Stephane Grapelli & Baden
Powell - La Grande Réunion
Yeah, the title says it all...
"The great reunion" of two unique artists in each one's instrument
mastery.
You all know ( or should..) Grapelli, the greatest Jazz violin artist
ever...and Baden Powell, with his
special bossa know-how and style playing guitar as only a Brazilian can
do. Here we a have a well
chosen selection of pieces than can make you experience 54 minutes of
heavenly (jazzy-bossa) musical
happiness......no more, no less.
La Grande Reunion Review
This CD
by Stephane Grappelli combines a complete 1974 studio session with bossa
nova guitarist Baden Powell
along with excerpts from a 1977 session with a large orchestra conducted
and arranged by Christian Chevalier.
As long as a good melody is present, the veteran violinist can be counted
upon to swing it, as on the
collection of eight bossa nova songs, including the often-recorded "Desafinado"
and "Samba de Uma Notta"
(also know as "One Note Samba"). Powell is a talented guitarist
but not exactly at the level of the artists
who Grappelli recorded with during his long career (for example, Django
Reinhardt, Joe Pass, and Martin Taylor,
to name a few). But the music is at least enjoyable even if it isn't overly
memorable. Unfortunately, the
orchestral session is closer to easy listening than jazz, with Chevalier's
sleepy arrangements proving to be
more of a distraction than a helpful background for Grappelli's solos,
especially on the overblown "You Are
the Sunshine of My Life," a piece that has been successfully adapted
by jazz musicians on many other occasions.
Even when the jazz group, anchored by keyboardist Maurice Vander, is added,
it is of little help. Overall,
this now out of print CD will likely be sought only by those who must
own Grappelli's complete discographical
output; anyone else can safely bypass this uneven release. ~ Ken Dryden,
All Music Guide
Reviewer: Carl Von Rosen (Northern Sweden)
This music gives me a ripple along the hairs
of my arms. I was surprised to find that these two favourites
of mine had got together and then made such sublime music. What more can
one say!
TRACKS:
01
- Desafinado
02 - Eu Vim Da Bahia
03 - You Are the Sunshine of my Life
04 - Berimbau
05 - Meditacao
06 - Patio
07 - Yesterday
08 - Michelle
09 - Isaura
10 - Samba de Uma Notta
11 - Brazil
12 - Recado
13 - Ete 42
14 - Fumette
CODING: Lame encoded MP3, --preset extreme
Secure with C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 0
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : NO
Covers, info and scans included as usual.
TOTAL SIZE: 90.4 MB
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