Jesse Cook - Vertigo
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Free Music Review: The New Flamenco
Hit: 5 Stars
I had never heard of "Jessie Cook" before I borrowed one of my friend's CD's which was a compilation of "The New Flamenco" music. I heard "Cancion Triste" and was moved. If you like playing, or listening to accoustic guitar, this is an album for you.
It makes you drift off and imagine you are sitting by the fire with someone special, or off on a vacation to somewhere exotic. The rhythms are very world beat similar to Peter Gabriel, Papa Wemba, and others of an entirely different genre.
I have to tell you, Mr. Cook is a fantastic guitar player (not some Eric Johnson, or flavor of the month packaged by the record labels for mass consumption, no offense to all whom I have just panned). He has a great feel, is very melodic, and you can FEEL his emotions when you listen to him play. Need I say it, Jessie Cook's album is one of the most romantic I have heard. If you like Gypsy Kings you must buy this album, if you like jazz, you must buy this album...ah forget it...you just need to hear this album.
I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Cook live at a winery in Temecula and I hope to see him again in such an intimate setting before he is playing to larger audiences.
So enjoy and listen with someone you love.
Free Music Review: What? Who?
Hit: 5 Stars
Strolling through Gastown in Vancouver, my ears perked to the sounds of a gypsy guitar calling from the window of a basement music shop. I stood by the window for an hour listening, waiting for the music to flatten or turn as so many promising albums can. But it never did. I asked the clerk, "What, Who? Tell me you have this in stock!" But alas, they were sold out. And for good reason! This album blew me away. And if you are a guitar lover who is tired of artists sounding flat and over-composed, it will blow you away to. I am usually a hard sell when it comes to new music. I have to listen to an album a few times before I get into it - but not this one! It was love at first note! If you have any iota of an appreciation for music and artistry you WILL love this album. And if you don't, you have my sympathy.Free Music Review: Wow!
Hit: 5 Stars
Jesse Cook plays guitar, and he does it really well. His recipe is deceivingly simple: some nouveau flamenco (or call it what you will, you'll know what I mean), some World Music, spiced up with good percussion section, innovative, layered arrangements, and a discreet, but perfect technique. Musically, like Ottmar Liebert, Cook throws a lot of odd stuff in the mix, and makes it work amazingly well. But while listening to Liebert always leaves me wishing he had the technical (playing) skill to match his impressive creativity, this guy actually has both! Cook is a musician with a solid, classical guitar training, and fresh ideas to match. I can listen to that for hours. What a treat.Free Music Review: Jesse Cook is back!
Hit: 5 Stars
I own all of Jesse Cook's albums and am a devoted listener after discovering his music two months ago. I was very surprised to read Mr.Taxman's low rating of Vertigo ... so what if Cook is not real flamenco. Who cares? It's the music that counts. Felt that Cook is back to his best after the debacle of Gravity. There's a smoky and surreal atmosphere that went well with his traditionally fiesty guitar playing. Recording quality is first rate and I use this as a reference CD to test hi-fi systems. Track 6 Breathing Below Surface is my favourite. It sends shivers of pleasure whenever I hear it. If this is how Cook is evolving his music I can't wait to get his next album.Free Music Review: Masterful work from an awe-inspiring musician
Hit: 5 Stars
Others have noted that Cook's work is not true Flamenco, but the fact that his masterful artistry crosses boundaries only goes to increase its appeal to those who might not enjoy pure genre music. Many of my friends who listen to Ambient or New Age styles of music have found that the diversity in Jesse's albums takes them in musical directions that they would otherwise not gone.I'm particulary fond of the atmospheric songs like "Breathing Below Surface" and "Byzantium Undergound." These songs showcase his compositional skills where some of the others draw more focus on sheer guitar agility. And his turn on "Fragile" is very soulful.