Chet Atkins & Stanley Jordan "Stardust"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PcFTHsi9eI

Stanley Jordan - Stairway to Heaven

Jazz legends Stanley Jordan and Christian McBride

Mack Avenue Records have been busy the past two weeks.  Jazz legends Stanley Jordan andChristian McBride both released new albums on September 27^th.  

Stanley Jordan - Friends

On Friends, Jordan takes the time-honored path of inviting a handpicked cadre of guests: guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Russell Malone and Charlie Hunter; violinist Regina Carter; saxophonists Kenny Garrett and Ronnie Laws; trumpeter Nicholas Payton; bassists Christian McBride and Charnett Moffett; and drummer Kenwood Dennard. The results proved truly outstanding on numbers ranging from a Bela Bartok piece to a Katy Perry pop smash, a heady original blues and three jazz classics spanning swing, cool and modern. There's a listener-friendly samba, an airy spirit song and an astounding nod to the atonal. Jordan even plays some serious piano on a couple of songs, revisiting his first instrument with newfound confidence and wonder.

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Christian McBride - Good Feeling

Good Feeling is McBride’s first album as a big band leader.  Good Feeling features classic big band gems along with a few McBride original compositions.  “The bassist with the mostest,” McBride invites friends including band mate Steve Wilson, Ron Blake, Nicholas Payton and vocalist Melissa Walker to join him in this project – a life long dream of his.

For over 20 years, McBride has appeared in numerous musical settings with just about any musician imaginable in the jazz as well as R&B and pop worlds. From playing with the likes of Milt Jackson, Roy Haynes, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny; to playing with and/or arranging for the likes of Isaac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Lalah Hathaway, Sting and the legendary James Brown—what has always been unique about McBride is his versatility. In addition to his work in the neo-soul arena with The Roots, D’Angelo, Queen Latifah and others, the Philadelphia native has also led his own ensembles: The Christian McBride Band, A Christian McBride Situation and his most recent group, Inside Straight (fresh off their critically acclaimed 2009 effort, Kind of Brown).

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If you are interested in CDs for review or embed codes for SoundCloud players, please let me know.

-Jenny

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Jenny Oppenheimer

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Armandinho X Stanley Jordan: guitar battle on Bourbon Street, Brazil

Onstage at Bourbon Street a meeting of great players and the union of different styles and musical techniques: Armandinho and Stanley Jordan was presented together in Wednesday, 25/11.

Stanley Jordan

Hailed as one of the guitarists who have made significant contributions to technical and musical instrument, Stanley Jordan has already consolidated in the hall of the most significant musicians in your area. The guitarist was followed by presentations with a band formed by Ivan "Papaya" Conti on drums, a member of the legendary group Azymuth, mining and talented bassist Dudu Lima on acoustic bass, electric 4, 5 and 6 string and fretless, and has achieved a rapport and a nearly magical chemistry when interpreting classics of Brazilian music and bossa nova, in addition to jazz standards and original songs.

Armandinho

In 2009, Armandinho is completing 45 years dedicated to instrumental music. It was in 1964 with 10 years of age, he took his first musical steps, pulling the Trio Electric mirim his father, Osmar, inventor of the electric trio together with Dodo, made especially for him. At the time, Armandinho is preparing to launch the CD and DVD "Pop Cry" by Brazil and the world, and the project "Armandinho - Afro Symphonic" project that is in studio recording classics with his guitar Bahia, and has the participations blocos Salvador and Symphony Orchestra. Also just launched by Biscoito Fino CD AfroBossaNova.
Bourbon Street Music Club - Rua dos Chanés, 127 - Moema > Sao Paulo / Brazil

http://farofamoderna.blogspot.com/

Stanley Jordan featured in latest Jazz St. Louis podcast

Hot on the metaphorical heels of their recent podcast featuring bassist Christian McBride, Jazz St. Louis is rolling out another installment in their ongoing series of audio interviews with jazz artists who are coming to St. Louis. The newest podcast features a conversation between JSL's Gene Dobbs Bradford and guitarist Stanley Jordan, who will be in town next Wednesday, November 4 through Saturday, November 7 to perform at Jazz at the Bistro. You can download the podcast or listen to an audio stream here.
http://stljazznotes.blogspot.com/2009/10/stanley-jordan-featured-in-latest-jazz.html

Ronnie Scott's - STANLEY JORDAN

Tue 30 June – Thur 2 JULY
The unique guitarist whose pioneering ‘touch’ technique on the guitar – an advanced form of two-handed tapping - is the stuff of legend. Stanley returns with his US band, who will be performing material from his latest cd ‘State of Nature’. We are proud to welcome him back to the club after a long hiatus.