Jimmy Giuffre, Free Fall
Jimmy Giuffre, Free Fall Review by Jeff Becker The years between the release of Jimmy Giuffre’s ground-breaking 1962 album Free Fall and his return to…
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Lage Lund, Foolhardy
Lage Lund, Foolhardy Review by Jeff Becker Guitarist Lage Lund returns to the quartet format with his third leader release for Criss Cross entitled, Foolhardy….
Tim Bedner, Of Light and Shadow
by Jeff Becker Guitarist Tim Bedner masterfully conveys the art of color and textural contrasts in his brilliant offering Of Light and Shadow. His ability to create the…
Fred Fried and Core 3.0
by Jeff Becker Fred Fried has augmented the standard 6-string guitar’s sonic palette by adding two additional strings and a world of new colors. The…
Mark Moultrup, Dar Cho
by Jeff Becker Dar Cho is a collection of 10 original compositions and three well chosen standards that create and well blended offering of new…
Ukiah’s Lullaby, Truly Delightful
by Jeff Becker More so than any other type of ensemble a duet is about chemistry, communication and nuances, Anson Wright and Tim Gilson create…
Matt Criscuolo, Melancholia
By: Jeff Becker Melancholia, Matt Criscuolo’s third CD embraces the jazz genre sprinkled with contemporary seasonings. Criscuolo self-titles it as top shelf progressive, but I…