Time: 60:14
Size: 137.9 MB
Styles: Gypsy jazz, Retro swing
Year: 1999
Art: Front
[3:41] 1. Boheme Auberge
[2:25] 2. Montagne Ste Genevieve
[4:27] 3. Stompin' At Decca
[4:59] 4. Bella Savoy
[3:27] 5. Stardust
[2:10] 6. Moonlight In Vermont
[4:18] 7. Tangerine
[4:42] 8. Oh, Lady Be Good
[4:40] 9. 9:20 Special
[4:42] 10. A Foggy Day
[1:44] 11. Modern Hot
[2:06] 12. At Sundown
[4:47] 13. Djangology
[4:20] 14. Bedtime For Bix
[4:52] 15. Stompin' At The Savoy
[2:45] 16. It's What Curley Said To Moe
Neil Andersson, Kyle (Gypsy Jazz mode), Park Harlequin, Maccaferri (Plastic Acoustic); Dudley Hill, 1947 Gibson L-5, 30s Gibson ES 150 (Charlie Christian model); Shelley D. Park, Park Maccaferri replica; Michael Gray, Violin; David "Pope" Firman, String Bass. Special guests: Lance Buller, Trumpet; Stephanie Porter, Vocal.
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz) is a style of jazz music started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz".
Although the name Pearl Django seems tongue-in-cheek, guitarist Neil Andersson and company are serious about Gypsy swing. Originally a rocker, Northwest native Andersson found that jazz was his real love. “Playing Django-style guitar has totally renewed my interest in guitar playing,” he says. “It’s so intriguing to figure out how Django played, and how he developed his melodies. A lot of Django’s playing is classically influenced—such as his vibrato and his romantic approach to melody. It’s not just blues based.”
The seeds of Pearl Django were sown when Andersson started playing standards with guitarist Dudley Hill. At a workshop in Vancouver (led by Britain’s Ian Cruickshank—a guitarist, author, and producer of the video Gypsy Guitar: The Legacy of Django Reinhardt), Andersson met an apprentice luthier, Shelley Park, who played some of the most authentic Gypsy rhythm guitar on the continent. Asking her to join the group was a given, and, after adding Rick Leppanen on bass and Michael Gray on violin, Pearl Django was born.
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz) is a style of jazz music started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz".
Although the name Pearl Django seems tongue-in-cheek, guitarist Neil Andersson and company are serious about Gypsy swing. Originally a rocker, Northwest native Andersson found that jazz was his real love. “Playing Django-style guitar has totally renewed my interest in guitar playing,” he says. “It’s so intriguing to figure out how Django played, and how he developed his melodies. A lot of Django’s playing is classically influenced—such as his vibrato and his romantic approach to melody. It’s not just blues based.”
The seeds of Pearl Django were sown when Andersson started playing standards with guitarist Dudley Hill. At a workshop in Vancouver (led by Britain’s Ian Cruickshank—a guitarist, author, and producer of the video Gypsy Guitar: The Legacy of Django Reinhardt), Andersson met an apprentice luthier, Shelley Park, who played some of the most authentic Gypsy rhythm guitar on the continent. Asking her to join the group was a given, and, after adding Rick Leppanen on bass and Michael Gray on violin, Pearl Django was born.
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Thanks very much for the post.
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One of the best band in this style. Very good record. Check the last two tracks, for something rare on manouche albums : electric guitar.
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