{"product_id":"sgl15862-across-the-way","title":"Across the Way","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003eThe subtle textures of Brad Shepik’s electric guitar and Tom Beckham’s liquid-toned vibes evoke a ‘70s mood in this set of creative original compositions.\r\n- Mark Werlin\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\nAcross the Way with the Brad Shepik Quartet is a new Jazz addition to the Native DSD Music catalog from Songlines Recordings. It is \u003cstrong\u003eExclusively Available in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128 and DSD 64 at NativeDSD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\" the first half of at time his programmatic world-jazz human activity suite was gaining raves new york guitarist brad shepik putting together an entirely group to play pieces he recently composed. having led and co-led several trios during previous years finally settled on a quartet with vibes player tom beckham whom been performing for in george schuller circle wide got unique touch amazing sense harmony really gets inside whatever playing pulls things out that i don expect. from almost beginning process working young drummer who getting noticed lot mark has drums cymbals as well incredible groove totally way placing things. jelled addition bassist jorge is lima peru just rhythmic feel enhances this music. indeed finesse back-and-forth moment example flexes around grooves or spacious quiet joyful spur each others solos makes music sing. embodies fresh approach jazz mainstream one can incorporate west african rock terni folk feels if may sometimes remind listeners developments late gary burton groundbreaking fusion larry coryell doesn draw hard distinctions between freer along stylistic experience listening recording django tal farlow lonnie johnson joe pass cal collins hit me great artists are today. also think hear history earlier greats all good players format offers stretch soloist like freedom another chordal instrument bass writing lately less specialized than composed groups babkas pachora. we improvising freely but different materials maybe more subtle way....the interpret spontaneously keeps composer. data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" quintet:=\"\" guiliana:=\"\" roeder:=\"\" lines:=\"\"\u003eIn the first half of 2009, at the time his programmatic world-jazz Human Activity Suite was gaining raves, New York guitarist Brad Shepik was putting together an entirely new group to play pieces he’d recently composed. Having led and co-led several trios during the previous 18 years, he finally settled on a quartet with vibes player Tom Beckham, whom he’d been performing with for 5 years in George Schuller’s Circle Wide quintet: “Tom’s got a unique touch on the vibes and an amazing sense of harmony, he really gets inside of whatever he’s playing and pulls things out of the harmony that I don’t expect.” From almost the beginning of the process Brad was working with a young drummer who was getting noticed a lot, Mark Guiliana: “He has an amazing touch on the drums and cymbals as well as an incredible groove and totally unique way of placing things.” The quartet jelled with the addition of bassist Jorge Roeder: “Jorge is from Lima, Peru and just has an amazing rhythmic feel and sense of harmony that really enhances this music.” Indeed, the finesse and élan of the playing in the back-and-forth of the moment, for example in the way the group flexes around the grooves, or the spacious, quiet, joyful way Brad and Tom spur on each others’ solos, makes the music really sing.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\nThis quartet embodies a fresh approach to the jazz mainstream – one that can incorporate for example west African (“Transfer”), rock\/funk (“Mambo Terni”) and folk\/minimalist feels (“Across the Way” and “Marburg”). And if the music may sometimes remind listeners of new developments from the late 60s or 70s (e.g. Gary Burton’s groundbreaking fusion quartet with Larry Coryell), Brad doesn’t draw hard distinctions between mainstream and freer jazz along stylistic lines: “The experience of listening to a recording of Django or Tal Farlow or Lonnie Johnson or Joe Pass or Cal Collins can hit me just as hard as listening to the great artists that are playing today. Also I think I hear a lot of the history of the earlier greats in the all of the really good players of today.\"\r\n\r\nWhat the quartet format offers is “room to stretch out as a soloist….I like the freedom of playing with another chordal instrument [as well as bass]. The music I’ve been writing lately is less specialized than things I composed for groups like BABKAS and Pachora. We’re improvising just as freely in this group but with different materials and maybe in a more subtle way....The freedom to interpret the music spontaneously keeps things fresh for me as a player and composer.\"\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\" the first half of at time his programmatic world-jazz human activity suite was gaining raves new york guitarist brad shepik putting together an entirely group to play pieces he recently composed. having led and co-led several trios during previous years finally settled on a quartet with vibes player tom beckham whom been performing for in george schuller circle wide got unique touch amazing sense harmony really gets inside whatever playing pulls things out that i don expect. from almost beginning process working young drummer who getting noticed lot mark has drums cymbals as well incredible groove totally way placing things. jelled addition bassist jorge is lima peru just rhythmic feel enhances this music. indeed finesse back-and-forth moment example flexes around grooves or spacious quiet joyful spur each others solos makes music sing. embodies fresh approach jazz mainstream one can incorporate west african rock terni folk feels if may sometimes remind listeners developments late gary burton groundbreaking fusion larry coryell doesn draw hard distinctions between freer along stylistic experience listening recording django tal farlow lonnie johnson joe pass cal collins hit me great artists are today. also think hear history earlier greats all good players format offers stretch soloist like freedom another chordal instrument bass writing lately less specialized than composed groups babkas pachora. we improvising freely but different materials maybe more subtle way....the interpret spontaneously keeps composer. data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" quintet:=\"\" guiliana:=\"\" roeder:=\"\" lines:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrad Shepik Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\nBrad Shepik, Guitar\r\nTom Beckham, Vibraphone\r\nMark Guiliana, Drums\r\nJorge Roeder, Bass\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n ","brand":"Songlines Recordings","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366025028,"sku":"SGL15862-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366057796,"sku":"SGL15862-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366090564,"sku":"SGL15862-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366123332,"sku":"SGL15862-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366156100,"sku":"SGL15862-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366188868,"sku":"SGL15862-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV  88.2 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740366221636,"sku":"SGL15862-72","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342599332164,"sku":"SGL15862-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/SGL15862.jpg?v=1790621939","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/sgl15862-across-the-way","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}