Out of Nowhere (Charleston Square, 2013)
Outstanding jazz guitarist and musical explorer Fareed Haque goes back to his jazz roots on Out of Nowhere. Jazz fans will enjoy the comfortable swing territory expressed in several pieces. Fareed Haque and his colleagues reconfigure several pieces by esteemed composers: John Coltrane’s ‘Giant Steps,’ Joe Henderson’s ‘Inner Urge,’ Duke Ellington’s ‘I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good,’ Grant Green’s ‘Flood in Franklin Park,’ the laid back Perry Como composition ‘Lollipops and Roses’ and Johnny Green-Edward Heyman’s ‘Out of Nowhere,’ first introduced in 1931 by Bing Crosby.
The best cut by far is the fabulous recreation of ‘Giant Steps’ in the form of trip hop, with a fascinating mix of jazz and electronics, using a brilliant set of drum ‘n’ bass beats, exquisite layers and effects, and Haque topping it off with his exceptional Moog guitar solo.
“I have recorded a lot of different music,” says Haque, a 50-year old guitarist who was raised in Chicago by a Pakistani father and Chilean mother, “but at the end of the day, I’m still from Chicago and I grew up playing jazz, blues and R&B on the Chicago scene. And this new album reflects that.”
The musicians who join Haque on this album include George Mraz on bass, Billy Hart on drums, Rob Clearfield on piano, John Tate and Doug Weiss on bass, Corey Healey on drums, and Salar Nader on tabla.
Guitar maestro and composer Fareed Haque has delved into classical and jazz traditions, world music and electronica with several projects including the now defunct Garaj Mahal and his band Math Games.
Fareed Haque will release another new album in November 2013 titled Trance Hypothesis. This recording will explore the more eclectic side of Haque with a mix of jazz, world music and electronics.
Other recordings include Flat Planet, Cosmic Hug, Deja Vu, Sacred Addiction, and Opaque.
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