jaxson50 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 In 1970 I had the opportunity to attend a clinic put on by Mundell, at the time I was focused on percussion and just getting into guitar.Tonight I was YouTubing and ran across this recoding from his early years, He was light years ahead of everyone at the time, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Silky smooth phrasing, dang he was good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 This was produced by Arlen Roth towards the end of Mundell’s career, recoded at Stanford University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Great posts..... Mundell was indeed a fine guitarist....showing taste and much harmonic knowledge.... Saw him in the 90's with Andre Previn and Ray Brown Andre is an icon of the classical world and was much loved Perhaps not the best trio for out and out jazz..... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Previn was incredibly versatile, He tends to be pigeonholed as a classical artist, but he was so much more.Mundell started out on the Grand Old Opera before WWII, he was just a kid, he met John Hammond when he was in the Army Band on Guadalcanal, after the war the two started working together, he played with Doc Seversen. Billy Holliday, Ella, Ellington, the list goes on and on, so many movies sound scores, TV shows, Hawaii 50, that was him playing, the Wild Wild West, his work with Benny Goodman.But he also played a roll in reigniting Roy Buchanan’s career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I was privileged to see Mundell Lowe in concert with Martin Taylor. 80's I think - at The Bull's Head, Barnes - a jazz pub in London. A great player from the greatest era of jazz guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Mac Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Thanks, jaxson50! I never heard this fellow before! Great player! Favorites folder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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