The Next Step

Artist: Kurt Rosenwinkel
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 731454916226
EAN: 0731454916226
ASIN: B000053U8U

Release Date: 2001-01-09

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Tracks:

Zhivago
Minor Blues
A Shifting Design
Path Of The Heart
Filters
Use Of Light
The Next Step
A Life Unfolds

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Customer Reviews:

Excellent representative CD.......2006-06-17

I hosted some friends to Kurt at the Jazz Bakery last week. Thought it was important for them to see this rising composer and player. These music lovers are not really jazz followers but were almost immediatly immersed in the melodic haunting progressions. It was a great night. Next Step most nearly captures the sound and feel of this group live. Mark Turner and Kurt have great report. I love Deep Song as much, but it is a more collaborative effort with Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau. Next Step has the full range of this musician's unique sound.

awesome.......2006-02-21

I didn't think Rosenwinkel could top "Deep Song" but this album proved me wrong. This is his best album yet. Unlike "Heartcore" which is industrious but lacks good songwriting, this album is great from start to finish. And unlike "EC Love Affair" which is a bit to swingy, and at times scattered, this album has a great consistent feel that still manages to vary just enough.

I absolutely love Deep Song, but I gotta admit that even despite my love of Mehldau, Grenadier, Redman, and Yahel, the reason I think this album is better is that the group chemistry is fantastic. Kurt's guitarwork is also much more aggressive on this one. I completely disagree with the negative comments in regards to the sax on this album. I think his playing fits perfectly with Kurt and the group.

If you like great jazz guitar, and great tunes, this is the KR album to check out.

Jeff Ballard's drumming continues to amaze me.

I hope this group of musicians will tour soon.

The new century rocks.......2005-09-18

One simple soul like me should be granted the right to give an album six stars. For people have the tendency to give five stars for mediocrity and that leaves me embarrassed.
Rosenwinkels "The Next Step" is among the greatest of the great. His star should be shinning bright and so it does. Now all we have to do is take notice!
The great albums come from different buildingmaterials. The most important is a leader with the knowledge of his or hers superior technique on his or hers instrument. This knowledge most come into the world in the shape of shyfull confidence. This leader most know that he or she is playing with a group and that leading is giving room to the groupmembers. Rosenwinkel knows how to be part of a group. Mark Turner on tenor sax, Ben Street on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums now how to be thankfull. They all play extremely good and make beauty take form. Never a dull moment.
An other part of the buildingmaterials is the craftsmanship in writing and experimentation. Without this quality an album can't be great. Rosenwinkel obviously has these qualities. All eight pieces are beautiful and well thought-out. The music makes you the listener. I am compelled by Rosenwinkels group to listen and find out what they are doing. Out standing!!!

FJB/O!-music 2006

Anyone Who Gives This Album A Bad Rating Is Crazy!!!!!!.......2005-02-28

Simply put......this album blows my mind! It's a very exciting album, especially if you're a guitarist. Rosenwinkel's got a fantastic sense of melody, harmony, and rhythm. He plays like a cross between Wes Montgomery, Bill Frisell, and Pat Metheny with some Kenny Burrell and John Abercrombie thrown in for good measure. Having said that, he's got a very unique style.

The compositions themselves remind me alot of Kevin Eubanks and John Scofield. Most of the songs have a real swinging feeling to them, which I love, but there are also some beautifully melodic songs here too. This album should satisfy all jazz fans with its subtle, low-key tonality.

The musicians are all top notch too. Mark Turner on tenor saxophone plays with incredible ease and never shows off or becomes annoying. Jeff Ballard's drumming is up to par with such greats as Elvin Jones, Harvey Mason, and dare I say Tony Williams? Ben Street on bass provides the songs with some great grooves...he's as good as Steve Swallow or Charlie Haden.

Rosenwinkel proves to be one of the most prolific composers and guitarist on the scene today and anyone who wants to check out his music should start with "The Next Step."

very good.......2004-05-14

tihs is a very good CD and i recommend it. the pieces are pretty interesting and some are even beautiful. eventhough i usually like mark turner, here at some points it seems he doesn't know exactly what to do, and falls back on things that get boring pretty fast. i especially like mark's sound (he rarely use any vibrato) and very gentle approach. kurt plays very nice, and the drummer is excellent. after all this all i can say is you should get it.

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