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09-25-2009, 12:47 PM #1Jazzarian Guest
Kurt Rosenwinkel (modern jazz?)
John Abercrombie
John Tropea
Pat Kelly
Riteneour comes to mind, but I find his style far too "pop" for my liking these days.
I can't say I've ever heard Holdsworth play archtop. He's as much "modern jazz" as he is fusion.
As I've said before, I'm not wild about Metheny's straight ahead efforts. I liked him in the PMG, I liked him with Brecker and Tyner.
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09-25-2009 12:47 PM
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Tim Miller is great... His compositions are mainly fusion, but ive seen him play live a few times and he plays standards very nicely, but he puts his own twist on them... I really like it, but hes not a traditional player..
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09-25-2009, 12:56 PM #3Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by Innerurge1
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09-25-2009, 01:00 PM #4Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by Innerurge1
BTW, Tropea does a fabulous job with Montgomery's "Full House". Tropea with Ronnie Cuber and the rest of the Blues Brothers Band.
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Boston native... Teaches at Berklee... Has 3 cds and is considered one of the best teachers at Berklee, and by many considered the best... Is coming out with a book with Mick Goodrick very soon... Great player... IMO top 3 best guitarists technically...
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but actually, hes very modern, i wouldnt consider his playing straight ahead at all, but nonetheless great player...
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09-25-2009, 01:21 PM #7Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by Innerurge1
I take it you get to see the Berklee wonderkind fairly often?
Tropea was one of the early Berklee grads, being there during the time of Corea, who didn't graduate apparently.
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personally... Im not a huge fan of Tropea... Just not my style...
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I think the only fusion player with real straight ahead chops is mr.John Scofield.everyone else is a hack or they just suck.no one can even come close to sco.(imho of course)
except Metheny.in fact they should do another record together.
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09-25-2009, 02:06 PM #10Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by Innerurge1
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09-25-2009, 02:08 PM #11Jazzarian GuestOriginally Posted by Metal Fingers
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not sure if fusion player is the right description but John Etheridge covers most styles with panache
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Originally Posted by Innerurge1
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How about Stern. He can play straight ahead, I just don't hear him do it much.
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Ive seen tim play ESP and Nefertiti as well as Fall... Ive only seen him 2 times and these are what ive seen along with his compositions...
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Tim is my favorite player, he is the one with more originality these days.
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Hes really great... so unique... I want to get some lessons with soon...
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Originally Posted by derek
=-) PJ
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Corea's best hired gun is Carlos Rios. See "Cool Weasel Boogie" on Electrik Band. I believe he's playing w/Stevie Nicks these days but his fusion stuff is smooth.
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Guthrie Govan is a fusion player who is really quite phenomenal.... The whole album Erotic Cakes is really good. Slidey boy is really good the nylon solo in that song is just insane.
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Originally Posted by derek
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Al di Meola
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LARRY CORYELL!!!!
Go back and listen to 11th House.
He needs to get more mention on this forum (as well as Vic Juris)
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Allan Holdsworth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was recently hipped to John Abercrombie a few months ago. A fine player indeed. I am also a big fan of Pat Metheny. I especially like his work on Pilgrimage by Michael Brecker. Allan Holdsworth is up there on my list, too, though his idea of playing "standards" is far from falling within the straight ahead vein.
Another way to look at the fingerboard
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