Essential Curvature - Double Vinyl

Between 1996 and 2003, Jack West released five remarkable albums with his evolving band Curvature.  Still fresh and alluring today, each of these recordings showcases West on 6 or 8-string acoustic guitar in a small, mostly acoustic ensemble that includes instruments such as marimba, a second acoustic guitar, sax, percussion, or pedal steel. Essential Curvature is a best-of collection from the five Curvature albums. All tunes are composed by Jack West (except one he co-wrote). West's music is regularly described in the press as “stunning”, “breathtaking”, and “extraordinary”, while NPR summed up his music as “a whole new sub-genre of jazz.” But it can also be said that his music with Curvature is a new genre of American acoustic music influenced by jazz, rock, folk, and funk, in equal doses—and one that features extraordinary acoustic guitar playing.