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CD Review: Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM - "Our Secret World"

Jason Shadrick

Rosenwinkel pushes the envelope with Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos in his latest album
Premier Guitar October 2010
Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM
Our Secret World
WOM Music



Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel is a modern-day alchemist. He isn’t afraid to push the envelope of jazz guitar in a way that some “jazz snobs” might not agree with. On his latest album, he partners with Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, a big band from Portugal that’s led by pianist Carlos Azevedo. Our Secret World combines the brute force and wide-open orchestration of a 16-person group with Rosenwinkel’s modern sense of rhythm and unique compositional voice. Throughout the album, the focus is firmly on Rosenwinkel. From the burning solo on the title track to the pensive solo guitar intro on “Zhivago,” there is plenty of space for Rosenwinkel to stretch out. Throughout, he relies on a slightly overdriven sound that occasionally approaches Eric Johnson territory, and it fits perfectly with the harsher sound of the brass and woodwind sections. As one of the leading guitar voices of his generation, Rosenwinkel establishes himself as an equally gifted composer with this ambitious album.

     

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andres Marino
on 10/18/2010 		word all of you!
Ben
on 10/12/2010 		I am glad I am not a reader of this magazine. I find it laughable the reviewer compares Kurt and Eric.
Quite Clear
on 10/12/2010 		5 picks deserved..
RustyShackle ford
on 10/12/2010 		Ma! The comment above me couldn't have been as spot on as it currently is!
MSP
on 09/23/2010 		Four picks? Really? Clapton gets 4.5 with two rather limp versions of standards? And Kurt gets 4? I think it's time for ALL the guitar mags to man up and just say "We don't know much beyond rock". Yeah, I know, it's your audience, and that's where the money is.



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