The Gerry Beaudoin Trio - Just Among Friends

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:34
Size: 108.9 MB
Styles: Swing, Guitar jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[3:39] 1. Just Among Friends
[4:14] 2. St. Thomas
[5:01] 3. Nashville Nod
[5:30] 4. My Romance
[3:58] 5. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[6:03] 6. All Blues
[4:29] 7. Misty
[6:11] 8. The Girl From Ipanema
[8:26] 9. Mood Indigo

This second acoustic recording featuring the Gerry Beaudoin Trio with jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli and mandolin titan David Grisman was " ..submitted for consideration for a Grammy nomination." Award winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin, (1992 National Association of Independent Record Distributors Award for best jazz recording and 1993 and 1995 Cadence Magazine Editors Choice Award)has performed on over 22 recordings in his career. A guitarists guitarist Gerry has performed or recorded with the cream of jazz and blues guitarists including Duke Robillard, Howard Alden, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Jimmy Bruno, Jack Wilkins, Ronnie Earl, Hubert Sumlin,and rock guitar legend turned jazz guitarist Jay Geils from the J.Geils Band. He is also a featured performer on the Mel Bay Productions DVD,Cafe Benedetto. Gerry was recently contracted by Hal Leonard Publishing to write a book/CD project on acoustic jazz guitar.

A chance meeting with mandolinist David Grisman in 1990 led to their 1992 all acoustic recording, Minor Swing, with Duke Robillard sitting in on second guitar. Just Among Friends is the follow up to that first recording and jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli lent his talents to this recording. To quote David Grisman" ..Gerry Beaudoin is one of the finest guitarists and composers I know. I am looking forward to more musical adventures with Gerry and his trio in the future." The Boston Globe called Gerry ".." A swing guitar master." and blues guitar legend Duke Robillard stated,"..Gerry can play anything from swing to bop and is one hell of a blues guitarist."

Gerry also performs in the concert attraction New Guitar Summit, featuring Gerry with Duke Robillard and Jay Geils. In 2003 Gerry was invited to headline the Ottawa International Jazz Festival.

Just Among Friends

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Gerry Beaudoin Trio - Minor Swing

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:14
Size: 105.9 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 1992/2013
Art: Front

[5:17] 1. Swing With Dr Jake
[5:29] 2. Annouman
[3:50] 3. Baby Boy Blues
[3:36] 4. Ain't No Sunshine
[5:54] 5. Django's Castle
[3:24] 6. Minor Swing
[4:08] 7. In A Mellow Tone
[3:54] 8. So Long Ebony
[3:46] 9. Airola
[6:51] 10. Jackie's Serenade

“… Gerry Beaudoin is a fine guitarist, composer and arranger. I am looking forward to more musical adventures with Gerry and his trio in the future.” - David Grisman

