Side-Eye III+ DRW085 Hot off the griddle

Hot off the griddle

Dizzy on the French Riviera marked Dizzy Gillespie’s first incursion into the realm of bossa nova (he had already been a pioneering force in the development of Latin jazz)

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loop-driven structures and fusion of guitars with machine-like precision marked them out as pioneers of a new sound world

February 7

Side-Eye III+ DRW085 Hot off the griddleWith Side Eye III+, Pat Metheny continues to develop his Side Eye project as a space for collaboration, immediacy, and exploration. Working with a compact, agile ensemble, Metheny places group interaction at the centre of the music, allowing ideas to unfold in real time rather than leaning on established templates. The album brings together pianist and keyboardist Chris Fishman, drummer Joe Dyson, and bassist Jermaine Paul, whose playing balances