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From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON)
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Subject: Re: string fever (Stanley Jordan)
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 15:01:21 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 15:01:21 1985
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> 	The guitarist was Stanley Jordan, a 25-year old from Princeton.  The
> concert program says he learned music on keyboards but switched to guitar as
> soon as he first heard Jimi Hendrix.  According to his writeup, he is still 
> an unknown, playing a lot for change on the streets.
> 	Has anyone ever heard of or seen this guy?  If you're a fan of great
> guitarists or jazz, you should check him out.
> 
> 				Dave Coleman

Stanley Jordan has an album out on the revamped Blue Note label. I forget
the title now, but WBGO has been playing it constantly and it sounds
excellent. I once heard an interview with him where he described his
how he got his technique. He concurred that he got his musical training
on keyboards and learned to carry a lead and an harmonic line at the
same time after switching. He is a brilliant musician. I don't, however,
think he is still playing on the streets; he headlined at the Village Vanguard
and was a big hit at the Return of Blue Note concert three weeks ago.

Marcel Simon