The all acoustic, no amps allowed, recordings by the Gerry Beaudoin Trio were a watershed mark in Gerry’s’ career. His special guest, mandolinist David Grisman, had a huge impact on on the way Gerry looked at music and the setting he presented it in. ” When I first heard the David Grisman Quintet I was very aware after a few songs that David was not just a jazz player but had allowed all of his experiences in music and all the genres he played or listened to to come out in his music. I also noticed, like all great jazz musicians, he used the Quintet as an instrument. One other thing that wasn’t lost on me was that instead of playing jazz standards he was presenting his original compositions and crossing genres and grooves effortlessly. This had a huge impact on me. I started writing more of my own material that wasn’t solely based on the jazz lexicon and listening to a broader spectrum of music.” One other important fact wasn’t lost on Gerry,” I learned from seeing The David Grisman Quintet that all acoustic instruments performing with out amplification is such a great, pure musical sound. Each instrument has it’s own unique voice acoustically that has to be brought out by the player. His technique and control of the instrument helps create the sound not amplification which can change the sound drastically. ” After jamming in the dressing room with David one night at Cambridge Massachusetts now defunct club, Night Stage, Gerry knew what he wanted to do for his next recording. He invited David in as his guest with his new band that included two or three acoustic guitars, Gerry, Larry Baione and Duke Robillard, his regular rhythm section of Bob Nieske on acoustic bass, Chuck Laire on drums and Matt Glaser on fiddle. The result was his fourth recording as a leader, the all acoustic Minor Swing. The rapport between David and Gerry was instant as well as the rest of the band. The ten song CD, running the gamut from Django Rheinhart, Bill Withers, Duke Ellington and five Beaudoin originals has been hailed as one of Gerry’s finest recordings. David’s appearance on seven songs is stunning in it’s virtuosity. ”Through out the session David was into it like it was his own project and his wealth of experience in the recording studio as well as in performing totally acoustic music contributed immensely to the success of the recording. ”Gerry knew when he walked out of the studio he had recorded a winner. ” It was one of the best times I ever had in the studio. Everyone contributed to make the music the best we could. Stand out memories are Bob’s solo on Jackie’s Serenade and Dukes solo break on Swing with Dr. Jake and of course playing with David. Everyone was hot and playing in the pocket.” says Gerry almost twenty years later.

Minor Swing

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Gerry Beaudoin - Sentimental Over You

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:03
Size: 112,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:06)  1. Witchcraft
(5:08)  2. Misty
(2:14)  3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(2:54)  4. Just in Time
(5:56)  5. I Got It Bad
(3:01)  6. What'll I Do
(2:40)  7. Seven Come Eleven
(5:26)  8. Chelsea Bridge
(3:10)  9. The Days of Wine and Roses
(3:15) 10. Shiny Stockings
(5:36) 11. This Love of Mine
(2:46) 12. Move
(3:46) 13. My Romance

This CD Sentimental Over You is the second in a three CD series of great songs from the Great American Songbook performed Tby the Boston Jaz Ensemble. The Boston Jazz Ensemble is an all-star group put together by award winning jazz guitarist Gerry Beaudoin. Boston has a jazz history that is long and legendary. When putting together this group Gerry chose the cream of the Boston jazz scene. Drummer Alan Dawson is best known for his stints with pianist Dave Brubeck and vibist Lionel Hampton but has performed with a who's who in the jazz world including Kenny Burrell, Tal Farlow, Ruby Braff, Dave McKenna,Scott Hamilton and a host of others. The three Boston Jazz Ensemble CD's also feature Alan on vibes. Pianist Paul Schmeling is the Chairman of the piano department at Berklee College Of Music. His performance credits range from vocalists Dakota Staton and Carol Sloan to Jackie McClean, Scott Hamilton, Ruby Braff and Herb Pomeroy. Bassist Bob Nieske is the jazz artist in residence at Brandeis University and a graduate of New England Conservatory. Jeff Stout from the Buddy Rich Band plays trumpet and flugelhorn , Fred Lipsius Grammy winning arranger from Blood, Sweat and Tears is on alto sax, and Dick Johnson a world reknowned clarinetist, flautist and the leader of the Artie Shaw Orchestra add's his considerable talent to this project. 

Leader,arramger and guitarist Gerry Beaudoin is a guitarist's guitarist having performed or recorded with John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Jack Wilkins, Jimmy Bruno, Howard Alden, Frank Vignola. Ronnie Earl,Duke Robillard and J.Geils. He has also performed or recorded with Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Fred Lipius from the seminal jazz rock group Blood Sweat and Tears , Dick Johnson from the Artie Shaw Orchestra, legendary Kansas City pianist Jay McShann, Carol Sloan, and Jerry Portnoy from the Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton Bands. His 1998 recording Just Among Friends was " submitted for consideration for a Grammy nomination." He is a featured performer on the Mel Bay Productions DVD Cafe Benedetto and a member of the New Guitar Summit featuring Gerry alongside blues icon Duke Robillard and rock superstar Jay Geils from the J. Geils Band. In 1992 In A Sentimental Mood by the Boston Jazz Ensemble was released to critical acclaim and rave reviews. It relieved a Cadence Jazz Magazine Editors Choice Award and was soon followed by this CD Sentimental Over You and then Sentimental Christmas.  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gerrybeaudoinandthebosto

