Search - Rodney Jones :: X Field

The most innovative jazz guitarist in the last 20 years

11/19/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Without Rodney Jones, I wouldn't even play guitar. I have yet to hear another guitarist with such intense phrasing, conception, and articulation. Rodney Jones takes the styles of Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, and George Benson a step further, adding in his own modern approach and unique personality. As a student at Berklee College of Music, the X Field has been a bible to me, showing the possibilities of a more traditional jazz guitar sound in a modern jazz world."

The new direction in jazz guitar.

06/12/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rodney Jones fills many jobs as a guitarist, playing for the Rosie show is only one of them. Beyond his abilities as a working guitarist, Rodney Jones also may be the next step in the evolution of the jazz guitar. The "X" Field is one of the hippest jazz albums to come out in many years and the guitar playing is at times otherworldly. For those guitarists who wish to stretch their idea of how the guitar can be played and for those who wish to watch the progression of the jazz guitar, pick up this album."