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- Summary: The latest full-length release from jazz guitarist Julian Lage was produced with Joe Henry and features contributions from Levon Henry and Patrick Warren.
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- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Jazz
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Mar 8, 2024This is Lage’s statement, and as both player and composer he seamlessly connects Django Reinhardt to Joe Pass, Charlie Christian to Bill Frisell, all the way forging his own paths, his immense talents given voice by his joyously open spirit.
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Mar 8, 2024The ever-shifting tone of Speak to Me asks the listener to keep up with the Lage's quirks and mood swings, but the sum of its parts is quite dazzling.
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UncutMar 8, 2024He also plays an agreeably skronky, Jeff-Beck-style electric on several tracks, but it's when unplugged that Lage is at his most extraordinary. [Apr 2024, p.38]
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Mar 8, 2024However much Julian stretches himself, however, he never abandons the warmth and fluidity that distinguishes his playing.