Direct AXEcess
Studio album by Steve Masakowski
Released	1995
Recorded	September 1994
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:46
Label	Blue Note Records
Producer	David Torkanowsky
Steve Masakowski chronology
What It Was (1993) Direct AXEcess (1995) Live At Snug Harbor (1999)

Direct AXEcess is an album by the American jazz guitarist Steve Masakowski of 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