J.A.M. by VA: GENERAL songs, tracks list, members, credits, reviews, information, discography on ProGGnosis

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J.A.M.

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by: VA: General

Release Year:

2004

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Added To Proggnosis on: 19 May 2004

Track Listing

The Usual Unusual
2 Sides of the same Trouble
Lydian Field
Hot Room
Back on the Track
Transcendence
S.L.O.W.
Perfect Angel
General Relativity Jam

Performer Credits

Joel Rivard
Guitar on tracks 3,6,9

Alessandro Benvenuti
Guitars on tracks 2,4,7

Milan Polak
Guitars on tracks 1,5,8

With:

Lale Larson

Peter Schonbauer

Florian Holoubek

Gian Marco Benvenuti

Francesco Cecchet

Armando Croce

Marzia Palisi

Reviews

review by: MJBradyMatt Williams is steadily bringing some great new fusion music to the more extreme side of the genre through his Liquid Note label, he has a nice stable of talented musicians to work with, and each cd I have had the pleasure of hearing is yet another ear popping adventure in the heavy instrumental world of technical and dazzling musicianship. His label provdes an outlet for artists that not only are world class musicians, but artistst that have the freedom to write highly challenging progressive instrumental music. Funny, this description describes my personal preferences in music, and he has a label doing just that, Finally! I know there are others out there that have the same tastes in music, so this is a heads up, go to the Liquid Note site (link provided in artists page here), and check out everything going on there, you won't be disappointed.

J.A.M. is an interesting little slice of fusion, interesting in that it is a compilation of 9 songs, divided into three individual groups, each group provides 3 songs to the cd, and these groups are led by different guitarists, so it's almost a sampler cd of these musicians so to speak. Yet given the fact that the guitarists are all writing intensely motivated music, the cd flows together well. First you have Milan Polak, who has been making a name for himself for his solo efforts as a shred style musician, he plays some very intricate songs on this cd, showing excellent flair for technical arrangements that fully compliment his amazing playing. Alessandro Benvenuti, who's cd Sonic Design is reviewed here at Proggnosis, plays in the style of Greg Howe ultra fluid playing that accompanies complex arrangements, a perfect marriage of power and beauty go hand in hand on his three contributions with J.A.M. Joel Rivard is the one guitarist here that I am familiar with, but he is in good company here, from what I can tell you, he has a very nimble style that reminds me a LOT of the great Shawn Lane, and plays with the same tasteful expression and freedom the Shawn did.

So there you have a brief summary of what J.A.M. offers, so all of you instrumental/progressive/heavy/technical music fans should get over to Matt's website, and get hold of some of these new creations, and give him more motivation to keep the music coming.

