Gipsy Project & Friends

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World music, infused with jazz motifs and gipsy motifs, oftentimes creates some highly memorable performances, and such is the case with...Lagrene's new CD.
All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
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...
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble
World music, infused with jazz motifs and gipsy motifs, oftentimes creates some highly memorable performances, and such is the case with...Lagrene's new CD.
All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
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.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/13/2008
  • Label: Video Arts Japan
  • EAN: 4988112413481
  • Catalog Number: 2056

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Djangology (3:19)
  2. 2 When Day Is Done (4:26)
  3. 3 Bei Dir War Es Immer So Schön (4:37)
  4. 4 Babik (2:46)
  5. 5 Oú Es-Tu Mon Amour? (5:16)
  6. 6 Les Yeux Noirs (2:56)
  7. 7 Envie de Toi (4:19)
  8. 8 Minor Swing (3:20)
  9. 9 Laura (2:46)
  10. 10 Artillerie Lourde (5:50)
  11. 11 Place de Broukere (3:15)
  12. 12 Songe d'Automne (3:36)
  13. 13 Une Histoire Simple (2:43)
  14. 14 Ma Première Guitare (4:02)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Biréli Lagrène Primary Artist, Guitar
Stochelo Rosenberg Guitar
Henri Salvador Vocals
Thomas Dutronc Guitar
Florin Niculescu Violin
Hono Winterstein Guitar
Technical Credits
Stéphane Grappelli Composer
Django Reinhardt Arranger, Composer
Rene Ameline Engineer, Mastering
Francis Dreyfus Producer
Jacques Larue Composer
Johnny Mercer Composer
David Raksin Composer
Robert Adler Arranger
Christian Pegand Producer
Benjamin Joubert Mastering
Jean Broussolle Composer
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