Julian Lage – View With A Room (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:15 minutes | 756 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Guitarist Julian Lage expands his horizons on ‘View With A Room’, a collection of 10 compelling original compositions that marks his second release for Blue Note Records. Having established a home base with his brilliant and deeply attuned trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King – most recently heard on the guitarist’s acclaimed 2021 Blue Note debut Squint – Lage casts his gaze outward to discover new orchestrational possibilities with the addition of six-string icon Bill Frisell, who adds his inimitable voice to this absolutely stunning album.
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Nels Cline & Julian Lage – Room (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 56:46 minutes | 0,99 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | @ Mack Avenue Records
Individually, guitarists Nels Cline and Julian Lage have played in many settings. Cline, a member of Wilco, has worked with Julius Hemphill, Charlie Haden, and many others; Lage’s extensive resume includes Gary Burton and Yoko Ono. Room is generally quiet, but things can get charged, and the album doesn’t lack edge. On Lage’s “Calder,” the pair play acoustic guitars, and you can hear traces of unplugged John McLaughlin. Cline’s “Racy” references blues, but it also spirals off in other directions. “Freesia/The Bond” opens like a ballad, goes on to hint at non-Western music, and wraps up in a pop-like mode.
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