Great interview today in the Guardian Newspaper :
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/...882886,00.html
But I was shocked - so he's making a Jazz album on Blue Note ....
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"Blue Note was the label behind the golden age of bebop in the 1950s and 60s, and Kennedy performs on the record alongside musicians who were present at some of the most revolutionary jazz sessions of all time. Bass player Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette provide a living link with history, having played with greats such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins. Blue Note veterans Joe Lovano and Kenny Werner also appear on saxophone and piano. "I just drew up a wishlist of all the cats who were still alive," Kennedy says, "and luckily for me, they said they were available."
The album features Kennedy playing electric violin with a dry, vibrato-less tone on a selection of Blue Note standards interspersed with his own compositions. Most first-timers might have found it fairly daunting to record with such esteemed names, but Kennedy claims not to have been intimidated. "It's no harder than giving out instructions to the Berlin Philharmonic," he says, "and these guys are cool. It took us three days - everything went down in no more than three takes and not once did anyone ask for a lunch break."
Sounds interesting.....
