Blood, Sweat & Bebop

Adam Rafferty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cap Records
• ASIN: B00000G1MN
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #360,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bubu

2. Triste

3. Allegro in Bb7

4. Fulvia

5. Birk's Works

6. Central Park West

7. I'll Remember April

8. Samba for You

9. Cherokee

10. Lush Life

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars adam rafferty....never heard of him...but will buy his music, June 20, 2004

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julio marcano (orlando, fl.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood, Sweat & Bebop (Audio CD)

I just heard CENTRAL PARK WEST on the jazz radio station and had to look this guy up.....will buy all his music...to add more classics to my collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of America's Best Jazz Guitarists, January 23, 2003

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Kevin (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood, Sweat & Bebop (Audio CD)

As a fellow jazz guitarist I can say that, with few exceptions, most jazz guitarists sound "limited" in one way or another. The important areas are swing, sound, technique and taste.

Wes Montgomery has them all, without question. Benson is only lacking in the taste department at times. Pat Martino is great, but has a lot of just plain strange albums. Joe Pass is another favorite, but he never paralleled his mammoth acheivements on the "For Django" album. The list goes on. Of course, I don't consider Metheny or Scofield and the like to be "jazz" players, because they do not swing. Nor do they try to.

Then there is Adam Rafferty. This guy has it all! Now, he's not Wes just yet, but all three of his albums demonstrate that he is a solid, inspiring player on all fronts: harmonically and from the standpoint of swinging. He plays the guitar with authority, and does not let the challenges of playing with a pick limit his swinging uptempo lines one iota.

Rafferty isn't afraid to play complex material either. He's the only guitarist I know who has recorded Giant Steps and Countdown (in 5/4 time!)by Coltrane. And he tears it up on those tunes. Jazz guitarists everywhere take notice: Adam Rafferty is a terrific player.