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Joey Goldstein
382 Whitmore Avenue
Toronto, ON
M6E 2N4
CANADA
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"A Strange Little Tune" (JG-002) contains 12
original instrumental compositions (totalling almost 75 minutes of
music) from Canadian jazz guitarist/composer Joey Goldstein
and features some great performances by some of Canada's best jazz
musicians.
Stylistically the music covers a broad range, from relatively
straight ahead swing tunes and beautiful ballads, to more aggressive
and innovative poly-rhythmic / polytonal pieces, while always
maintaining that "edge" that characterises the best in contemporary
jazz.
Note: Track 1 and tracks 9 thru 12 were originally
released as part of a 1988 cassette-only album entitled "The Joey
Goldstein Band -Time's Square". (Digitally mixed and mastered, of
course.)
"... juicy, biting guitar work ... an eclectic session that gives a jolt ... compelling rhythms and muscular grooves ... sets this band apart." Geoff Chapman - Toronto Star (Nov. 6/93)
"... John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Bill Conners and Scott Henderson wrote this script and Goldstein remains forever faithful ... Goldstein hits the mark first time out." The Jazz Report (Winter 93/94 issue)
"... If you're a fan of Al Dimeola, Chick Corea, or Pat Metheny then you're probably a fan of Joey Goldstein and you just don't know it yet." Lance Chilton - City TV/Much Music
I released this CD myself in 1993. I spent quite a lot of time, money and effort back then to promote this album. I had a handful of offers from some established jazz record labels at the time but I decided to take a pass, with the expectation that I could do as good a job as they would at promoting and marketing this particular project. I was only partly right.
I was getting a fair bit of airplay all across North America and had some very good reviews in several publications. I took out a few ads in The Jazz Report and elsewhere once I thought I had the CD placed in stores across Canada. But it turns out that it was only sitting in the warehouses of both Sam's and HMV. By the time I actually got it in the stores the buzz had died down and consequently I sold very few units at the retail level.
Sometime in late 1994 I pretty much gave up trying to market the CD or myself as a leader/recording artist. It was simply much too much work. I was spending WAY more on my activities as a recording artist than I was getting back. So, I've been concentrating on teaching and on performing and recording as a sideman with other artists (Freeflight, Dave Hutchison, Darcy Hepner, Michael Farquharson, Anthony Panacci, John MacMurchy etc.).
I DO plan on releasing another CD and doing some gigs as a leader in the future but I can't say exactly when that will be.
