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Oz Noy - Twisted Blues Volume 1
New York based plectorist extraordinaire Oz Noy makes his Abstract Logix debut with "Twisted Blues", his most eclectic album to date that displays his signature guitar sounds as well as for the first time showcases his profound love of blues, featuring Chris Layton and Reese Wynans of the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan Band.
Oz is a chopsmeister of the highest order with a wealth of weapons in his trick bag. A master manipulator of tones and effects, he can deftly switch from lacerating single note work to Leslie-imbued organ stylings (a la Charlie Hunter) to jaw-dropping wah-wah-inflected lines…sometimes within the same song (as he does so nonchalantly on the scintillating title track). And while he emigrated to New York City in 1996 from his native israel, you'd swear he had a lengthy stopover in New Orleans by the sound of his authentic second line groover "Oh Really" featuring Allen Toussaint and his interpretation of The Meters' funk anthem, "Cissy Strut."
There's a touch of Stevie Ray Vaughan in his shuffling "Whole Tone Blues" and the tough "Steroids," and he brings a Hendrix-meets-Ry Cooder sensibility to his luminous ballad "You Are The State" with the help of Eric Johnson on second guitar. A fan of Thelonious Monk, Oz turns in highly impressionistic versions of the floating "Light Blue" and the chops-busting "Trinkle Tinkle," the latter performed with unrelenting aggression as an uptempo Texas shuffle. And he strikes a calming accord on the soulful, "Two Centers," which may remind SRV fans of Stevie's "Riviera Paradise." Like the title of a great Wes Montgomery album on Riverside from 1961, this stellar outing features So Much Guitar!
Twisted Blues which was recorded in one part in Austin featured the legendary Eric Johnson on guitar, Chris Layton on drums, Roscoe Beck on bass, Reese Wynans on the organ. The New York Sessions featured the amazing Vinnie Colaiuta and Anton Fig on drums, Will Lee on Bass, John Medeski and Jerry Z on organ, Allen Toussaint on the piano and Ralph McDonald on percussion. a stellar line up! [Edited 11/2/11 8:33am] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Perhaps it's the song selection (Cissy Strut) but this Oz Noy guy has some kinda crazy, funky-ass groove going on here, lol. It has the feel of a live P-Funk concert at about that 3 hour mark, except it's much tighter than that, and yet more (dare I say...) avant-garde (though in a highly technical sense). Can a groove be tight AND loose at the same time? Cause that's what I'm getting from this. It's like... elastic, lol.
Watching the YouTube clip, I love how hard organist John Medeski was working to get that sound just the way he wanted it. I haven't seen guys work this hard at crafting their sound in a very long time. And it's not that the groove is all that complicated, it's just that they've definitely put their own twist on it. Oddly enough, I wasn't expecting too much when I hit PLAY, but as soon as I caught on to what they were doing (took me a minute), and by the time the song came to an end I was like... "awww", lol.
Most definitely picking this up the moment it drops. This Oz Noy dude is DEAD SERIOUS. Makes NO SENSE whatsoever that THIS is not what they're putting on the radio! Thanks for sharing, would NOT have wanted to miss this.  | |
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Nice tA! Abstract and funky to boot.
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Glad y'all enjoyed it.
Oz is nuts! (in a good way) The line is so contorted, it looks like Johnson just bails toward the end. "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Even more impressive is the fact that he got the great David Sancious to resurface.
Double Daggum!!
Music for adventurous listeners "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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