Cornucopia

Stanley Jordan

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Cornucopia Review

by Scott Yanow

The first half of this CD by the remarkable guitarist Stanley Jordan is so strong that it is a pity that things decline during the latter half. Jordan is quite outstanding on "Impressions" and "Autumn Leaves," emulates B.B. King on "Still Got The Blues", interprets a thoughtful "Willow Weep For Me" and performs a dazzling tour-de-force on the uptempo blues "Fundance"; the latter two are unaccompanied solos that sound like duets or trios. However a couple of funk pieces (including an unimaginative rendition of "What's Going On") and a New Age synthesizer selection are on a lower level. The title cut clocks in at 21:45 and, although it finds Jordan creating "impossible" technical feats on solo guitar, it meanders on indefinitely and gets boring very quickly. This is a frustrating release; get it for the good half if you see it at a budget price.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Impressions John Coltrane	Stanley Jordan	07:18	Spotify Amazon
2	Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell	Stanley Jordan	04:42	Spotify Amazon
3	Autumn Leaves Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert	Stanley Jordan	07:58	Spotify Amazon
4	Still Got the Blues Stanley Jordan	Stanley Jordan	05:08	Spotify Amazon
5	Fundance Stanley Jordan	Stanley Jordan	07:41	Spotify Amazon
6	What's Goin' On	Stanley Jordan	06:26	Spotify Amazon
7	Always Knows	Stanley Jordan	04:37	Spotify Amazon
8	Asteroids Stanley Jordan	Stanley Jordan	04:47	Spotify Amazon
9	Cornucopia Stanley Jordan	Stanley Jordan	21:45	Spotify Amazon