Customer Reviews

Makin Whoopie

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Interesting album. But be careful nothing to do with Eric Johson ex G3 member

Not a bad CD... but I bought it thinking it was by Eric Johnson, the guitarist from Austin who put out Tones, Ah Via Musicom, Venus Isle and Seven Worlds. This CD is by a different Eric Johnson, and is jazz guitar.

Eric Johnson's jazz guitar grooves and flows in the style of Wes Montgomery. He is the best contemporary guitarist I've heard in that vein. He works well with the rich and greasy sound and funky rhythms of Dave Braham's Hammond B3, the drums of Cecil Brooks III, and the soulful tenor sax of Nat Simpkins. I wish I knew where to hear these guys performing live.

This Eric Johnson is a great bluesy jazz guitarist. A quick listen to the MP3 download will convince any jazz fan of the enduring value of this music. Simply listen before you buy.

He is not the rock guitarist that some customers get confused about because of the similar names they were born with...

I, like a lot of people bought this cd thinking it was the Eric Johnson from Austin texas. It did not take long for me to realize that is was an Eric Johnson from California if I am not mistaken. It was a nice jazz oriented disc, but the audio is a bit suspect. For this reason, I could only give it 3 stars instead of 4. It would be interesting to know if anyone out there knows if the two EJ's have ever met. It would be nice to see the two of them do a show together.

i bought this thinkng it was eric johnson (tones, ah via musicom) it is much more straight forward type jazz. it is the best cd i have ever bought on accident though!

Eric Johnson plays a clean, natural jazz guitar sound embellished only with his great rhythmic and harmonic ideas. I especially enjoy his use of octaves - the closest I've heard anyone get to the sound of the late great Wes Montgomery. For those who like to groove, this album is a great take, and destined to become a classic.

The Percussion though turned down Low is mellow and seems to be whats holding the time together on the tracks Jones is on. Would have been nice if the engineers gave him more volume. Could have had a five star alblum.

Although I'm sure this is a wonderful CD (I've never heard it, though I've heard people say so) be advised that this isn't the Eric Johnson from Austin, TX who played Cliffs of Dover. This is another EJ (from LA, I think) who plays jazz. And it gets 5 stars because I have to give it something--might as well make it good.

This is not Eric Johnson of Ah Via fame, Texas son, and Rock & Roller, but a different EJ. This is EJ, jazz guitarist, African American, Pittsuburgh native. Great jazz. I like it. But I thought I was buying something else. Buyer beware. Listen to the samples, and then choose.