Blues On The Corner (w/John Scofield) 6) Improvisation 1 (w/Marc Ribot) 7) Trade Winds (w/Bela Fleck) 8) Amberjack (w/Bela Fleck) 9) My Favorite Things (w/Bela Fleck) 10) Slapback Blues (w/Derek Trucks) 11) Greensleeves (w/Derek Trucks) 12) Contemplation (w/Bill Frisell) 13) Boubacar (w/Bill Frisell) 14) Baba Drame (w/Bill Frisell) Some things work, others don't relative to the "stingers". The trio of McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette always work. A very good listen nonetheless. At the moment, my favorites are the Bill Frisell tunes probably because I just like the way he plays and the sound of his guitar. The most interesting McCoy combos are Bela Fleck's banjo and Derek Truck's slide guitar. tA  Tribal Disorder
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Ambitious project and a unique idea. 2 CDs full. I do love me some jazz guitar. Lookin' fwd to hearing some of this. | |
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didn't know you were a fan of Frisell, tA!
he's definitely been an influence on me. there are some heavy-heavy weights on this joint, i'll be sure give it a listen. | |
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NPR's review.....
NPR.org, November 20, 2008 - Guitars, a new CD/DVD project from pianist McCoy Tyner that features the jazz titan collaborating with guitarists Marc Ribot, John Scofield, Derek Trucks and Bill Frisell, among others, is at once familiar and bizarre. It's familiar because the record industry spits out marketable roundups of all-star jazz pickers with some frequency; it's bizarre because those projects typically don't host historic talent like Tyner and the rhythm section of bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette. In the grand scheme of Tyner's discography — one of postwar jazz's most consistently invigorating — Guitars feels like more of a curious one-off than a significant late-career addendum. (That honor goes to 2007's Quartet.) But its concept is surreal enough to warrant a focused listen. Trucks, the Allman Brothers slide guitarist who's grown from a much-hyped "blues prodigy" into a player of worldly depth, contributes two numbers: a confidently swinging take on "Slapback Blues" and a rendition of "Greensleeves" that, if nothing else, gets the guitarist a step closer to God — or, more specifically, John Coltrane. A walking anachronism of sorts, Trucks is a student of the 1960s (and '70s), when blues-rock guitarists looked to technology for fortitude in sound, the blues for a vocabulary, and modern jazz for spiritual inspiration and lessons in group dynamics. With his own Derek Trucks Band, he's taken kitschy melodies Coltrane and Tyner transformed into magisterial psalms — namely "Greensleeves" and "My Favorite Things" — and used his already saxophonic slide guitar to craft Coltrane homages that, on the right night, can be transcendent. The version on Guitars is remarkably chamber-like and straightforward when laid alongside those sweat-soaked jams; Trucks' tone is surprisingly blunt and coarse, and he plays as if his respect for the history in the room keeps his powerhouse tendencies in check. Still, this alternative is worthwhile: It's a thoughtful meditation on a timeless melody — something Coltrane himself always appreciated. © Copyright 2008 NPR http://www.npr.org/templa...d=97251725  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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I just heard one with Derek Trucks on the radio, I think it was Greensleeves.
Sounded different with D.T.'s style of fingerpicking slide and M.T.'s more traditional jazz sound. Still, pretty good stuff. I'm really curious about the Marc Ribot tracks. I've only heard him play with tom Waits & Elvis Costello, and he plays like he has schizophrenia...come to think of it, not so different from some of Monk's harmonic choices!  [Edited 12/9/08 12:36pm] My Legacy
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NDRU said: I just heard one with Derek Trucks on the radio, I think it was Greensleeves.
Sounded different with D.T.'s style of fingerpicking slide and M.T.'s more traditional jazz sound. Still, pretty good stuff. tA Tribal Disorder
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I saw Derek Trucks last summer - he opened for Santana.
I was VERY impressed.....he also sat in during the Santana set...he is a talent to be reckoned with....and versitile. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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