Mick goodrick born june 9, 1945 in sharon, pennsylvania is an american jazz guitarist who has spent most of his career as a teacher. And taught most of those whove gone on to make their mark. When guitarists wolfgang muthspiel and mick goodrick walked up to the stage on january 30th, 2008, they were not only preparing to record a live album for muthspiel s material records label, they were celebrating a musical and personal relationship that stretches back more than two decades. If you have any bio information, obscure video or audio of emily remler, i am very interested. In 1991 i bought the advancing guitarist by mick goodrick. Mick goodrick, david liebman, wolfgang muthspiel mick goodrick, david liebman, wolfgang muthspiel in the same breath. He has also written a series of books addressing the intricacies of. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Wolfgang muthspiel 4tet earth mountain september 30, 2008. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mick goodrick at the discogs marketplace. The group creates a ravishing sound, captured with fidelity at rainbow studio in oslo. Live at the jazz standard is a textbook case of how to combine talents in creating a unified musical landscape. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from wolfgang muthspiel at the discogs marketplace. His first book, the advancing guitarist, is an instruction manual for guitarists of all styles.
Mick arranged a scholarship and wolfgang made his first trip across the atlantic ocean. In the early 1970s, he worked with gary burton and pat metheny. Nob kinukawa bass and all that cd baby music store. Although they share a common bond of being classically trained and. Wolfgang muthspiel born 2 march 1965, judenburg, austria. Ralph towner, wolfgang muthspiel and slava grigoryan are acclaimed as three of the worlds finest guitarists in their own fields. Laura pleifer over the last 3 decades, awardwinning and critically acclaimed guitarist wolfgang muthspiel has toured and recorded with many of the worlds jazz greats. Live at the jazz standard by john kelman, published on june 22, 2010. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for material records releases. Guitarist mick goodrick once worked alongside pat metheny in gary burtons band, and they have a similar sound, voicings, and eclectic approach. Wolfgang muthspiel mick goodrick live at the jazz standard june 22, 2010. Ive heard little tidbits here and there, heart attack related to drug use, etc, but not much about the monthsyears before and whether any. Find wolfgang muthspiel credit information on allmusic.
Apr 09, 2010 at the age of 20 wolfgang muthspiel sent a recording to mick goodrick in order to study with him at the new england conservatory in boston, massachusetts. After his studies with mick goodrick at the new england conservatory and later at. Muthspiel johnson blade real book stories 2001, cd. Hi, ive been reading the advancing guitarist book by mick goodrick and im wondering if his approach of focusing on playing a single string he calls it. This is an outstanding gig, played to a soldout audience john l walters, the guardian, 11603. Music profile for wolfgang muthspiel, born 2 march 1965. Luckily, both wolfgang muthspiel and mick goodrick are not only talented guitarists, but wellschooled in the art of supporting others musically, while maintaining their own creative voices.
There was no plan b, but i can dream up alternative lives in which i am a cook, a writer, an athlete, a pilgrim, a poet. Great artists like miles are always curious and interested in the present moment, says the 1989 magna cum laude berklee college of music grad. Goodrick using the books to teach with personally, thus giving instruction on using the the material in lessons, or, maybe due to the immense volume of. Wolfgang muthspiel born in judenburg styria in austria in 1965. Wolfgang muthspiel, guitars scott colley, double bass brian blade, drums. Goodrick is probably the most influential guitar teacher in jazz. Wolfgang muthspiel born 2 march 1965, judenburg, austria is an austrian jazz guitarist and record label owner. Wolfgang muthspiel, mick goodrick live at the jazz. Did anybody ever do a definitive article on the circumstances leading up to ms. There is something about the intimacy of a duet setting that brings out the positively extramusical. After having looked through promotional material for a number of schools, i found out that the new england conservatory offered both classical and jazz lessons with david leisner and mick goodrick, which was a dream combination for me.
