STANLEY JORDAN — Cornucopia (1990) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The first half of this CD by the remarkable guitarist Stanley Jordan is so strong that it is a pity that things decline during the latter half. Jordan is quite outstanding on "Impressions" and "Autumn Leaves," emulates B.B. King on "Still Got The Blues", interprets a thoughtful "Willow Weep For Me" and performs a dazzling tour-de-force on the uptempo blues "Fundance"; the latter two are unaccompanied solos that sound like duets or trios. However a couple of funk pieces (including an unimaginative rendition of "What's Going On") and a New Age synthesizer selection are on a lower level. The title cut clocks in at 21:45 and, although it finds Jordan creating "impossible" technical feats on solo guitar, it meanders on indefinitely and gets boring very quickly. This is a frustrating release; get it for the good half if you see it at a budget price. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Impressions 7:17
Written-By – John Coltrane
2.    Willow Weep For Me 4:39
Written-By – Anne Ronell
3.    Autumn Leaves 7:55
Written-By – Prevert, Mercer, Kozma
4.    Still Got The Blues 5:07
Written-By – Stanley Jordan
5.    Fundance 6:25
Written-By – Stanley Jordan
6.    What's Goin' On 4:32
Written-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
7.    Always Know 4:32
Written-By – Bernard Wright, Yossi Fine
8.    Asteroids 4:44
Written-By – Stanley Jordan
9.    Cornucopia 21:45
Written-By – Stanley Jordan
Credits :
Bass – Charnett Moffett, Yossi Fine
Drums – J.T.Lewis, Jeff Watts, Kenwood Dennard, Michael Flythe
Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming – Stanley Jordan
Keyboards – Bernard Wright
Piano [Acoustic] – Kenny Kirkland
Synthesizer – Robert Zantay