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Wolfgang Muthspiel / Mick Goodrick: Live at the Jazz Standard

By John Barron
June 23, 2010
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Wolfgang Muthspiel / Mick Goodrick: Live at the Jazz Standard

Guitarists Wolfgang Muthspiel and

Mick Goodrick

guitar
1945 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Mick Goodrick are two like-minded explorers of fretboard possibilities. Goodrick, the elder, has been a renowned performer and educator for over forty years, working with the likes of

Gary Burton

vibraphone
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Gary Burton,

Jack DeJohnette

drums
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack DeJohnette and

Steve Swallow

bass
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Swallow. Muthspiel, Goodrick's former student at Berklee College of Music has performed with

Peter Erskine

drums
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Peter Erskine,

Paul Motian

drums
1931 - 2011

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Motian and Norwegian jazz singer Rebekka Bakken, among others.

On Live at the Jazz Standard, an intimate duo recording from 2008, both guitarists generate a crystal clear tone with deep sustained lows and rounded highs. Aside from the shared sonic attributes, however, the two play with uncanny stylistic similarities; approaching chord voicings and single-note lines with a pianistic elegance. Muthspiel picks a little heavier and his soloing is slightly more aggressive. This type of exuberance is a harmonious fit to Goodrick's patient unraveling of ideas with no wasted notes.

The set list includes guitarist

Bill Frisell

guitar, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell's meditative "Throughout," Swallow's "Falling Grace" and a handful of free-form improvised pieces. The two really settle into a communicative groove on the standards "All the Things You Are," "Darn That Dream" and "Stella By Starlight."

More than a disc for guitar enthusiasts, the pairing of Muthspiel and Goodrick results in a thoughtful CD, accessible and full of high-end musical expression.

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Track Listing

Throughout; Introduction to All the Things; All the Things You Are; Liebslied; Minimal; Falling Grace; Zen; R.E.M.; Darn That Dream; Stella By Starlight.

Personnel

Wolfgang Muthspiel

guitar

Wolfgang Muthspiel: guitar; Mick Goodrick: guitar.

Album information

Title: Live At The Jazz Standard | Year Released: 2010 | Record Label: Material Records

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