Jonathan Kreisberg - Nine Stories Wide

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:20
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:17)  1. Summertime
(5:32)  2. Just in Time
(6:43)  3. Dana
(7:57)  4. My Ideal
(5:48)  5. Juju
(7:29)  6. That Reminds Me
(4:37)  7. Fever Vision
(4:30)  8. Michelle
(5:22)  9. Relaxing at Camarillo

Jonathan Kreisberg is an exciting young guitarist whose two latest releases will go a long way toward affirming his prominent place in the jazz landscape.Nine Stories Wide is a multi-layered program of old and new classics blended with originals. "Summertime" opens with a forbidding bass line by Larry Grenadier over Kreisberg's small intro over the theme. It's clear from this song that Kreisberg is a master of space: how to give it to his band mates and how to fill it effectively without wasting it. Drummer Bill Stewart lays down some fine licks and Grenadier adds a fine plucked solo. "Just In Time" is a burner that opens with a quicksilver statement, the trio plays the theme, then Kreisberg builds a challenging solo over Grenadier's power walking and Stewart's ride cymbal-driven comping. Kreisberg's original "Dana" is a bossa nova groove, with crisp single-note phrasing leading to spitfire harmonic runs. "My Ideal" is delivered with warmth and reverence. The trio handles Wayne Shorter's "Juju" with gusto, with Stewart recalling Elvin Jones' thrashing on the drums and Kreisberg inventing clever chord play over the classic melody. The other classics the group plays, "Michelle" and "Relaxing At Camarillo," are both arranged to Kreisberg's specs, that is, with carefully planned spacing so that the melodies are recognizable but stretched suitably enough so that the trio can weave its magic without constraint. ~ Terrel Kent Holmes https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jonathan-kreisberg-nine-stories-wide-and-unearth-by-terrell-kent-holmes.php

Personnel: Jonathan Kriesberg: guitar; Larry Grenadier: bass; Bill Stewart: drums.

Nine Stories Wide

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