New York based plectorist extraordinaire Oz Noy makes his Abstract Logix debut with “Twisted Blues”, his most eclectic album to date that displays his signature guitar sounds as well as for the first time showcases his profound love of blues, featuring Chris Layton and Reese Wynans of the legendary Steve Ray Vaughn Band.
Oz is a chopsmeister of the highest order with a wealth of weapons in his trick bag. A master manipulator of tones and effects, he can deftly switch from lacerating single note work to Leslie-imbued organ stylings (a la Charlie Hunter) to jaw-dropping wah-wah-inflected lines…sometimes within the same song (as he does so nonchalantly on the scintillating title track). And while he emigrated to New York City in 1996 from his native Israel, you’d swear he had a lengthy stopover in New Orleans by the sound of his authentic second line groover “Oh Really” featuring Allen Toussaint and his interpretation of The Meters’ funk anthem, “Cissy Strut.”
There’s a touch of Stevie Ray Vaughan in his shuffling “Whole Tone Blues” and the tough “Steroids,” and he brings a Hendrix-meets-Ry Cooder sensibility to his luminous ballad “You Are The State” with the help of Eric Johnson on second guitar. A fan of Thelonious Monk, Oz turns in highly impressionistic versions of the floating “Light Blue” and the chops-busting “Trinkle Tinkle,” the latter performed with unrelenting aggression as an uptempo Texas shuffle. And he strikes a calming accord on the soulful, “Two Centers,” which may remind SRV fans of Stevie’s “Riviera Paradise.” Like the title of a great Wes Montgomery album on “Riverside” from 1961, this stellar outing features So Much Guitar!
“Twisted Blues” which was recorded in one part in Austin featured the legendary Eric Johnson on guitar, Chris Layton on drums, Roscoe Beck on bass, Reese Wynans on the organ. The New York Sessions featured the amazing Vinnie Colaiuta and Anton Fig on drums, Will Lee on Bass, John Medeski and Jerry Z on organ, Allen Toussaint on the piano and Ralph McDonald on percussion. A stellar line up!
Format: CD
Cat No.: ABLX 032
Barcode: 7 00261 33416 5
Line up
Oz Noy (Guitar), Allen Toussaint (Piano), Roscoe Beck / Will Lee (Bass) and Anton Fig / Chris Layton / Vinnie Colaiuta (Drums).
Track list
01. Twisted Blues
02. Oh Really?
03. You are the State
04. Whole Tone Blues
05. Cissy Strut
06. Light Blue
07. Steroids
08. Two Centers
09. Trinkle Tinkle
Recording information
Recorded @ The Carriage House Studios, Stamford CT Nov. 5 & Dec. 12, 2010.
Recorded @ Saucer Sound, Austin TX Dec. 18 & 19, 2010.
Mixed & Mastered at TSR Studios NYC.
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Oz Noy
RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2011
All About JazzReview by Ian Patterson Read More
“Noy unleashes boggling runs like explosive shards on the title track, though it’s essentially a groove number driven by drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and bassist Will Lee. Jerry Z. and John Medeski add organ to the mix, which is largely textural. “Oh Really?” is a New Orleans-inspired blues, with pianist Allen Toussaint bringing some N’awlins authenticity to this upbeat number. Noy is a masterful composer and interpreter of ballads, and “You are the State” features plenty of the slow burning, shimmering guitar lines that illuminated BAAN’s excellent As You Like (Jazz Eyes, 2011). Another slower number, “Two Centers” burns with the intensity of a psychedelic Jimi Hendrix blues, an impression enhanced by the use of loops.”
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“I think its difficult to put your own stamp in general on someone else’s composition.”
Oz Noy