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Greenbaum's musical influences are evident throughout the disc. The album's liner notes salute the Grammy Award winning album, Beyond the Missouri Sky, by Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden. The influence of that recording is most evident on "November Unfolding", a poignant acoustic guitar piece with an acoustic bass accompaniment. "Outbound" blends jazz and a western tinged motif to provide a Bill Frisell-like Americana feel to the song. Seeing Toots Thieleman in concert during the project sparked the use of harmonica on this track.
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Steve Greenbaum: Taking A Turn
by Michael P. Gladstone
Let's dispense with the need for the labelling of Taking A Turn. This is not a mainstream jazz album. Guitarist/composer Steve Greenbaum has fashioned these ten originals into a multi-purpose album.
Several of the tunes would find airplay on smooth jazz radio, and they are certainly pleasant enough, particularly with Vince McCool's trumpet on Liquid Blue" and Tryst" emulating the style of Chris Botti. Greenbaum has rendered each of these selections into a different set piece that would ...
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