Nigel Kennedy On Blue Note

[sidewinder]

The spiky haired 'fiddler extra-ordinaire' has apparently made his Blue Note debut.

Sound samples here...

Kennedy Plays Blue Note

It isn't 1st April is it?

[7/4]

there goes the neighborhood.

[Aggie87]

I don't have any of Kennedy's recordings, nor am I familiar with him, but at least he's not *yet another* singer-songwriter that BN is forcing down our throats. Looks like there are some good musicians working on this project (DeJohnette, Carter, Lovano) and there are some covers of classic BN material.

I'm willing to try this out, over an Amos Lee, Keren Ann, etc., all of whom may be perfectly fine musicians, but still aren't what I consider BN artists.

[CJ Shearn]

same here.

[sidewinder]

Looks like there are some good musicians working on this project (DeJohnette, Carter, Lovano) and there are some covers of classic BN material.

Blimey, track 2 is Duke Pearson's 'Sudel'. Maybe things aren't quite so bad.

I agree also that the list of backing musicians looks pretty good. Jack DeJohnette can't be wrong (can he?).

[7/4]

I agree also that the list of backing musicians looks pretty good. Jack DeJohnette can't be wrong (can he?).

He was in the last Blues Brothers movie, it helps to have him on board.

[Claude]

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...pic=27183&st=40

[ep1str0phy]

Any way you slice it, that's a helluva group (many of whom are old pros at the crossover stuff).

[andybleaden]

Sounds fun to me.

he always had a healthy disrespect for the old toffs over here which was always refreshing.

Hey , seeing as both he and Lonnie Smith did a Hendrix thing...they could be brought together on Blue Note for some weird retake on Think!....now would n't that groove!