Takin' The Duke Out

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:55:31
Personnel: Dom Minasi (guitar); Ken Filiano (bass); Jackson Krall (drums). Recorded live at The Knitting Factory, New York, New York on April 23, 2001. Personnel: Dom Minasi (guitar); Jackson Krall (drums). Audio Mixer: Jay Messina. Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski. Recording information: the Knitting Factory, New York, NY (04/23/2001). Illustrator: Thom Gambino. Photographer: Mitchell May. Guitarist Dom Minasi continues his millennial comeback with this highly individualized set of Duke Ellington compositions, recorded live in concert at the Knitting Factory NYC. Bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Jackson Krall join Minasi in dismantling the harmonic foundations of six of Ellington's best-known songs, beginning with "Satin Doll" and concluding with "It Don't Mean a Thing." Orthodox Ellington aficionados will be driven up the wall, and perhaps with some justification -- once Minasi gets going, he pays no attention whatsoever to the changes, instead issuing rapid-fire swirls of sound that can seem interchangeable and beside the point. However, his dissonant readings of these melodies are often insightful, and the way he straddles conventional and avant-garde jazz guitar traditions is intriguing, especially on his unaccompanied rendition of "Solitude." Some may find this Ellington homage nothing short of disrespectful, but tributes to deceased masters too often sound like the aural equivalent of a term paper. At least Minasi is attempting something different. ~ David R. Adler
録音 : ステレオ (Live)