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- Summary: The latest full-length release from jazz guitarist Pat Metheny feature nine tracks he has little memory of recording that he found on his laptop.
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- Record Label: Modern Recordings
- Genre(s): Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Fusion, Guitar Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Folk Jazz, Crossover Jazz
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Jun 22, 2023It is revelatory that on such cuts–like the rest, ranging from five to eight minutes in duration–Metheny employs his instincts as much as his technique. The delicate balance of those two elements is nothing less than remarkable on Dream Box.
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Jun 22, 2023One of Metheny's aesthetic signatures is an often euphoric character in his composing and playing. While that's absent here, emotion, vulnerability, and poignancy aren't.
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Jul 5, 2023The new compositions are highlights, tracing their central motifs to unexpected destinations. While some of Metheny’s best original work this century has spoken to his ambition as a composer (2005’s The Way Up), his aim here is for simple but immersive mood-setting.
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UncutJun 22, 2023If Segovia had gone electric, one could imagine the results might have sounded something like this. [Aug 2023, p.34]
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MojoJun 22, 2023The tunes recall artworks born of constraint and a strictly limited palette, a very specific kind of less equalling more. [Aug 2023, p.80]