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Jeremy Cohen: Raymond Scott Reimagined
by Walter Atkins
Raymond Scott Reimagined is an engaging collaborative project with Quartet San Francisco, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and the Grammy winning acapella group Take 6 on two tracks. The album is a thoughtful and stylish interpretation of Raymond Scott's legacy. It is also interspersed with audio tidbits featuring Scott's singular musical approaches. The album kicks off with the enticing “Powerhouse," familiar to anyone who has watched a Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon. “Toy Trumpet" is a tasty composition ...
read moreTriTone Asylum: The Hideaway Sessions
by Richard J Salvucci
Mellow is as mellow does, and Tritone Asylum (an interesting name for an updated “fusion" band) certainly opens that way, with a pleasantly relaxed feeling on “Grasshopper." But do not get too comfortable. Do you remember the first time you heard “Chameleon" with Harvey Mason wailing away? Your reaction may have been puzzled; many were, because the recording “broke the mold." That did not sound familiar, as if Herbie Hancock had started channeling Sly Stone. “Schizophrenic," composed and arranged by ...
read moreInterview: Andy Waddell
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Eric Taylor
Q: How do you feel you have developed creatively with your new album, Alive? A: This is an honest trip. It came like Sunday boredom, almost baptismal, a dip in the river after a week’s bend. I've been writing and creating my own music for a long time, but everything on this album came from a different source. My heart finally came up for air after a lifetime of experimental asphyxiation. Every piece came about like a drought’s first heavy ...
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Guitarist Andy Waddell Captivates And Mesmerizes On New Album "Alive"
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Eric Taylor
The album title is certainly apt. If there were one word that could describe Andy Waddell’s guitar playing, it would be Alive. Waddell doesn’t restrict himself to jazz conventions. His compositions balance the restlessness of his imagination with a killer instinct for melody. It’s a dangerous combination, one that finds the balance between inventiveness and accessibility. There is the potential for a mainstream crossover in Alive, even more than his previous work. Josh Nelson’s hauntingly beautiful piano intro gives the ...
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L.A. Guitarist Andy Waddell Debuts With Inventive New Album
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Eric Taylor
Andy Waddell is a true craftsman, a jazz guitarist with a keen ear for both accessible melodies and inventive arrangements. The Los Angeles-based musician lets his creativity soar on his debut album, Sunset to 7. Backed by pianist Matt Politano, bassist Roger Shew, drummer Evan Stone, and tenor saxophonist Tom Catanzaro, Waddell delivers a consistently engaging assortment of smoothly layered yet challenging and unique avant-garde jazz. The youthful exuberance of this record is among the keys to its success. Waddell’s ...
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Interview: Andy Waddell
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Eric Taylor
Q: What are your goals as an artist? A: My main goal is to create music that touches people or at least moves someone who is listening. Even if it reaches only one person in the audience, in my mind I have succeeded. Since I am an instrumentalist, obviously the music I write doesn't have any words, but I hope that it can paint a detailed picture in the mind of the listener. My music is very emotional because it ...
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Music
Cutey and the Dragon
From: Raymond Scott ReimaginedBy Andy Waddell
Toy Trumpet
From: Raymond Scott ReimaginedBy Andy Waddell
The 54 Blues
From: The Hideaway SessionsBy Andy Waddell
