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Jesse Cook — Red
Album: Vertigo
Avg rating:
7.3

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Total ratings: 1360









Released: 1998
Length: 4:40
Plays (last 30 days): 0
(Instrumental)
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 okskyhi wrote:

Is this what you call World beat? I really dig it - the rhythms and the tonalities.




I really dig it too!!
First good song this morning that wasn't too disruptive and actually blended in as a nice background vibe. 
This always reminds me of KPIG out of Santa Cruz, they used to play it as back ground music when doing the news. 
Is this what you call World beat? I really dig it - the rhythms and the tonalities.
 Pieter wrote:
Is he walking towards us or away?
 

Upwards :)
Lovely, somewhat mellow playing; like Al DiMeola, but after a large blunt. 
Is he walking towards us or away?
soul vise
 Proclivities wrote:

He should be able to by now - he's been playing that ONE NOTE for about forty-five years.

 
Couldn't agree more with you, Proclivities...if I tried. I laughed out loud at your comment.
His best album
Very cool - never heard this until now!
I could see this song being played in a Mexican restaurant in Tehran.
 scrubbrush wrote:

Willie and Lobo called...



 
Yup, I thought the same. 
I really like it.

 
Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Nov 08, 2013 - 15:39
 

 forge wrote:


Phooey!! Three amazing guitar players check all their soul at the door and instead opt to trill out an entire concert. Blalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalala, lalalalalala. Bah!!! Carlos Santana can put more emotion into ONE NOTE.

  
He should be able to by now - he's been playing that ONE NOTE for about forty-five years.

=> AHAHAH ! ^^ that reply cracked me up ! 

but I like Santana and I like Jesse Cook, I don't see why they should be in competition :) They have different styles, I like the feeling of this song, it makes me want to go back to Spain for a couple of days !  a well deserved 8 for this title ! 


Willie and Lobo called...


 Ethnography aside, it's great music. Whatever the ethnic mix, the Mediterranean rim and its influences sure have produced and produce a lot of music that you gotta get up and move to.

Tippster wrote:

Sorry, but they were also Arabs (as well as Berbers.)  Most of the North African coast had been conquered/settled by Arabs, including what is now Tunisia and Morocco.

"The Moors came from the North African country of Morocco and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to get into the Iberian Peninsula. The Moors were initially of Arab and Berber descent at the time of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the early 8th century..."

 


 Hasan wrote:

Holy smokes, folks.  Arab?  Middle-Eastern?  This is Flamenco which is Moorish in its roots.  The Moors were north-eastern African, (Moroccan/Algerian) with very little Arab blood at all, rather Berber and Tuareg.   The Islamic Moors occupied southern Spain for 780 years! Their occupation only ended the year Columbus discovered America — not so very long ago relatively speaking.

 
Sorry, but they were also Arabs (as well as Berbers.)  Most of the North African coast had been conquered/settled by Arabs, including what is now Tunisia and Morocco.

"The Moors came from the North African country of Morocco and crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to get into the Iberian Peninsula. The Moors were initially of Arab and Berber descent at the time of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the early 8th century..."
LOVE it!!!!!!!
This music kills my last nerve!
 Danimal174 wrote:
First time hearing this...really liked the Middle Eastern feel to it.

 

 mikec09 wrote:
Love, love, love Middle-Eastern-inspired music!

 

 jocelynsart wrote:
This is beautiful. A sort of Arab and Spanish feel melded. I have not heard this Jesse cook song before.

 
Holy smokes, folks.  Arab?  Middle-Eastern?  This is Flamenco which is Moorish in its roots.  The Moors were north-eastern African, (Moroccan/Algerian) with very little Arab blood at all, rather Berber and Tuareg.   The Islamic Moors occupied southern Spain for 780 years! Their occupation only ended the year Columbus discovered America -- not so very long ago relatively speaking.
 forge wrote:


Phooey!! Three amazing guitar players check all their soul at the door and instead opt to trill out an entire concert. Blalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalala, lalalalalala. Bah!!! Carlos Santana can put more emotion into ONE NOTE.

 
He should be able to by now - he's been playing that ONE NOTE for about forty-five years.
 forge wrote:


Phooey!! Three amazing guitar players check all their soul at the door and instead opt to trill out an entire concert. Blalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalala, lalalalalala. Bah!!! Carlos Santana can put more emotion into ONE NOTE.

