Savvy guitarists are always looking for melodic inspiration from sources other than guitar players. So anyone who digs beautiful jazz motifs and soaring single-note lines should check out the...
Savvy guitarists are always looking for melodic inspiration from sources other than guitar players. So anyone who digs beautiful jazz motifs and soaring single-note lines should check out the brand-new album by flutist — and Guitar Player's awesome web manager — Ragan Whiteside.
This is no favor for a co-worker, BTW. Treblemaker is Ragan's fourth album, and she's an accomplished player, a musically sensitive producer, and a fantastic songwriter. In fact, I just received Treblemaker today, and the bouyant, funky strut of her grooves — as well as the sweet tone and melodicism of her playing — had me grabbing my guitar to try out some of my own funky-sophisticated-cool licks. See for yourself...
Intro
(Dennis Johnson, Ragan Whiteside, and Corey Johnson)
Corey’s Bop
(Dennis Johnson / Bob Baldwin / Ragan Whiteside)
December Soul (SESAC), Funky Onion Music (SESAC), Raw Groove (SESAC) Produced by Dennis Johnson
Ragan Whiteside – flute
Dennis Johnson – keyboards / drum programming
Bob Baldwin – keyboards
Early Arrival
(Ragan Whiteside / Bob Baldwin)
Raw Groove (SESAC), Funky Onion Music (SESAC) Produced by Bob Baldwin and Ragan Whiteside Ragan Whiteside – flute
Kim Waters – saxophones
Bob Baldwin – keyboards
Derek Scott - guitar
Richard Harrison - drums
By the Moonlight
(Dennis Johnson / Bob Baldwin)
December Soul (SESAC), Funky Onion Music (SESAC) Produced by Dennis Johnson and Bob Baldwin Ragan Whiteside – flute
Dennis Johnson – keyboards / drum programming Bob Baldwin – Keyboard
The Sun Came Up
(Ragan Whiteside)
Raw Groove (SESAC)
Arranged and Produced by Bob Baldwin
Ragan Whiteside – flute
Bob Baldwin – keyboards
Dennis Johnson - keyboards / drum programming
Let’s Do This (ft. Tom Browne)
(Ragan Whiteside / Bob Baldwin)
Raw Groove (SESAC), Funky Onion