The Bucky Pizzarelli Trio - Three For All

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:55
Size: 148.6 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:21] 1. All The Things You Are
[7:50] 2. Body And Soul
[5:00] 3. Avalon
[5:41] 4. Snowfall
[5:17] 5. Stompin' At The Savoy
[7:12] 6. If I Had You
[3:01] 7. Stage Fright
[3:08] 8. It's Been A Long, Long Time/Don't Take Your Love From Me
[5:28] 9. Undecided
[3:10] 10. In The Dark
[5:38] 11. I'm Confessin'
[5:31] 12. Three For All
[2:38] 13. I Got Rhythm

Whose line is it anyway? No matter. Whether it’s jazz patriarch Bucky Pizzarelli or his son, fellow seven-string guitar master John, fashioning melodic embellishments and spinning single-note improvisations on Three for All, the level of musicianship is consistently high. What’s more, the same can be said for guitarist Ed Laub’s knowing support, scarcely a surprise given his long association with père Pizzarelli.

Not surprising, too, are the songs chosen for this date. “Body and Soul,” “I Got Rhythm,” “All the Things You Are” and “Avalon” are among the vintage pop classics, while lesser-known tunes, including the Dick McDonough-Carl Kress treat “Stage Fright,” round out the collection. Even the most weathered selections, however, have a fresh allure after Bucky and John get their fingers on them. Strings of choruses dart along, then dovetail, then dart again. Blue notes tweak the melodies, harmonic substitutions add texture and color, tricky contrapuntal passages abound, and frequent surges of rhythmic propulsion make for some exhilarating moments. Offsetting the most vibrant trio performances are some soulful interludes, a dash of melancholy lyricism and the occasional, deftly executed duet, including a Bucky and Ed pairing. ~Mike Joyce

Three For All

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Bucky Pizzarelli - Renaissance: A Journey From Classical To Jazz

Size: 137,4 MB
Time: 58:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz, Classical
Art: Front

01. Tedesco Concerto Allegretto (7:19)
02. Tedesco Concerto Andantio Alla Romanza (6:43)
03. Tedesco Concerto Ritmico E Cavalleresco (7:22)
04. Send In The Clowns (3:27)
05. Have You Met Miss Jones (3:27)
06. Laura (2:56)
07. The Bad And The Beautiful (1:48)
08. Medley: Street Of Dreams/Two Funky People (4:24)
09. Stardust (4:06)
10. Satin Doll (4:29)
11. Medley: I'm Through With Love/I'll Never Be The Same (3:19)
12. Robbins Nest (3:54)
13. Medley It's Easy To Remember - This Nearly Was Mine (3:03)
14. Goodbye (2:21)

A Classical concerto performed by the Orchestra and also American Songbook Standards performed by Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub (guitar duets)

Here’s another gem from Bucky Pizzarelli and Arbors Records. It opens with a classical ensemble by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedeso: Tedesco Concerto No. 1 in D, opus 99. This work is about twenty-two minutes long and Bucky is accompanied by a ten-piece ensemble with players whose careers encompass both classical and jazz.

Remainder of the recordings on this CD are from the Great American Songbook. Most, if not all, the songs will be familiar to the average jazzfan. They include: Send in the Clowns, Laura, Stardust, Satin Doll, I’m Through with Love and I’ll Never Be the Same. The recording concludes with that great Gordon Jenkins tune, Goodbye, which was for many years Benny Goodman’s closing theme.

The jazz section of this recording features guitarist Ed Laub accompanying Bucky. Ed is a regular performer and former student of Bucky’s. They both play seven-string guitars. I called Bucky to get some background on this recording. He told me how the classical group was assembled for the recording and gave me some background on his long association with both Ed Laub and Ed Berger.

