Nils is a helluva guitarist.
From: Nils Lofgren
Category: Guitar
Alice in Wonderland –John Abercrombie
Love Spreads isolated – Lead Guitar (John Squire) Stone Roses
Jimmy Thackery at Hippie Jack’s
It’s Jimmy Thackery’s birthday today. He is one of my favorite hard-driving blues guitarists.
From
jamminathippiejacks on YouTube
I posted Jimmy playing”Take My Blues” a couple of years ago. If you liked the above, I think you’ll like it, too.
For Your Love — Graham Gouldman
Sonatina for guitar op.52 by Lennox Berkeley, Tal Hurwitz, guitarist
Renaud Louis-Servais Group and Epic Circus at Jazz-Rock
Epic Circus, the latest Renaud Louis-Servais Group album, receives very complimentary words at Jazz-Rock.com. (They call it “one of the best jazz-rock albums of all time”!) I wrote about the album here shortly after I received it. It *is* a great album and I listen to it quite often. It is so good to see Renaud get this well-deserved recognition.
http://jazz-rock.com/artists-RS.html
Renaud Louis-Servais Group website here.
Original “Maggot Brain” – Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel
Tina S Cover –The Trooper by Iron Maiden
Another brilliantly played cover by 16 year old Tina S.
Please stay away if you are going to say, “Lots of people can play this.” 🙂 Those “lots of people” can’t play it at this level and quality of personal distinction. Isn’t the point crucial? Quality is crucial. In fact, Tina’s level of playing and trajectory of development are somewhat like:
This can be heard by perceptive listeners through whatever styles she is playing or the level of musical depth and complexity of particular pieces.
Exciting, brilliant, top-level cover, Tina!
I have posted many of Tina’s videos (with comments) on this site, but be sure to visit her YouTube site, too. She has posted a variety of covers.
[Tina was taught and filmed by Renaud Louis-Servais.]
Epic Circus, New Jazz Fusion Album by the Renaud Louis-Servais Group
I received my cd of the Renaud Louis-Servais Group’s new album “Epic Circus” in the mail yesterday and treated myself to two full hearings this morning. It was a real treat! It is fine jazz fusion played by a top level crew of musicians [Renaud Louis-Servais, guitars; Henri Dorina, bass; Aurel Ouzoulias and Virgil Donati, drums; Christophe Cravero and Philippe Saisse, keyboard].
A gentle entry leads into “Carry’n” which begins the excitement with Renaud’s incisive guitar work providing the colorful and assured brushstrokes that give the music its primary colors.
I can’t give you a favorite track. They are all wonderful. Also, the album is carefully constructed (I think) like a tapestry; and, as with a rich tapestry, one cannot really say, “Oh, I like that corner, that little spot over there…”. Nonetheless, I will say that on both hearings I found myself exclaiming out loud at “When You’ve Got Nothing” and that the “Long Breath” in the midst of such thrilling music was very cool. But, no…Carry’n, Freedom, Zaku Patatu (composed by Philippe Saisse), Epic Circus, Techno City, and All Minor Blues…There is no way to choose a favorite track…and no reason! (There is not a weak track among them.) The album ends with thoughtful acoustic guitar in “The Beauty of Life”.
Renaud Louis-Servais is clearly a gifted composer as well as a great guitarist. He and his group of world-class musicians have produced a classic jazz fusion album that, in my opinion, will live on as such.
The album has been at the top of progressive/fusion charts and has received some very good reviews, for example:
Here are some links: Renaud Louis-Servais Group RLSG on Facebook Renaud Louis-Servais on Facebook
You can purchase the Epic Circus album at Amazon and iTunes. I got my cd from AbstractLogix. (I’m in the U.S.). It is available in Europe at GuitarEuroMedia.
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