By: Robert Silverstein
ne of those albums to just wind down to or relax to as soothing background music, "Azure Play" is a fine new album from Indiana-based steel string acoustic guitarist Matthew Kennedy. The big influence Leo Kottke has on Kennedy's music can be detected here, yet the CD manages to break new ground within the new acoustic and instrumental guitar genres. The album features supplemental instrumentation from Kennedy's cohort Gene Ort. Kennedy balances his musical reveries with some fine melodic ideas and guitar wizardry making the album a satisfying spin for New Age and light music followers alike.
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