Renaissance

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Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Laub & Walt Bibinger - Live At The Deer Head Inn

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:00
Size: 110,2 MB
Art: Front

(0:39)  1. Introduction
(5:17)  2. All the Things You Are
(4:47)  3. Stompin' At the Savoy
(4:08)  4. Deed I Do
(4:32)  5. Moonglow
(5:50)  6. Do Nothing Until You Here from Me
(5:29)  7. Wave
(7:57)  8. Jitterbug Waltz
(5:20)  9. Body and Soul
(3:55) 10. Three Little Words

Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Laub and Walt Bibinger first came together at the suggestion of Dale Unger (American Archtop guitar builder). Finding an immediate rapport, the guitar trio have continued to perform together in venues across the tri-state area (NJ, PA, NY). Their appearances at the venerable Deer Head Inn, lead to this great recording. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/guitartriobuckypizzarell

Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli – Guitar;  Ed Laub - Guitar & Vocals;  Walt Bibinger - Guitar

Live At The Deer Head Inn

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Bucky Pizzarelli Trio - Three For All

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:57
Size: 149,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:22)  1. All The Things You Are
(7:50)  2. Body And Soul
(5:00)  3. Avalon
(5:41)  4. Snowfall
(5:17)  5. Stompin' At The Savoy
(7:12)  6. If I Had You
(3:01)  7. Stage Fright
(3:08)  8. It's Been A Long, Long Time-Don't Take Your Love From Me
(5:28)  9. Undecided
(3:10) 10. In The Dark
(5:38) 11. I'm Confessin'
(5:31) 12. Three For All
(2:38) 13. I Got Rhythm

Whose line is it anyway? No matter. Whether it’s jazz patriarch Bucky Pizzarelli or his son, fellow seven-string guitar master John, fashioning melodic embellishments and spinning single-note improvisations on Three for All, the level of musicianship is consistently high. What’s more, the same can be said for guitarist Ed Laub’s knowing support, scarcely a surprise given his long association with père Pizzarelli. Not surprising, too, are the songs chosen for this date. “Body and Soul,” “I Got Rhythm,” “All the Things You Are” and “Avalon” are among the vintage pop classics, while lesser-known tunes, including the Dick McDonough-Carl Kress treat “Stage Fright,” round out the collection. 

Even the most weathered selections, however, have a fresh allure after Bucky and John get their fingers on them. Strings of choruses dart along, then dovetail, then dart again. Blue notes tweak the melodies, harmonic substitutions add texture and color, tricky contrapuntal passages abound, and frequent surges of rhythmic propulsion make for some exhilarating moments. Offsetting the most vibrant trio performances are some soulful interludes, a dash of melancholy lyricism and the occasional, deftly executed duet, including a Bucky and Ed pairing. ~ Mike Joyce  http://jazztimes.com/articles/132462-three-for-all-the-bucky-pizzarelli-trio?

Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); John Pizzarelli, Ed Laub (guitar).

Three For All

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Ed Laub - Soft Guitar

Size: 130,9 MB
Time: 56:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Guitar Jazz, Bossa Nova
Art: Front

01. We Three (My Echo, My Shadow & Me) [Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli] (3:20)
02. Four Brothers (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (2:29)
03. Always (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (4:29)
04. Tangerine (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (3:35)
05. The Grass Will Grow (Feat. Lenny Argese) (4:30)
06. More Than You Know (2:59)
07. Without You (Tres Palabras) [Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli] (2:28)
08. Snowfall (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (3:07)
09. This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca) [Feat. Paul Meyers] (4:15)
10. Street Of Dreams Two Funky People (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (4:57)
11. Where Do You Start (Feat. Gene Bertoncini) (5:12)
12. Early Autumn (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (3:32)
13. Nuages (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (4:55)
14. Body And Soul (Feat. Bucky Pizzarelli) (3:30)
15. Soft Guitar (2:39)

This album represents a collection of songs that I have played over the years with my long time partner and friend, Bucky Pizzarelli. As my mentor for 4 decades he has been a major influence on my style and approach to music.

My first lesson was not as much about playing the guitar as it was understanding his philosophy about playing and performing. He said "your most important responsibility as a musician is to make the the other people you are playing with sound as good as possible...its not about you!" Over the years my role as Bucky's accompanist has always been to enhance every note he plays and it has earned me the respect of other musicians that I work with.

I have always loved to sing and on this CD i have gotten the opportunity to demonstrate some of the tunes that I do so often in my live performances. I am hoping this is a jumping off point to record a purely guitar/vocal cd just by myself.

The addition of Gene Bertoncini and Paul Meyers on two of the tracks was an extra added bonus I hadn't planned on, but so glad that it worked out that way!

Bucky, Gene and Paul are all friends first and it meant so much to me that they were excited to help with my first CD. ~Ed Laub

Soft Guitar

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