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Julian Lage

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At the age of 33, and after a good ten albums for different labels including EmArcy and Mack Avenue, guitarist Julian Lage has now come knocking at Blue Note's door. Now settled in New York, this former Californian child prodigy is making his big début at the prestigious firm with his close friend, the double bass player Jorge Roeder and Bad Plus drummer Dave King. This pair had already made an appearance on Love Hurts, Lage's 2019 album made up of covers of artists ranging from Roy Orbison to Ornette Coleman. Squint takes a different approach: nine of the eleven tracks here are original material. This focus on his own writing showcases even more of Lage's talent: a talent which is truly broad, as the styles here alternate between jazz, blues and even rock. And here, as elsewhere, the breadth of his influences is on display too: Jim Hall, Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell. But when it comes to his improvisations, Julian Lage has his own language, with dazzling clarity (as on his superb version of Emily by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer) and a stunning gift for a slick melody (for example, the very beautiful theme Day and Age and its whiff of Americana). A true virtuoso, Lage is no show-off, but displays real class. © Marc Zisman / Qobuz

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1
Etude
00:02:27

Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Boo's Blues
00:03:25

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Squint
00:04:29

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Saint Rose
00:04:35

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Emily
00:05:28

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Mercer, ComposerLyricist - John Mandel, ComposerLyricist - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Familiar Flower
00:03:59

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
Day and Age
00:03:15

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
Quiet Like A Fuse
00:06:53

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Short Form
00:03:31

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Twilight Surfer
00:04:18

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Call Of The Canyon
00:03:12

Dave King, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hill, ComposerLyricist - Julian Lage, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand Hirsch, Producer - Jorge Roeder, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Goodell, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Margaret Glaspy, Producer - Ian Sefchick, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album review

At the age of 33, and after a good ten albums for different labels including EmArcy and Mack Avenue, guitarist Julian Lage has now come knocking at Blue Note's door. Now settled in New York, this former Californian child prodigy is making his big début at the prestigious firm with his close friend, the double bass player Jorge Roeder and Bad Plus drummer Dave King. This pair had already made an appearance on Love Hurts, Lage's 2019 album made up of covers of artists ranging from Roy Orbison to Ornette Coleman. Squint takes a different approach: nine of the eleven tracks here are original material. This focus on his own writing showcases even more of Lage's talent: a talent which is truly broad, as the styles here alternate between jazz, blues and even rock. And here, as elsewhere, the breadth of his influences is on display too: Jim Hall, Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell. But when it comes to his improvisations, Julian Lage has his own language, with dazzling clarity (as on his superb version of Emily by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer) and a stunning gift for a slick melody (for example, the very beautiful theme Day and Age and its whiff of Americana). A true virtuoso, Lage is no show-off, but displays real class. © Marc Zisman / Qobuz

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