Gypsy Jazz - CD Reviews (17)
There are far too many young musicians who think the way to achieving success is to release a recording as early as possible. This misguided method usually finds the musician displaying a lack of musicianship, technique and musical maturity. The problem is that even if the musician goes on to…
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The gypsy-jazz sextet, Gaucho bring back the jangly country-swing grooves of riverboat bands and the emotive nature of Russian-based folk dances on their latest album, D…
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Django Music is a new release by the Norwegian group Hot Club De Norvege. It is their eighteenth release as a group and there is no sign of dust or rust in their per…
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My theory on restaurants is that well - designed advertising material means fine food. Now I find that it also applies to music. The cover painting of the musicians first a…
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Jazz sprung from the commingling of African and European cultures in the "New World," America. In the "Old World," Europe, jazz was imported from America via recordings,…
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Traditional gypsy jazz in the style of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is Tartamella Django's Clan, La Strada Del Tabacco (Tobacco Road), which delivers a…
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My Gypsy Soul is 12 tracks of refreshingly delightful gypsy jazz by Luciano Poli with Pierangelo Bettoni. Poli was born in Brescia in 1966 and took his first pi…
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Multi-cultured, multi-textured, and emotionally riveting, Odessa/Havana is a bewitching album with traditional lines rooted in Sephardic and Cuban-dance customs t…
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This release from new Italian label TRJ Records is a delightful collection of "gitane" gypsy jazz from three musicians, each established in his own right. "Le T…
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O, when will this Myra Melford gal be acknowledged as one of jazz's here-and-now treasures, as a pianist, composer, and bandleader? Yes, it's an unfair world in which we…
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The new CD entitled Crocus, released independently by Duane Andrews in 2006, is a well-produced mix of songs in a Gypsy Jazz style. The CD starts off with an An…
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Mandolin masters Chris Thile and Mike Marshall share their talent and abundant spontaneous wit in a live concert/recital setting on Live Duets. These two performe…
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Royce Campbell has had an impressive career with his guitar. He has toured the world and played with many of very best guitarists in jazz. He had a nineteen year gig as …
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There are a number of impressive guitarists courageous enough to tackle flamenco. Few are as convincing and awe inspiring as Roger Scannura. Encore is a sampler f…
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Frank Vignola's Gypsy Jazz Jam will delight his many fans with its flawless straight-ahead/classic approach to the world music of gypsy jazz techniques. His performances ar…
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Kelly Lancaster is a musician who takes in inspiration from many different places. Some of his inspirational figures that he cites are: Emily Remler, Django Reinhardt, D…
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The John Davison Trio is a british trio with an interesting format. This trio is a sax, guitar, bass trio in the gypsy jazz style. And strangely enough, it's led by the …
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