Jazz & Rock RBerdi: Bireli Lagrene - Gipsy Project & Friends

viernes, 23 de noviembre de 2007

Bireli Lagrene - Gipsy Project & Friends - 2002

Bireli Lagrene - Gipsy Project & Friends - 2002

When Bireli Lagrene first emerged in 1980 as a 13-year-old who sounded exactly like Django Reinhardt, he was considered a marvel.

Born (like Reinhardt) to a gypsy family, he had been playing guitar since he was four. After a few years and several recordings, Lagrene purposely got away from the Reinhardt influence, playing high-powered rock-oriented fusion and recording with Jaco Pastorius in 1986.

He sounded more original but much less interesting during this period.

The guitarist has since returned to a quieter form of jazz, playing hard bop versions of standards with hints of his earlier interests in Reinhardt and fusion.

Bireli Lagrene has recorded for Antilles, Jazzpoint, Blue Note, and Dreyfus.

~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Gipsy Project & Friends - All Music Guide Review

---Guitarist Biréli Lagrène debuted on records in 1980 when he was 13, sounding exactly like Django Reinhardt.

Since then he has explored fusion and post-bop jazz, eventually finding his way back to gypsy swing.

On Gipsy Project & Friends, Lagrène teams up with up to four other guitarists, violinist Florin Niculescu (who recalls Stephane Grappelli), and bassist Diego Imbert.

Unfortunately, the CD jacket does not tell which guitarist solos when, although chances are that nearly all of the guitar solos are Lagrène's.

A few of the songs were written after Reinhardt's passing, but all of the hard-swinging and passionate music is very much in the tradition of Django's brand of swinging jazz and constantly displays effortless virtuosity.

~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Musiciens :

Biréli Lagrène - guitare

Thomas Dutronc - guitare

Holzmano Lagrène (Holzmanno Winterstein ) - guitare

Stochelo Rosenberg - guitare

Hono Winterstein - guitare

Diego Imbert - double bass

Florin Niculescu - violin

Henri Salvador - vocals on 7

Temas

01 - Bireli Lagrene - Djangology.mp3