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Title: the guy has got chops, but where's the melodicism.
Review: I've heard Jimmy's CD's before and the playing is good in terms of chops and time, but where's the melodicism, where is the feel? Having checked out his latest, midnight blue, i am somewhat dissapointed. I expected him to take his music in a new direction--his writing is somewhat different a little more modern--but he simply turns many of his tunes into chops displays, like his long directionless solo over hypertension. There is an abscense of melodicism in his playing that you hear in greats like Keith Jarrett, Miles, Wes!!...Metheny, Benson. Nevertheless the group that backs Jimmy is solid, particularly evident in Gerald Veasly's playing. There's a lot to be said for Jimmy's acomplishments as a guitarist : his tecnical skill over the fretboard is obviously pretty high. But chops and fast playing are no substitute for strong melodies that fit logicaly over the changes.
