''Signals'' is a solo album by American guitarist
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily on ...
that was released in 1990.
Reception
In a review for
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
, Alex Henderson noted that "Krantz's hardness and intensity serve him well" on the album, and wrote: "When Krantz lets loose and digs into such complex yet accessible jazz-rock as 'Faith in the Process,' 'Don't Tell Me' and 'Alliance,' the listener can focus on the depth of his playing."
The authors of ''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' stated that the "starry cast" on the album "suggests a typical fusion slugging match, but the support team is used rather sparingly... and, though the pieces are rather short and curtailed, they're an entertaining bunch."
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Jazz Journals Mark Gilbert described the album as a "pallid set," and commented: "The record is dominated by Krantz's liquid-toned Stratocaster, which comes to us via a little echo and flanging and is used in the main to express bland diatonic ideas with little blues feeling or chromatic spice... the arrangement is cluttered and the dynamic all on one level."
Track listing
All songs written by
Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed and recorded with Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and Carla Bley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily on ...
, except where noted
# "Alliance" – 3:37
# "Faith In Process" – 3:52
# "One of Two" – 4:16
# "Don't Tell Me" – 5:29
# "As Is" – 3:30 (
Leni Stern)
# "Signals" – 5:35
# "Sossity, You're a Woman" – 3:32 (
Ian Anderson)
# "Music Room" – 4:50
# "Two of Two" – 3:17
# "For Susan" – 3:40
Personnel
* Wayne Krantz – guitar
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Leni Stern – guitar
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Jim Beard – keyboards
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Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
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Dennis Chambers – drums
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Don Alias – percussion
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Hiram Bullock - bass
References
{{Wayne Krantz
Wayne Krantz albums
Enja Records albums
1990 debut albums