Format Details:
Release Date: 02 December 2013
Label: Abstract Logix
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 700261391595
Format Details:
Release Date: 02 December 2013
Label: Abstract Logix
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 700261391595
Description
'Now' brings together two maverick voices of contemporary improvisation in an engaging, open-hearted conversation. Collaborating as a duo for the first time, pianist Gary Husband and guitarist Alex Machacek opt for a spare, stripped-down approach that highlights their intuitive, borderline-telepathic interplay across a programme of original compositions.
Whether locked in dazzling unison runs or gracefully yielding to evocative, sparse passages, Husband and Machacek prove to be both formidable performers and remarkably attuned listeners - making their collaboration a vibrant, exchange in which one voice supports, enhances, and enriches the other.
Among the most renowned musical minds of Britain's fertile post-fusion instrumental improv scene, Gary Husband has won equal acclaim as a drummer, composer, and pianist - having performed and recorded alongside such visionaries as Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Robin Trower, Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham, Andy Summers, Mike Stern, and many more. Hailing from Austria and now based in Los Angeles, guitarist Alex Machacek has rapidly emerged as a vital force in contemporary fusion circles as both a quick-witted improviser and a startlingly original composer.
Personnel: Gary Husband (piano), Alex Machacek (electric and acoustic guitar)
Tracklisting
Shakti
John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan & Zakir Hussain
John McLaughlin
Oz Noy, Dennis Chambers & Jimmy Haslip
Ozone Squeeze feat. Oz Noy
Tony Grey
Wayne Krantz
Debashish Bhattacharya
Allan Holdsworth
Thomas Stieger
Kronstad 23
Spyro Gyra
Snarky Puppy
Mike Stern
Simon Jefferis
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