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	Popmestarit 1971	Puissance 13 + 2 1971	Tarzan 1972	Suck It and See! 1973	Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6 1975
Peter and The Wolf - Prog Fairytale 1975	Patchwork 19 - Flutissimo 1976	Recommended Records Sampler 1982	Fire In Harmony 1985	16 Dance Party Smash Hits 1986	Enchantement (Musea Records) 1987
Enneade [Musea] 1987	A Classic Guide To No Man's Land 1988	Dream Machine 1989	Dream Music 1989	Dali: The Endless Enigma 1990	One World 1990
The Earthquake Album (Rock Aid Armenia) 1990	A Psychedelic Psauna (In Four Parts) 1991	Past Present Future 1992	7 Days of a Life 1993	Progressive Voyage 70/93 1993	The Best of Symphonic Rock Part One 1993
Electric Minstrels 1994	X-Mas: The Metal Way 1994	Dans L'antre due Dragon 1995	Unsettled Scores 1995	Love Proge 1996	Steinway To Heaven 1996
Supernatural Fairy Tales: The Progressive Rock Era 1996	Progressive Rock 1997	Sometimes God Hides The Young Persons Guide to Discipline 1997	Zarathustra's Revenge 1997	King Biscuit Flower Hour - The Show That Never Ends 1998	The Psychedelic Scene 1998
A Lethal Dose Of Hard Psych 1999	Harvest Festival [Box Set] 1999	Nordic Progressive Sampler 1999	Prog Volume 1 (Hard 'n' Heavy Series) 1999	Sensory Sampler #1 1999	The Best Of Progressive Rock 1999
Progressive Rock: Ultimate Collection 2000	The Reading Room 2000	The Sky Goes All The Way Home 2000	Zabriskie Point (Soundtrack) 2000	Anderson, Wakeman, Howe: Original Members of Yes 2001	Center Stage Live: Alive And The Acoustic/The Best Of Progressive Rock 2001
Leonardo - The Absolute Man 2001	Progressive Rock Anthems 2001	Progressive Rock Classics 2001	Progressive Rock Epics 2001	Sonic Residue from Vapour Space 2001	TIME LIFE CLASSIC ROCK - Symphonic Rock 2001
Not Of This earth 2002	Pop Villa Pamphili 2002	Progfever Vol 1 2002	ProgPower USA III - Showcase Sampler 2002 2002	The Alchemists 2002	Best Prog Rock Album in the World... Ever 2003
Essential Progressive Rock 2003	Isole che Parlano 2003	Legend of a Mind: The Underground Anthology 2003	Moments of Suspension 2003	Passion Records Artist Sampler 2003-2004 2003	Paths Less Travelled 2003
Progressive Rock For You Volume One 2003	Re-Union 2003	A History Of Progressive Rock 2004	Ghost Notes 2004	Godzilla Final Wars 2004	Guitar On The Edge Vol.1 No.2 - Shred Meets Fusion 2004
J.A.M. 2004	Progression - A Progressive Rock Anthology 2004	Progressivamente 1973-2003 2004	Woof: 7 Inches (The Work, Gilonis/Hodgkinson, The Lowest Note) 2004	Close Encounters of Electronic Music 2005	Hear This Now 2005
Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word 2005	The Best Symfo Rock 2005	The Tsunami Projekt 2005	After The Storm (A Benefit Album For The Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina) 2006	Canossa "Rock Opera" 2006	Prog Rock 2006
Progressive Rock Covers 2006	Secret Voices From The Dark 2006	A Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog 2007	Head Full of Rock! 2007	One World Tapestry 2007	Rock Infinity 2007
The Prog Rock Album 2007	Uncut Magazine Presents Fill Your Head With Prog 2007	www.electromantic.com 2007	Yes Progressive Rock! 2007	Prog Spawn 2008	Progressive Rock Christmas 2009
Progressive Rock Trilogy 2010	Guitar Addiction - A Tribute To Modern Guitar 2011	Prog Exhibition (40 Anni di Musica Immaginifica) 2011	Prog Rock Christmas 2011	Greatest Ever! Prog Rock: The Definitive Collection 2012	Head Music 2012
Elite Guitar Coaching Rising Stars, Vol.1 2013

	Video Guitar Legends, Expo '92 Sevilla 1991	Progressive Rock Anthology 2003	Dusk Day #4 2009	The Electric Garden Progressive Rock Festival 2011 2011	Progressive Rock Night - Live In Turin 2012

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	Greasy Truckers: Live At Dingwall's Dance Hall 1973	Brain Festival - Essen 1977	1979 Il Concerto - Omaggio A Demetrio Stratos 1979	Live At The Knitting Factory Volume Four 1991	Proglive '97 1997
Baja Prog '98 1999	STRANGE DAZE '97 - America's 1st SpaceRock Music Festival 1999	Rio Art Rock Festival 2000	Live At The Baked Potato Volume 1 2001	Live At The Baked Potato Volume 2 2001	Aufbrüche - Die Umsonst & Draussen Festivals 1975-1978 2009
The Dutch Woodstock 2013