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There are many adjectives that describe
-- some of the ones that immediately come to mind include adventurous, experimental, fearless, and eclectic. But one adjective one won't hear in connection with
is predictable. Capable of playing everything from
to
, the guitarist is one of music's more unpredictable figures. Released in 2001,
is an
outing that finds
playing unaccompanied solo guitar. There are no drums or bass here -- it's just
and his guitar, and the explorer successfully turns his attention to everything from
'
and
's
to the standard
(which has been heard countless times in
settings, but lends itself equally well to an
makeover).
also brings his distinctive guitar to the famous
as well as two pieces by '60s
firebrand
:
and the title song. Although
's playing is quite free, it's also quite musical. This isn't an album of
chaos; the guitarist favors an inside/outside approach, and even though his improvisations are left-of-center,
isn't as far to the left as an album by saxophonist
(just to give one example) would be. That isn't to say that
's atonality isn't equally valid -- only that
approaches
in a very different way.
is full of discernible melodies; typically,
will warmly embrace a melody before he ventures outside. And that inside/outside contrast serves him well throughout this excellent and very unpredictable set. ~ Alex Henderson