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Common Ground: "not enough space"

Read ""not enough space"" reviewed by Ed Kopp


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Two listens and I became hooked on Common Ground, a clever fusion duo consisting of saxophonist Chris Farr from Philadelphia and guitarist Erik Sayles of Connecticut. This is the pair's second release, and it also features monster drummer Dennis Chambers, talented bassist James Genus, keyboardist Dan Zank, and percussionist Brian Farr.

Chris Farr and Erik Sayles weren't aiming for snooze-jazz radio with this one, because “not enough space" combines the guitar-driven intensity of Tribal Tech with the improvisational melodicism ...

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Robben Ford and Bill Evans New Album 'Common Ground' Out On September 30th On MPS

Robben Ford and Bill Evans New Album 'Common Ground' Out  On September 30th On MPS

Source: Michael Ricci

MPS is proud to announce the release of the newest project by Robben Ford and Bill Evans, called Common Ground on September 30th, 2022. The multiple times Grammy nominees Ford and Evans have shared the stage in Europe, North America and even Japan and already released a collaborative album called The Sun Room together in 2019 (earMUSIC). With the jazz rock album Common Ground they continue their creative relationship as Evans explains. “Every now and then, like-minded musicians are able ...

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Gary Burton: Common Ground

Gary Burton: Common Ground

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

What I love most about Gary Burton's playing is his gentle aggression. You always sense that Gary is putting everything he has into his vibraphone and taking risks to produce exciting ideas. But there's a cat's-paw tenderness, too, that provokes thinking on the part of the listener, and the result always sounds as though Gary were strumming a guitar rather than hitting steel keys. The other consistent quality about Gary's playing is that he swings religiously. All of these qualities ...

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The New Gary Burton Quartet - Common Ground (Mack Avenue, 2011)

The New Gary Burton Quartet - Common Ground (Mack Avenue, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

Vibraphonist Gary Burton has led or co-led a number of bands throughout his lengthy career, but he is particularly enthusiastic about this new group featuring guitar prodigy Julian Lange, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez. The group achieves a light and nimble sound throughout the record focusing on melody and group interaction. This spry, dexterous interaction is on display with the first few compositions that are buoyant and agile, “Late Night Sunrise" and “Never the Same Way" feature a ...

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The New Gary Burton Quartet - Common Ground (2011)

The New Gary Burton Quartet - Common Ground (2011)

Source: Something Else!

Vibraphonist Gary Burton's entire career as a musician has been about thinking outside the box and exploring new frontiers in jazz music. When he was only seventeen years old, his first recording date was with country and western guitar great Hank Garland making a (gasp!) jazz album (Jazz Winds From a New Direction (1961), and damned impressive one at that. Later on, Burton invented the four mallet technique, greatly extending the harmonic possibilities of the vibraphone. And as noted in ...

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