Signs Live!
| Signs Live! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Live album by | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Venues | Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 76:11 + 69:33 |
| Label | Smoke Sessions |
Signs Live! (stylized as Signs LIVE!) is an album by jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein.
Background
[edit]The quartet of guitarist Peter Bernstein, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson had recorded together in 1994, resulting in the album Signs of Life.[1]
Music and recording
[edit]Signs Live! was recorded in 2015.[1] Most of the compositions are by Bernstein.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat |   [2] |
| The Times | [1] |
The reviewer for The Times concluded that "The results are, as you may expect, quite special."[1] The DownBeat reviewer wrote: "Bernstein is a guitarist so good he often sounds like two guitarists in a duet. It reflects a mastery that is elegant, mellow and gently swinging, but not especially surprising."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- Disc One
- "Blues for Bulgaria"
- "Hidden Pockets"
- "Dragonfly"
- "Jive Coffee"
- "Pannonica"
- Disc Two
- "Useless Metaphor"
- "Let Loose"
- "All Too Real"
- "Resplendor"
- "Crepuscule with Nellie"/"We See"
- "Cupcake"
Personnel
[edit]- Peter Bernstein – guitar
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Christian McBride – bass
- Gregory Hutchinson – drums
