Search results for "Jeff Beck"

Stanley Clarke: Hello Jeff (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

Jazz fusion received quite a boost when rock star guitarist Jeff Beck decided to enter the fray. Though Beck was not ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER

As we write, Return to Forever, the pioneering fusion group from the seventies, has reunited for an extensive world...

Jeff Beck: Scatterbrain (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 22, 08

Jeff Beck's fusion sound didn't hit full groove until his Wired album came out a year after Blow by Blow. Notably, th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BODY PARTS FOR HALLOWEEN

A few months ago I was writing a Jazz.com review of Bireli LaGrene’s tune “Hips.” It started getting me think...

Jeff Beck: Sophie (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 23, 08

Master guitarist Jeff Beck has been much more an interpretive player than he has ever been composer. In a way he...

Jeff Beck: Blue Wind (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music March 18, 08

In 1975, the superlative rock guitarist Jeff Beck discovered fusion music. It wasn't long before he was the top-selli...

Jeff Beck: Freeway Jam (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 22, 08

"Freeway Jam" could have easily been placed on Jeff Beck's more fusion-driven Wired album the next year and feel tota...

Jeff Beck: Love Is Green (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music September 22, 08

In this download age, the 5- to 10-sentence album reviews that appear in music magazines and on music web sites are o...

Jeff Beck: Led Boots (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 18, 08

Written by keyboardist Max Middleton, "Led Boots" is an aggressive funk number that could have been a Stevie Wonder s...

Stanley Clarke: Rock 'N' Roll Jelly (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 12, 08

Modern Man was an attempt by Stanley Clarke to go R&B pop. The album featured orchestrations and vocals. The one exce...

John McLaughlin: Django (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music February 24, 09

Guitarists John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck are great friends and admirers of each other's fretwork. Beck, who is only a...

Narada Michael Walden: Saint and the Rascal (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

Narada Michael Walden's relationship with guitarist Jeff Beck is an important part of jazz-rock history. As drum...

Vinnie Colaiuta: John's Blues (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music March 20, 08

Most recently playing with Herbie Hancock, but having starred with many jazz and rock giants such as Chick Corea, Jef...

Hammer, Jan posted in Encyclopedia May 21, 09

Few jazz keyboardists have enjoyed the crossover success of Jan Hammer, and few have demonstrated his ability to fuse...

Clarke, Stanley posted in Encyclopedia June 20, 08

Stanley Clarke's signature slap on the electric bass is one of the most recognizable and copied techniques in jazz, a...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 20, 08

Jazz.com has published 157 reviews during the last three weeks – offering our site visitors the widest coverage of ja...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 25, 08

Our intrepid reviewers sometimes even surprise this seasoned editor. Their latest batch of track reviews cove...

Narada Michael Walden: White Night (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 07, 08

I was a jazz disc jockey in 1977 when I first laid eyes on the cover of Garden of Love Light. I couldn't wait to give...

Bill Connors: Crunchy (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music November 03, 08

Directions for appreciating this review: Be familiar with the music of Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, Retu...

Jazz Classics That Aren't Kind of Blue posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 23, 09

Did you hear that there was an anniversary for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue? Of course you did. The jazz world ...

Time to Check Out Hiromi posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 25, 09

Last week, Boston-based Roanna Forman reported on Jane Monheit in this column. Now she shares her thoughts on the ap...

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