Wolfgang muthspiel guitar, arranger short biography. Apr 15, 2010 mick goodrick and wolfgang muthspiel squeeze a whole band out of two guitars, says john fordham. Muthspiels guitar heroes include his new england conservatory professor mick goodrick and pat metheny. The record label material records which publishes both muthspiel s own projects and the works of other artists in jazz and classical genres released its 29th album in spring 2010 life at the jazz standard a duo with his former teacher mick goodrick. Wolfgang muthspiel music, videos, stats, and photos. First meeting at the new england conservatory, where muthspiel studied under the goodrick s tutelage. Profile of guitarist mick goodrick the sixstring theorist jazztimes. Austrian guitarist wolfgang muthspiel makes his ecm leader debut with driftwood, a trio album of subtlety and depth featuring renowned us jazz players larry grenadier and brian blade. There are actually 3 volumes of these books by mick goodrick. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. Here you can read more about which cookies we place, and why and which possible 3rdparty cookies can be added.
Goodrick was half of a guitar duo that featured in burtons 5tets of the early mid 70s. Oct 05, 2018 born in 1965 in judenberg, austria wolfgang muthspiel studied classical violin before turning his attention to the guitar at age 15. Mick goodrick is the author of the advancing guitarist 4. He has been a faculty member of the college for over twenty years and a performing guitarist for more than thirty years. Spent most of his time in new york until 2002, when he moved. The austrian guitar player and composer, wolfgang muthspiel, started. Towner, muthspiel and grigoryan, three renowned guitarists. He appeared on a gary burton release cool nights and a set in the same breath with guitarist mick goodrick, a good friend of john abercrombie, and soprano sax man dave liebman, who appeared on some late miles sets. Pat metheny, ralph towner, julian bream, mick goodrick. Jan 10, 2003 e d partyka, the brassplaying composer of the guitar concerto on the second of these two wolfgang muthspiel discs, has confessed that he hates the guitar but that muthspiel is the player that.
His unique style of 6 string bass enhanced by the endless possibilities of a mounted midi device brought him to new york city, where he became one of the busiest session playersproducers since 1994, working internationally with gary chaffee, laco deczi, kenny drew, jr. There was a time that berklee was the prime trade school training ground for musicians, especially jazz musicians. Mick goodrick wolfgang muthspiel duo release live at the jazz standard radical, heavy, irresistibly engulfing, like the vortex itself. Wolfgang muthspiel mick goodrick live at the jazz standard june 23, 2010. Did you book gigs yourself in the early days and, if so, any particular tip you could. Through studies at berklee and gigs on the boston and cambridge jazz scene, these players would reshape the landscape. Goodrick s 1978 debut as a leader was a strong set that had fusion, straightahead, and even almost free. Cant find an online version but a really nice article about mick goodrick in novembers jazz times. He is the brother of musician christian muthspiel music career.
Mick goodrick, david liebman, wolfgang muthspiel in the. The guitarist wolfgang muthspiel, born in 1965, lives in vienna and is considered to be one of the. Exploring virtually every aspect of the guitars personality, the new york guitar festival, since 1999, has presented many of the worlds most influential guitarists at carnegie hall, the metropolitan museum of art, national sawdust, le poisson rouge, brookfield place winter garden, and 92nd street y, and. He started playing the violin at six and began study of the guitar as a teenager. But muthspiel, who is also classically trained, cites miles davis as his greatest influence.
During the 1990s, muthspiel lived in new york city and recorded more solo albums. Can you name two persons whom youve never collaborated with but you would like to. Rising grace by wolfgang muthspiel on amazon music. Explore releases from wolfgang muthspiel at discogs. Profile of guitarist mick goodrick the sixstring theorist. Master guitarists wolfgang muthspiel and mick goodrick interviewed at. Bret willmott tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction.
