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Aleksi Glick

Guitar and Me

self-released
Release Date: March 18, 2022

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Georgia on My Mind- Peter Bernstein and Aleksi Glick
Guitar and Me- Paul Bollenback and Aleksi Glick
Still Crazy After All These years (Solo Guitar)
With Ease- Peter Bernstein and Aleksi Glick
A Tune For Vic (Solo Guitar)
A Tune For Vic (Solo Guitar)
MTA Blues- Ed Cherry and Aleksi Glick
Interview w/ Neon Jazz
1 With Ease (3:11)  
2 Guitar and Me (5:42)  
3 God Bless the Child (3:48)  
4 Path (3:52)  
5 Darn That Dream (4:33)  
6 Casey Jones (3:45)  
7 Still Crazy after All These Years (3:57)  
8 MTA Blues (3:44)  
9 Georgia on My Mind (4:51)  
10 Danny Boy (4:31)  
11 A Tune for Vic (3:52)  
12 Rebirth (5:05)  
13 Long Black Veil (4:56)  
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Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix of other styles including R&B, folk, rock, and bossa nova. 

Guitar and Me features thirteen original compositions and solo arrangements of guitar based classics that Glick recorded while in isolation at the height of the Covid pandemic. The album starts off with a burner, “With Ease,” an original bluesy hard bop tune that came to Glick after a memorable Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The bossa and R&B infused title track “Guitar and Me” follows as Glick’s own love letter to his guitar. A mix of originals, jazz standards, and classic songs follow. Other highlights include an arrangement of the Grateful Dead fan favorite “Casey Jones” and the timeless classic “Georgia on My Mind.” “A Tune for Vic,” is a moving tribute to Glick’s recently deceased mentor, the late great Vic Juris. The album concludes with another original, “Rebirth” which is an homage to Glick’s early love of classic rock and finally “Long Black Veil” one of two tracks that Glick sings on. With each track you can hear the different influences on Glick’s playing from the classic tones of Wes Montgomery to the modern techniques of John McLaughlin, to the dynamic energy of Jimmy Hendrix. 

On this intimate debut, Aleksi Glick pushes the boundaries of solo performance and showcases his own journey through music with a deep understanding and reverence for the roots of the guitar.

  • Aleksi Glick's 'World Traveler' blends jazz, pop, and soul into a beautiful ball of originals and arrangements / MAKING A SCENE
    Posted At: April 20, 2024
    When you play the most popular instrument in the world, having an “original” sound is a near- impossibility, but the young New York virtuoso Aleksi Glick has done just that.As a member of a musical family, Aleksi has been exposed to virtually all styles of music since birth, from jazz to classical, folk to rock and a half dozen other stops in between some of those genres. He’s listened to everyone from Jimi...

  • Aleksi Glick is part Herb Ellis, Chet Atkins and Wes Montgomery as he mixes originals and standards / Jazz Weekly
    Posted At: July 28, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • Aleksi Glick pushes the boundaries of solo performance with a deep reverence for the roots of guitar / Harmonious World
    Posted At: July 26, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • Aleksi Glick shines as arranger and musician on 'Guitar and Me' / New York City Jazz Record'
    Posted At: June 28, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • Virtuoso Aleksi Glick, brings us a solo guitar album that is original, enthusiastic and entertaining / Musicalmemoirs's Blog
    Posted At: May 16, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • On 'Guitar and Me,' Aleksi Glick has taken it all in from Wes to McLaughlin with loads of stops in between / Midwest Record
    Posted At: May 2, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • Neon Jazz features; Aleksi Glick
    Posted At: April 28, 2022
    Neon Jazz writes…Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York-based Jazz Guitarist Aleksi Glick. On this intimate debut, Aleksi Glick pushes the boundaries of solo performance and showcases his own journey through music with a deep understanding and reverence for the roots of the guitar.LISTENGuitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist The album plays as...

  • Aleksi Glick 'Unleashed Drive' / improv exchange
    Posted At: April 19, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...

  • Aleksi Glick's fretwork is nimble and graceful on 'Guitar and Me' / jazz2love
    Posted At: April 4, 2022
    jazz2love writes…Guitar and Me, the debut release from jazz guitarist Aleksi Glick features six original compositions written by him and seven covers.   Glick recorded  the solo arrangements for guitar while in isolation at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  A mixture of hard bop, blues, improvised jazz, and adult contemporary, the arrangements roll along like a cool breeze ruminating acro...

  • On debut album, Aleksi Glick pushes the boundaries with a deep understanding for the roots of guitar / STAGE AND CINEMA
    Posted At: March 15, 2022
    STAGEANDCINEMA's CONNOR MCCORMICK  writes…… Warm, breezy, intricate, intimate, deft, and all together lovely, Guitar and Me, out this week, is the debut solo release from New York-based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instru...

  • Aleksi Glick releases 'Guitar and Me'
    Posted At: March 14, 2022
    Guitar and Me is the debut solo release from New York based guitarist Aleksi Glick. The album plays as a genealogy of the guitar, weaving through various musical styles that have been crucial to the guitar’s evolution as well as influential to Glick’s own journey with the instrument. While still rooted in jazz and blues, the album pushes the boundaries of genre by seamlessly floating through an eclectic mix...
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