Product Description:
Personnel includes: Stanley Jordan (guitar); Kenny Kirkland, Onaje Allen Gumbs (keyboards); Charnett Moffett, Larry Graham (bass); Cody Moffett, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Omar Hakim (drums); Sammy Figueroa (percussion).
Producers include: Michael Cuscuna, Mike Berniker, Al Di Meola, Stanley Jordan, Kenny Kirkland.
Complilation producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Engineers include: James Farber, Mike Moran, David Baker.
Recorded between 1984 and 1990.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan is truly one of a kind. Influenced by the virtuosic splendor of Art Tatum, Jordan set out as a youngster to create a completely new technique for the guitar. Eventually, he worked out a system for playing his instrument that incorporated both hands in a totally new way, using his fingers like hammers on a piano. By doing this, Jordan extends the harmonic possibilities of his guitar.
On this Blue Note best-of collection, listeners are treated to a set of 1980s/early-'90s tunes by the guitar innovator. Jordan's eclectic tastes are captured here. For example, he cleverly interprets the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." He also performs a number of jazz standards, including "Impressions" and "My Favorite Things." Jordan also displays wonderful compositional skill on the elegant ballad "All the Children," the Robert Johnson-influenced "Still Got the Blues," and others.
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