Driftwood by wolfgang muthspiel, larry grenadier, brian blade. Deep interest in jazz and improvisation led him to the us and studies with mick goodrick at the new england conservatory. I learned of guitarist wolfgang muthspiel in the late 90s. The other half of that duo being a very young pat methany. The mick by mantle, mickey with herb gluck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The mick by mantle mickey with herb gluck abebooks. Real book stories with marc johnson and brian blade on quinton records. The problem that i have found with the books is that there is not much instruction included with them. Mick goodrick is a renown guitarist and educator, has recorded and performed internationally for the past 40 years with other world famous musicians such as gary burton, pat metheny, charlie haden, john scofield, jack dejohnette, paul motian, dewey redman, john abercrombie, dave liebman, joe diorio and steve swallow, to name a few. Wolfgang muthspiel interview, nyc jazztrail ny jazz.
Muthspiel s guitar heroes include his new england conservatory professor mick goodrick and pat metheny. We currently have 3334 authors listed on the site and 2718 charactersseries with more added each day. Mick goodrick and wolfgang muthspiel have given us a map of the world of the guitar. Wolfgang muthspiel, mick goodrick live at the jazz standard. Matter of fact, i was obsessed with instructional material. Mr good chords almanac of guitar voice leading by mick goodrick. I couldnt find any yt links, though, so i didnt post it earlier. If you dont see the email in your inbox, check your spam, bulk or promotions folder. Include nir felder, emily remler, wolfgang muthspiel, lage, bryan baker, julian lage and others in there too. He has taught a remarkable number of prominent guitarists, also including wolfgang muthspiel, lionel loueke, nir felder, lage lund and julian lage, and inspired many more. Oct 04, 2018 wolfgang muthspiel born march 2, 1965 in judenburg, austria is an austrian guitarist and composer most associated with jazz and brother of the trombonist and pianist christian muthspiel. Driftwood wolfgang muthspiel, brian blade, larry grenadier. Muthspiel, johnson, blade three musicians who no longer occupy themselves exclusively with jazz, but who havent forgotten their roots. Wolfgang muthspiel and mick goodrick live at the jazz standard this one is from another planet in terms of creative improvising in a duo format.
Ecm label music on cd, mp3 and vinyl available at juno records. The enrollment numbers were relatively small in comparison and gary burtons working band was the handson platform by which many musicians wound up playing professionally before their program was complete at four years. Wolfgang muthspiel and mick goodrick are two relatively unknown jazz guitarists. Wolfgang muthspiel slava grigoryan ralph towner from a dream march 06, 2009. We are sent here by history cd an amazing album from this soontobefamous group a set thats even more incredible than th dusty groove is chicagos online record store.
When he was six, he began playing violin, and at fourteen he moved on to classical guitar. At the age of 20 wolfgang muthspiel sent a recording to mick goodrick in order to study with him at the new england conservatory in boston, massachusetts. Joel harrisons indepth profile of guitarist mick goodrick perhaps the most. As steve swallows liner notes say, what results is music for four hands of the highest order. The advancing guitarist by mick goodrick advancingmusician. Lab assistant igor pointed out a miraculous coordination of random events in that the weather outside was exactly the same as the weather illustrated throughout the cover art of guitarist wolfgang muthspiel s fine solo at the exact moment the 2004 recording was being listened to. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. Dieter ilg trio, duo due, jeanpaul brodbeck group, marc johnsons right brain patrol, mgt 2, niels ryde group, the electric bebop band, wolfgang muthspiel 4tet, wolfgang muthspiel group, wolfgang muthspiel sextet, wolfgang muthspiel trio.
Look for it, then click the link to activate your account. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mick goodrick books online. Mick goodrick and wolfgang muthspiel squeeze a whole band out of two guitars, says john fordham. For the year 2001 and beyond, mick goodrick author. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. Bret willmott bret willmott is a highly acclaimed professor at berklee college of music and a noted educator, author and performer worldwide. Their sounds blend together to create what feels like a guitar orchestra, and the vocabulary they.
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