Casa Loco

Steve Khan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000047C4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #458,930 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Jazz Guitarist, February 1, 2004

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JANK (Cambridge, WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casa Loco (Audio CD)

Steve Khan (son of famous songwriter, Sammy Cahn) ranks next to Pat Metheny due to his distinct and concise style. His remake of the Pyramids surf classic, "Penetration" is nothing sort of fantastic and the mood he evokes on "Uncle Roy" is edgy and very captivating. Definitely NOT smooth jazz. Picture a little "tougher" Metheny, less fluid (in a good way), and very ...lyrical in style. Any takers? Highly Recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful guitar work, July 3, 2007

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Patricia Hennessy "CD Cellar 4" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casa Loco [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

This is the third release in a series of improv-based, live studio/ live recordings Steve Khan released with bandmates Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan, and Manolo Badrena. It has a very similar flow and groove to Eyewitness and Blades (USA release), or Modern Times on Polydor, the second release in the trio of Khan's '80s Gibson guitar tone period.

What immediately stands out, notably on "Some Sharks" -- The Police-esque track and "The Suitcase," are the excellent vocals by Badrena. On this song and others, he has quite a great time cutting loose, wild-man style, in a heavily reverbed fashion adding a deeper Latin-flavored atmosphere. This instantly causes one to think of Andy Summers' chord stylings and voicings in Khan's guitar.

Paralleling Khan's masterful guitar work, it is noted by Khan that bass and drumming enthusiasts cite this as the record to get of the trio's '80s releases. Sadly, due to many financial and lack-of-touring issues, this master lineup finally broke up after this release. All the aforementioned Antilles recordings barely saw a U.S. release coming out four years after they were recorded.