Of all the great guitarists that have defined blues guitar over the years, one of lesser known players I seem to gravitate towards is Oz Noy. I consider Oz Noy’s music to more “blues fusion” than traditional blues as he incorporates quite a bit of jazz fusion elements into his playing. He and his band, the Twisted Blues Band, have definitely defied traditional blues and found a niche following among genuine guitar music fans for their sense of improvisation and somewhat fusion approach to blues tunes. I collected a few videos that highlight Oz Noy with his band and some of the gear he uses. I hope you enjoy this lesser known side of my listening preferences!
The Oz Noy Twisted Blues Band recorded a killer version of the Meters’ classic hit song, “Cissy Strut.” Check it out here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCkx5O7zUU0.
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Oz Noy uses a lot of gear to achieve his distinct sound (sound familiar?) and he sat down with D’Addario to talk about it. Check out this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5CmgIwBq0&feature=related.
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Lastly, the band produced a song called, “Whole Tone Blues,” which is built using whole notes. Thus the interesting sound of the melody. The band plays it live in this last video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ03dUQt0XU&feature=related.
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I hope you enjoyed this augmented look at the blues. I have to admit, there’s a big part of me that enjoys listening to and playing this kind of stuff immensely. Stay tuned for more from Blues Guitar Unleashed.
Thanks,
Griff
4 replies to "Twisted Blues With Oz Noy And His Twisted Blues Band"
interesting stuff but not for me ,something if an acquired taste maybe i need to listen more . great drummer though ,bass player is a distraction .
very creative guy.
“I have to admit, there’s a big part of me that enjoys listening to and playing this kind of stuff immensely”
Well Griff from experience I can say – sometimes this comes with age! 🙂
Excellent stuff thanks
He gets some real cool tones! Thanks Griff! This is new for me!