Personnel: Gerry Beaudoin (guitar); Dick Johnson (cittern, flute, clarinet); Mike Turk (harmonica); Rich Lataille (alto saxophone); Fred Lipsius (tenor saxophone); Jeff Stout (trumpet); Paul Schmeling (piano); Alan Dawson (vibraphone, drums); Bob Nieske (acoustic bass)

Sentimental Over You

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Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin & The King Of Strings - St

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:32
Size: 146,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:19)  1. Desert Sands
(4:06)  2. The Flat Foot Floogie
(2:56)  3. Jackie's Serenade
(3:48)  4. Sweet Georgia Brown
(7:46)  5. All Blues
(6:26)  6. In a Mellow Tone/ Rose Room
(6:15)  7. Out of Nowhere
(4:26)  8. Blue Benedetto
(4:33)  9. Here's That Rainy Day
(3:10) 10. Minor Swing
(5:49) 11. I Thought About You
(5:04) 12. Take the A Train
(4:49) 13. Sweet One

Veteran guitarists Jay Geils and Gerry Beaudoin, aka the Kings of Strings, welcome to their jazz den a cub, young fiddle phenom Aaron Weinstein. Beaudoin is a Grammy-nominated guitarist and Jay Geils is the iconic founder of the eponymous rock & roll J.Geils Band. Together they hit some nice grooves and breeze us gently through an eclectic, easy-going set of Tin Pan Alley and Swing Era classics, with a few original blues and a timeless bop blues update.

Personnel: Gerry Beaudoin-guitar, Jay Geils-guitar, Aaron Weinstein-violin & mandolin, Bob Nieske-bass, Les Harris Jr-drums

Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin & The King Of Strings

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Gerry Beaudoin Trio (Feat Harry Allen) - The Return

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 56:17
Size: 128.9 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[4:16] 1. The Return
[7:33] 2. Jackie's Serenade
[5:01] 3. So Long Ebony
[7:02] 4. God Bless The Child
[5:44] 5. Wave
[5:02] 6. I Often Thought You'd Never Leave Me
[5:30] 7. Hamilton Honeymoon
[4:45] 8. Mother's Day Waltz
[5:06] 9. RSG
[6:14] 10. Joanne Hears The Blues

An exquisite collection of songs and performances in the tradition of the hey day of classic jazz recordings from labels such as Bluenote and Impulse. Jackie's Serenade and I Often Thought You'd Never Leave Me will become "new standards."

Boston jazz artist Gerry Beaudoin has distinguished himself in many ways the past several decades. He has been a mainstay in jazz clubs of Boston and New York City. Beaudoin is also well respected as a teacher, which is one of the most admirable parts of his career. He is making sure that a new generation of jazz guitarists understands the roots of where we are today. Explaining and demonstrating the form and complexity of playing through advanced chord changes is a true gift, and one that needs to be shared freely.

The Return comes after a slight break from performance over the past few years due to unforeseen health complications. The liner notes to this CD discuss how much Beaudoin missed performing for a while, and also a new found appreciation of getting back to it recently.

The group on this recording includes Jesse Williams (bass), Les Harris Jr. (drums) and Harry Allen (tenor saxophone). This is the rhythm section that Beaudoin returned to action with, and Allen adds a wonderful touch as an additional voice. Most of the tunes on The Return are originals penned during his six month convalescence. The title track is a medium Latin tune with a catchy melody and chord structure. Allen and Beaudoin double the melody and complement each other perfectly. “Jackie’s Serenade” gives Allen the perfect vehicle for his breathy expressive tone. It is also nice to hear excellent brush work by Harris and a sustained, rich bass line by Williams.

The Return

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