Direct AXEcess is an album by American jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski featuring performances recorded in 1994 for the Blue Note Records label.[1]

Reception

Direct AXEcess received a positive review in Downbeat magazine.

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Masakowski except as indicated

1. "Paladia" – 3:40
2. "Burgundy" – 5:24
3. "(Voluntary) Simplicity" – 5:31
4. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:20
5. "Kayak" (Kenny Wheeler) – 8:00
6. "Headed Wes’" – 6:21
7. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel) – 2:57
8. "Ascending Reverence" – 5:48
9. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:01
10. "For Django" (Joe Pass) – 4:07
11. "Bayou St. John" – 5:08
12. "The Visit" (Pat Martino) – 4:25
13. "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:24

Recorded at The Boiler Room, New Orleans, September 1994

Personnel

• Steve Masakowski – Seven-string guitar
• Hank Mackie – guitar
• David Torkanowsky – piano
• Bill Huntington – acoustic bass
• James Singleton – acoustic bass
• Brian Blade – drums

References