Plectrist

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Serving as the highly unusual, sole leadership album for the fiercely intellectual, Tristano-schooled guitarist, this quartet session highlights a profoundly analytical approach to the instrument. His remarkably dry tone and highly linear, intricate single-note improvisations completely eschew the earthy, blues-drenched swagger typical of the era's string players. The deeply swinging, conceptually advanced recording remains a highly revered, intensely cerebral hidden gem of the cool jazz movement.