The music world lost two greats on Thursday (August 13) with the passing of guitar innovator Les Paul and free-jazz drummer Rashied Ali. It's hard to calculte the impact Les Paul had on rock and jazz with the invention of one of the first solid-body electric guitars ("The Log") in 1939. His early experiments with multi-tracking are now standard in the recording studio today. Similarily, Ali was the stalwart drummer for jazz giant John Coltrane over the course of his final recordings, beginning with Meditations and continuing through Interstellar Space, Live in Japan, and Coltrane's final live recording, The Olatunji Concert. You can check out more information on both artists here at the library.
Friday, August 14, 2009
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