The many parts and pieces that comprise Some Assembly Required snap together in a truly satisfying way, save a few bum edges. Featuring special guests on each song, the album wins in the personnel department, but it’s hard to tell if the guests – John Scofield, Tony Rice, Grace Potter, Mike Gordon, Bela Fleck, Jerry [...]
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April 8, 2009
Star-Studded Assembly of Dust Album Due July 21
Assembly of Dust, led by singer/songwriter Reid Genauer, have announced the release date of their new album, Some Assembly Required. Due July 21, the album features many special guests including Bela Fleck, Mike Gordon, David Grisman, John Scofield, Keller Williams, Grace Potter, Tony Rice, and Martin Sexton. AOD keyboardist Nate Wilson is not mentioned in [...]
March 17, 2009
Album Review: John Scofield – Piety Street
The prospect of hearing a new John Scofield album is often an exciting event, and there are those music fans that still expect the gleaming unknown from the virtuoso guitarist’s every release. Piety Street (CD) may leave those dedicated folks a bit underwhelmed, as it is somewhat predictable, but there’s plenty of gospel gold to [...]
January 12, 2009
McCoy Tyner – Guitars
When McCoy Tyner is involved, the first word that comes to mind is “strong.” Whether you’re mining the vaults and enjoying his work with John Coltrane or enjoying some of his prolific work from 4 decades as a leader, Tyner never fails to astound with his assaults on the keys. His piano probably needs to [...]
