Reg Schwager:
Internationally recognized jazz guitarist from: Toronto, Canada is featured on my latest album “Outside in the Present”
Reg is the real deal and has played with many known artists on both sides of the border and has been featured on more than a few highly acclaimed recordings. I love this musicians work!
“With the benefit of hindsight it is easy to surmise why this thoroughly enjoyable album, under the leadership of drummer Pete Magadini, escaped the attention of many jazz lovers. Bones Blues was just a few years ahead of it’s time. The music is straight ahead bop. The tunes are jazz classics…”
-Cadence Magazine 1990
1977
Label – Sackville
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1. Old Devil Moon
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Poor Butterfly
4. Solar
5. I Remember Clifford
6. What a Time We Had
7. Bones Blues
8. Freddie Freeloader Part 2
It started out as an educational project to show how polyrhythms might work in live and recorded okaying situations involving actual tunes. It was meant to accompany the book Polyrhythms for the Drumset. Well, when you have George Duke, Don Menza and Dave Young on the date things happen and when the album was finished it took off on it’s own. Now, 30 plus years alter I am making this available again.
1976
Label – IBis
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1. Doin’ Time in 4+6
2. Five for Barbara
3. The Modulator
4. Seventy Fourth Ave.
5. Samba de Rollins
6. Midnight Bolero
We recorded this new recording on Sept.24th of this year (2015) “Pete Magadini Trio” – “Outside in the Present”. I worked with two of Canada’s top musicians, Juno award winning bassist Ken Lister and phenomenal guitarist Reg Schwager. We actually recorded two recordings on consecutive days, one a live and one in the *studio. Engineered by: Ron Obvious of Dragonfly Recording and Produced by: Luis Porretta. *We are using the studio version
Delmark/Sackvile recently reissued my album Bones Blues, featuring Don Menza – tenor sax, Wray Downes – piano and Dave Yound – bass. This one was recorded in Toronto in 1977.
Here are some reviews:
Peter Magadini: Bones Blues by Herb Young
Jazz and Improvised, Bones Blues – Pete Magadini by Ken Waxman
And as always you can find more information on my Recordings page.
Mose Allison’s new album, Live in California, is out now on IBis Records. Recorded live at the 19 Broadway club in Fairfax, Ca., this will be Mose’s final release. I am honored to have played drums AND produced this fine document of Mose as he is rarely heard: in an intimate club setting.
You will hear an audience that is totally immersed in Mose and the trio. This Phenomenon would almost always happen when Mose performed with his trio live in clubs – but then the music never left the room!
The Polyrhythm Vortex is an etude for one drummer playing 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 with the left hand on the snare while the right hand keeps a steady 4/4 on a cowbell. At the same time the feet on a double bass drum pedal plays in 1/8th notes throughout.
A challenging task for a single drummer but the information as to how polymeters and polyrhythms.
interact with each other is meant for all musicians.
Download sheet music for Polyrhythm Vortex