Word: solosings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This music sparkles with clean, crisp lines, but doesn't bite. Though Grisman and Rice chose many traditional tunes, they've failed to invest them with a sense of rootedness. The songs do not seem connected to their cultural traditions, be it Appalachian string music, Irish jug band music or...
Roney's real breakthrough, though, didn't come until 1991, when he played alongside the ailing Davis onstage at Montreux, Switzerland. Davis was too weak to play entire solos, so Roney would finish them for him. Davis died a few months later, and Roney's performance became legendary. Misterios, Davis...
Just as we walked in (around 6:00 for the 2:30 showtime), it started to rain. After about 15 minutes, I decided I'd rather endure the drizzle and wander than sit and listen to more Blues Traveler. Guitarist Chan Cinchla's hair antics were more annoying than his...
Although Sony certainly has assembled a prestigious lineup sure to attract attention, the foursome cannot overcome their natural soloistic inclinations. To me, this comes across more as a quadruple concerto than as chamber music. They clearly try to make an effort at ensemble, but Stern refuses to bend his pitches...
The technical expertise provided by Ax is, unfortunately, unmatched by the other members of the group. This is not to say that Ax is the best musician among them, though one might think so having only heard this disc. Still, he appears overly conscious of this fact, rumbling over Ma...