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Eskelin - Alcorn - Formanek: Mirage

Read "Mirage" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


The Rolling Stones, Yes, and other prominent bands have incorporated the pedal steel guitar into the rock vernacular. Here, pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn extends this instrument beyond customary Americana or Country & Western formats and becomes the link between modern jazz champions, tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and bassist Michael Formanek. She builds a bridge for a program interspersed with traditional jazz improvisation metrics and ethereal treatments amidst Eskelin's bluesy phrasings and shimmering choruses. Alcorn's artistry embeds an ...

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Mirage

Clean Feed Records
2013

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