Live in New York [Live]

Stanley Jordan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00000FDMO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,572 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Stanley Jordan is back! After a string of albums lacking focus, the über-guitarist returns with a live date featuring what he does best: no-frills, tasteful jazz that's heavy on the guitar pyrotechnics. Live in New York opens with a blazing rendition of John Coltrane's "Impressions" (Jordan also includes Trane's "Cousin Mary" later in the set) that highlights Jordan's amazing technique and shows off the tidy playing of pianist Kenny Kirkland. With a solid band behind him (Charnett Moffett, bass; Jeff Watts, drums) Jordan is free to offer up his high-gloss guitar moves in a rock-solid environment. "Willow Weep for Me," "Over the Rainbow," and his own composition, "Flying Home," are offered as examples of Jordan's jaw-dropping solo work near this satisfying set's close. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Jordan that flies..., February 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live in New York (Audio CD)

This is simply one of finest displays of jazz artistry on guitar that I have heard in many years. Truly a proud accomplishment for Blue Note.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two tracks and you're knock out, April 29, 2003

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Jazzcat "stef" (Genoa, Italy Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in New York (Audio CD)

Once around ten years ago I did buy Cornucopia from Stanley Jordan which comprehend few tracks from this NY concert. That was an awkward album with some tunes recorded in studio with syntethizers and electric arrangements. It was a bad idea. The magic live recorded jazz tracks and the poor more modern material didn't match. The fact is that a couple of those live jazz tracks were so good that they are still among my all time favourite jazz tunes ever .... I own almost every jazz cd published (joking, anyway more than 3000!!). Stanley's versions of Trane's Impression and Prevert's Autumn leaves define what jazz is all about. I can't explain really how good are those tunes !! Other tracks from this concert are still fantastic works, but those two man ... unbelievable. Yes they are easy tunes but the band played them at unreachable heights that night.. I want to tribute the fantastic job the entire band did that evening, but a special appreciation for the late Kenny Kirkland. He was probably the best contemporary jazz piano player, with few others, Don Grolnick, Keith Jarrett, .... few, very few. This is the only recorded material I suppose where you can hear him play seriously. A cd I can't stay too much far from.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good cd, September 10, 2004

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Jon "Jon" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in New York (Audio CD)

I have seen Stanley Jordan live at the Scullers, and his performance does not get better than this cd here. His appearance at Scullers failed to impress me, but this cd did it! Track 6, Willow Weep For Me is an excellent tune that he goes all out. Though a slow tune, his solos are unbelievable. Personally, I think that he is better than Joe Pass, though less consistent. Impressions, Autumn Leaves, and basically 1-6 are all good, but you lose interest after these songs, however, I would have bought the cd if it had just these 6 songs. A very good cd. I DO NOT recommend his other cd's, and his DVD Live in Montreal is so so.