Signs Live! (stylized as Signs LIVE!) is an album by jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein.

Signs Live!
Live album by
Recorded2015
GenreJazz
Length76:11 + 69:33
LabelSmoke Sessions

Background

edit

The quartet of guitarist Peter Bernstein, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson had recorded together in 1994, resulting in the album Signs of Life.[1]

Music and recording

edit

Signs Live! was recorded in 2015.[1] Most of the compositions are by Bernstein.[2]

Reception

edit
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat     [2]
The Times     [1]

The reviewer for The Times concluded that "The results are, as you may expect, quite special."[1] The DownBeat reviewer wrote: "Bernstein is a guitarist so good he often sounds like two guitarists in a duet. It reflects a mastery that is elegant, mellow and gently swinging, but not especially surprising."[2]

Track listing

edit
Disc One
  1. "Blues for Bulgaria"
  2. "Hidden Pockets"
  3. "Dragonfly"
  4. "Jive Coffee"
  5. "Pannonica"
Disc Two
  1. "Useless Metaphor"
  2. "Let Loose"
  3. "All Too Real"
  4. "Resplendor"
  5. "Crepuscule with Nellie"/"We See"
  6. "Cupcake"

Personnel

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Pearson, Chris (July 28, 2017) "Jazz review: Peter Bernstein: Signs Live!". The Times.
  2. ^ a b c McDonough, John (September 2017) "Peter Bernstein – Signs Live!". DownBeat. p. 60.