 
Uhh, maybe, but Carlos has played with McLaughlin on record and in concert several or numerous times. And Paco and Al did record Mediterranean Sundance (played on RP fairly often), one of the gold standards of flamenco guitars, as well as the mighty fine Passion Grace and Fire, with McLaughlin. 
Santana's web site has a presumably comprehensive list of musicians he's played with around the world.  DiMeola and McLaughlin are on it, deLucia is not. I doubt Santana would opt to play with emotionless players. Truth told, Santana is a primarily an electric guitarist, and while these other three are titans on same, they are also exceptional on acoustic.  

https://www.santana.com/Carlos-Jamming-With-Players/A/ 
Love, love, love Middle-Eastern-inspired music!
Everyone in my head loves this. {#Bananajam}
Love it!
Very impressive fusion of sound.

Pretty damn good. An 8.
As opposed to "Azul."
This is beautiful. A sort of Arab and Spanish feel melded. I have not heard this Jesse cook song before.
 healyf52 wrote:
Hey, when these cats start playing this stuff on STEEL string guitars, THEN I'll be impressed. Nylon strings are for wussies!
 
I beg your pardon. Nylon strings are thicker, less flexible, and require a LOT more wrist strength than steel strings. Plus, because nylon strings are thicker, they require a wider guitar neck to accommodate them, which in turn requires a longer reach and a more exaggerated fretting style.

And I sound just like a guitar-snob. {#Doh}
 nuggler wrote:


Or try 'Friday Night in San Franscsco' - Live show with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia & Al Di Meola for sheer excellence in this genre....
 

Phooey!! Three amazing guitar players check all their soul at the door and instead opt to trill out an entire concert. Blalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalalalalalalalala, lalalalalalalala, lalalalalala. Bah!!! Carlos Santana can put more emotion into ONE NOTE.
WHOA WHY ARE MY HIPS MOVING WHAT IS THIS SILLINESS AAGGHH HELP ME I'M DANCING
This really is quite pleasant! {#Cool}
This is lovely!!
 realsleep wrote:
For a second there I thought I might have been the 5th Cylon.....
 
L.O.L!


Now this is make-out music... Moody Blues? I'm still lost...
Smoking! {#Guitarist}
Gotta love that minor feel to it.
Two Jesse Cook songs in one day. I approve. {#Bananajam}

