(SOUNDBITE OF JULIAN LAGE SONG, "STOP GO START") "Stop Go Start" has a lovely blend of ringing metal from Lage's steel strings and Kenny Wollesen's symbols. But the trio can be a band of equals, too, on quieter tracks when they settle in for some close listening. WHITEHEAD: Julian Lage clearly enjoys strutting in front of that rhythm section. (SOUNDBITE OF JULIAN LAGE SONG, "PROSPERO") And on "Prospero" the drummer echoes Ginger Baker's tom-toms with the trio Cream. But there are also traces of pre-Beatles guitar acts, like Santo and Johnny and The Ventures. They've all got solid jazz credentials and get to swing a bit. "Arclight" is really a band record, for Lage's trio with Scott Colley on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums, and once in a while on vibraphone. He's in the lineage of twang and groove pickers, like John Scofield, Bill Frisell and jazz-influenced Nashville cat Chet Atkins. WHITEHEAD: Julian Lage gets a little of everything in there. (SOUNDBITE OF JULIAN LAGE SONG, "FORTUNE TELLER") This is from Julian Lage's "Fortuneteller." One piece was written for Ry Cooder, who's made a career of blending blues, ragtime, early jazz and country guitar, hearing what they all have in common. Lage does a few old tunes on his new Trio CD "Arclight." But it's a long way from a straight jazz guitar record.
KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Guitarist Julian Lage on "Persian Rug," a little exotica written in 1927. (SOUNDBITE OF JULIAN LAGE SONG, "PERSIAN RUG")
Kevin says with his new trio album, Julian Lage is hitting his stride. In recent years, Lage has stretched out stylistically, including playing in a duo with Wilco's improvising guitarist Nels Cline. While he was still in high school, Lage started performing with vibraphonist Gary Burton. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of the new album by Julian Lage.
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