William Ash • Skyline Dreams

 

WILLIAM ASH has been playing guitar most of his young life. He began learning the instrument at the age of nine, and by the time he was twelve he was working hard at mastering Wes Montgomery's style. During his high school years William studied with Barry Harris and Rodney Jones, and won the Young Talent Search of the National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE), as well as the McDonald's Combo Contest. This led to him performing as a soloist with a big band at the Oakland Jazz Festival at the request of Buddy Montgomery, brother of the late Wes. William has continued to work as a sideman with a host of jazz legends, including Jack McDuff, Cecil Payne, Roy Hargrove, and Larry Goldings.

On his own instrument, William acknowledges Wes Montgomery as a major influence, and William has been selected several times to appear in tributes to Montgomery. William's style emerges from his experiences playing with the great bop masters, as well as from playing in hard-driving organ combos with the likes of John Patton and Bobby Forrester, and you can clearly hear how he combines twisting bop melodies with deep groove.

William Ash astounds on guitar, performing in a hard-swinging trio setting. William deploys his craft sincerely, and without guile, always drawing on his deep jazz roots.

"a soulfully mellow sound with a driving dynamic approach" -- All About Jazz

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WILLIAM ASH ha estado tocando la guitarra la mayor parte de su vida. Comenzó a aprender el instrumento a la edad de nueve años, y para cuando tenía doce años ya estaba trabajando duro para dominar el estilo de Wes Montgomery. Durante sus años de bachillerato William estudió con Barry Harris y Rodney Jones, y ganó el Young Talent Search de la National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE), así como el McDonald's Combo Contest. Esto lo llevó a tocar como solista con una gran banda en el Festival de Jazz de Oakland a petición de Buddy Montgomery, hermano del difunto Wes. William ha continuado trabajando como sideman con una gran cantidad de leyendas del jazz, incluyendo a Jack McDuff, Cecil Payne, Roy Hargrove y Larry Goldings.

En su propio instrumento, William reconoce a Wes Montgomery como una gran influencia, y William ha sido seleccionado varias veces para aparecer en homenajes a Montgomery. El estilo de William surge de sus experiencias tocando con los grandes maestros del bop, así como de sus combos de órgano con John Patton y Bobby Forrester, y se puede escuchar claramente cómo combina melodías de bop retorcido con groove profundo.

William Ash sorprende con su guitarra, tocando en un ambiente de trío. William despliega su arte con sinceridad y sin engaños, siempre recurriendo a sus profundas raíces de jazz.

"un sonido soulfully suave con un enfoque dinámico de conducción" -- All About Jazz 

 

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Tracks:
1 Soho Strut
2 Love Letters
3 Freewheelin'
4 Stardust
5 Coffee Rhumba
6 Four on Six
7 Skyline Dreams
8 S.O.S.
9 Usted Abuso

Credits:
William Ash - guitar
Jared Gold - organ
Yoichi Kobayashi - drums


Label: Rhombus
2008

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