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ROBBEN FORD – in arrivo ad agosto il nuovo album strumentale

Scritto da Michele Bertoli il Maggio 13, 2021

ROBBEN FORD pubblicherà il suo nuovo album “Pure” il 27 agosto 2021 su earMUSIC/Sony. Il nuovo album del virtuoso delle sei corde è il primo album strumentale da “Tiger Walk del 1997. Con le sue nove tracce “Pure” mostra appunto il lato più puro di Robben Ford e del suo vocabolario jazz, rock e blues.
L’album vede la partecipazione di alcuni ospiti d’eccezione come Nate Smith, Toss Panos e Shannon Forest.

Il preorder di “Pure” è disponibile a questo link e nei seguenti formati: https://robbenford.lnk.to/Pure
– Ltd. Vinyl,
– Digipak-CD
– Ltd. Boxset
– Digital

Di seguito la copertina di “Pure”:

Ulteriori dettagli verranno annunciati nelle prossime settimane

L’ultimo album di Robben Ford, “Into The Sun”, è stato pubblicato a marzo del 2015 debuttando al #2 della Billboard Blues Chart. L’album è stato inoltre nominato ai Grammy Award nella Contemporary Blues Category. Parteciparono alle registrazioni Warren Haynes, Keb’Mo, Robert Randolph, ZZ Ward, Sonny Landreth e Tyler Bryant.

Una componente importante ed essenziale della carriera di Robben Ford è il suo impegno nell’insegnare e nel trasmettere ciò che ha imparato negli ultimi 40 anni ai musicisti attuali e futuri. I suoi video didattici e le clinic in questo periodo sono culminati in una collaborazione con Truefire e la nascita del Robben Ford Guitar Dojo.

Robben says about “Pure”:
“Pure is unlike any recording I’ve ever done. I’ve always been a traditionalist in the way I’ve worked in the studio: bring a great band into a great room with a great engineer, track songs for three to five days, do any overdubbing necessary, then, mix and master.

I started “Pure” in that same way. But, somehow the influence of other musicians on the music, which is inevitable, always felt a little off. It became clear to me that I had to shape this new music myself from the ground up. My engineer and co-producer, Casey Wasner, proved invaluable in making that happen and most of the music you’ll hear in this recording was accomplished by the two of us working together in his studio, Purple House: getting the right shape and feel to the music, then adding bass and drums after the fact.

Having worked in this way, I feel that “Pure” is perhaps the most complete representation of my personal musical vision: previous recordings having been products of a period of development that lead to the music presented here. It’s been very satisfying to have shaped my own compositions so thoroughly and to deliver something so completely my own.”

His previous recording, Purple House (2018) is a remarkable collection of songs featuring Ford’s enlightened approach to composition and production. Exploring the range of the studio with a fresh approach, he weaves in and out of surprising musical moments, ear-wormy hooks, and thoughtful lyrical themes. His sophisticated approach to the blues is evident throughout, yet the record is far more diverse regarding song structure and style. “I was inspired to go past what would certainly happen on a traditional blues or R&B album, take more chances sonically, and open it up without loosing the essence of soulfulness or live performance.”