Nice followup to the Police's "Driven to Tears"
First time hearing this...really liked the Middle Eastern feel to it.
Who's on fretless bass?
when it started I thought it was afro celts but soon changed my mind. Very cool
I love Jesse Cook...{#Bananajam}
sexy
healyf52 wrote:
Hey, when these cats start playing this stuff on STEEL string guitars, THEN I'll be impressed. Nylon strings are for wussies!
LOL. Not just Helter Skelter 'blisters on my fingers' but bloody stumps!
nuggler wrote:
Or try 'Friday Night in San Franscsco' - Live show with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia & Al Di Meola for sheer excellence in this genre....
THE best...without doubt.
For a second there I thought I might have been the 5th Cylon.....
whafrog wrote:
I like this song, but unfortunately the rest of this album is ho-hum.
BillG can pick em...every time! I've bought a couple of CDs, based on one song I've heard here. Sometimes I've been a little disappointed. I like the world music feel at the end, maybe it's a shawm being played?
OK Bill, we got it, we'll send you a ticket plane for Spain, Brazil and Mexico now, please stop playing this songs forever: ==== Jesse Cook - Red Benise - Carnaval Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo ====== :D
Hey, when these cats start playing this stuff on STEEL string guitars, THEN I'll be impressed. Nylon strings are for wussies!
jablan wrote:
One word: kitsch.
Yes, that does describe you quite nicely.
One word: kitsch.
Welly wrote:
I'm going to go out buy this guy's stuff - most excellent! Thanks Bill!
Thanks to RP, I bought 4 of this guy's CDs and 1 DVD! I didn't know he existed before RP, and now I love his stuff!
Guess I'm cheese-coated, that can't be that bad, at least it is tasty.
brokemusician wrote:
cheese-coated, commercial, pseudo flamenco for the masses. Pathetic!
...yeah! I guess that's what they call "smooth jazz" nowadays ...whatever THAT is
I'm going to go out buy this guy's stuff - most excellent! Thanks Bill!
RED
my listening enjoyment has reached fever pitch!
CanuckBeaker wrote:
Jesse is of course great. I came across another rumba flamenco player the other day: John Gilliat. The sample tracks on his website sound pretty good. Has anyone heard his work?
Never heard of him. I'll check him out. Thanks!
if you like this check out Yngwie Malmsteen - smokin!
brokemusician wrote:
Listen to the real stuff: Camaron and Paco de Lucia. This is nothing but cheese-coated, commercial, pseudo flamenco for the masses. Pathetic!
Is your location for real...? I thought that was in Egypt :>) and btw, I like my "cheese-coated, commercial," Jesse Cook. That probably makes me part of the great unwashed masses to boot...oh well.
Listen to the real stuff: Camaron and Paco de Lucia. This is nothing but cheese-coated, commercial, pseudo flamenco for the masses. Pathetic!
Mangoman wrote:
Wow. I've been using the word "boring" wrong all these years. Thanks for the "heads up."
Hey friend across the river
psycholynx wrote:
If you got the urge for this type of music, listen to Strunz and Farrah. In peticular, the album "Heat of the Sun" is good from first to last. They play a couple of their songs here on RP.
Or try 'Friday Night in San Franscsco' - Live show with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia & Al Di Meola for sheer excellence in this genre....
rexi wrote:
boring drivel!
Wow. I've been using the word "boring" wrong all these years. Thanks for the "heads up."
boring drivel!
psycholynx wrote:
If you got the urge for this type of music, listen to Strunz and Farrah. In peticular, the album "Heat of the Sun" is good from first to last. They play a couple of their songs here on RP.
Thanks for the recommendation. I love this music, but not real savvy on who plays what and which ones are worth listening to.
Jesse's always a good listen. Others to consider, besides Strunz & Farah and Ottmar Liebert: Willie & Lobo, Gipsy Kings (instrumentals only), Esteban
whafrog wrote:
I like this song, but unfortunately the rest of this album is ho-hum.
If you got the urge for this type of music, listen to Strunz and Farrah. In peticular, the album "Heat of the Sun" is good from first to last. They play a couple of their songs here on RP.
Better than a strong cup of coffee- it's early but, I'm awake now
I feel a sudden urge to tango. Join me, anyone?
I like this song, but unfortunately the rest of this album is ho-hum.
If I wasn't such a dork, I would take dancing lessons so I could dance with my wife to this. But I would still look like a dork, so forget it.
That was awesome Bill!! :sunny.gif: Way friggin cool!! Great choice to play after Santana!!
I dunno - what do you do with a track like this? I mean the guy is more trained and talented than most people will ever dream of being, and there is appeal in listening to that, but ultimately it leaves you flat and feeling a bit cheated. The easy world music 'riff offs' and all. . . y'know, it's a great track to have in the background at a restaurant. . .it moves enough to keep the wine flowing, but is not demanding enough to distract. We raise our glasses to high falutin' mediocricy.
He should be named "Better than Otmar"
Ay caramba.
Competent, by-the-numbers Hispano-guitar riff. A 4.
Awesome.
8)
Excelente !!
aharamanx wrote:
Absolutely bleedin' excellent, Bill. PLEASE play more sets like this one - WOW what a ripper!!
Dude, calm down. There is a limit of 2 rippers per day on RP.
brianlj wrote:
Crikey! I've not heard Jesse Cook before. Wow!   
Well then, you are in for a treat! Jesse's one of the best 'speed Flamenco' guitarists out there. Check him out! I recommend 'Gravity' for starters. Solid Jesse, as always.
A great track off an incredible album.
Crikey! I've not heard Jesse Cook before. Wow!   
Jesse is one of my faves
I actually walked into a music store last night to buy this album (one of the stores in the mall), found it in the Folk /Blues section, and noted the price tag. $19.99. Yikes!!! I think the amazon link here on RP will be for me. :)
WTF !! either this is really bad rip or something has gone horrible wrong with my internet connection. gaaaakkkkk
Anyone reminded of Oscar Lopez? Has he ever been played here? I hope so... guess I should check. Yep, but only 3 songs so far. It's good stuff -- if you like this, you'll like Lopez too, methinks. Ahh methinks. What a wonderful word.
Is he stealing from Ottmar Liebert, or the other way around?
Originally Posted by BDGlenn: In my expert opnion this pretty much sucks.
I don't think they play this kind of music in the Big House too often BD. ;)
I give it a 7. It\'s good to hear instrumentals in a mix of mostly rock and pop. I won\'t compare it to the jazz I listen to elsewhere. This tune is a contemprary blend of \"world music\" influences, mostly Spanish and North African (Moorish?). Some stirring twists in the melody caught my attention and I noticed a pleasant, ethereal quality. I only caught a minute or two but, I heard no technical flaws in the performance. I say keep it.
Originally Posted by nexxia: yeah right... so what's your expertise dude
hehehe
Originally Posted by BDGlenn: In my expert opnion this pretty much sucks.
yeah right... so what's your expertise dude
For some reason this reminds me of the old television series \"Zoro\".
cool title for some excellent flamenco. :D