Kush

Adam Rafferty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Label: Cap Records
• ASIN: B00005NF1L
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,626,295 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Slow Boat to China

2. Con Alma

3. Kush

4. Oleo

5. O Grande Amor

6. Superchunk

7. Windows

8. Kaleidescope

9. Countdown

10. Frisco

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars America's Most Underrated Jazz Guitarist, January 23, 2003

By 

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

This review is from: Kush (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.