Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Medieval Overture

Medieval Overture

Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America Medieval Overture · Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet Intents & Purposes ℗ 2015 Enja Released on: 2015-01-27 Ensemble: Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet Composer: Chick Corea Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Tonight's track is by Pakistani American guitarist Rez Abbasi. His music is usually a blend of electric jazz fusion and classical Indian music. But in this album, "Intents and Purposes", he plays acoustic guitar. The song is a very well done acoustic cover of a Chick Corea classic. I actually like this version a lot better than the original, which was a bit too electric for my tastes (my little brother described it as "Mario Kart music").

Personnel:

  • Rez Abbasi - guitar
  • Bill Ware - vibraphone
  • Stephan Crump - bass
  • Eric McPherson - drums