jkelman
12-10-2012, 08:13 AM
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My review of Kurt Rosenwinkel's Star of Jupiter, today at All About Jazz.
A new recording from one of his generation's most influential guitarists is always something to look forward to, but when it's the guitarist's first studio recording of all-new original material since 2008's live The Remedy (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/php/article.php?id=28829) (Wommusic), it's even more reason to celebrate.
In addition to recruiting the marvelous Aaron Parks (James Farm), Rosenwinkel brings back a musician he's worked with regularly in the past - bassist Eric Revis, heard on the guitarist's standards-reinvention record, Reflections (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?) (Wommusic, 2009). Recording with the guitarist for the first time, young drummer Justin Faulkner, has already been making waves in another band with which Revis is associated, saxophonist Branford Marsalis' Quartet. Both groups allow him plenty of freedom, but with Rosenwinkel's broader purview, Faulkner shines even brighter.
A true 21st Century record, with Rosenwinkel's forward-thinking but tradition-reverent writing some of the best of his career, with Star of Jupiter he continues a winning streak that's been going on for over a decade now, another record that presents palpable growth and is sure to show up on at least a few best of 2012 lists.
Review here (http://j.mp/SKCbZ3).
My review of Kurt Rosenwinkel's Star of Jupiter, today at All About Jazz.
A new recording from one of his generation's most influential guitarists is always something to look forward to, but when it's the guitarist's first studio recording of all-new original material since 2008's live The Remedy (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/php/article.php?id=28829) (Wommusic), it's even more reason to celebrate.
In addition to recruiting the marvelous Aaron Parks (James Farm), Rosenwinkel brings back a musician he's worked with regularly in the past - bassist Eric Revis, heard on the guitarist's standards-reinvention record, Reflections (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?) (Wommusic, 2009). Recording with the guitarist for the first time, young drummer Justin Faulkner, has already been making waves in another band with which Revis is associated, saxophonist Branford Marsalis' Quartet. Both groups allow him plenty of freedom, but with Rosenwinkel's broader purview, Faulkner shines even brighter.
A true 21st Century record, with Rosenwinkel's forward-thinking but tradition-reverent writing some of the best of his career, with Star of Jupiter he continues a winning streak that's been going on for over a decade now, another record that presents palpable growth and is sure to show up on at least a few best of 2012 lists.
Review here (http://j.mp/SKCbZ3).