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Julian Lage

Jazz Guitarist & Composer 6 albums picked

Julian Price Lage is an American guitarist and composer.

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What Julian Lage said · 4 records

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Jazz Guitar
Jim Hall ·1957
"Jim Hall is kind of the architect of the modern jazz guitar language... This record is deep because it's his first album as a leader... it's also kind of a blueprint for the touch and sound of what I think a jazz guitar can be."
Watch this moment 0:53
Live At Fillmore West
Aretha Franklin ·1971
"Aretha Franklin is one of my all-time heroes. In a live setting, it's so unleashed; the way the band is playing, oh my God, it's almost like a runaway train. Her poise is just undeniable; she's just in the center of the whole storm guiding us to a good place."
Watch this moment 2:46
Ballads
John Coltrane Quartet ·1963
"Frankly, I grew up around this record but I didn't pay attention the way I think I should have. In the last few years, I really paid attention to what is a ballad, what does it mean. You hear the nuances of what this type of song can be."
Watch this moment 5:56
The Healer
John Lee Hooker ·1989
"John Lee Hooker, maybe one of the first concerts I ever went to as a little boy... this particular recording is with a lot of collaborators, so it's with Santana and Bonnie Raitt... I just love this record."
Watch this moment 10:26
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