Meeting of the Grooves

by Gene Bertoncini

Overview

This duo meeting of guitarists Gene Bertoncini and Frank Vignola pairs musicians separated by a generation in age, but that's all. Both men have proven themselves as strong soloists in group settings and each of them has made rewarding solo CDs, but they are also very much up to the task of the necessary give and take of guitar duets. They make the most of timeless melodies from the Great American Songbook, including "If I Had You," "Moonlight in Vermont," and "Out of Nowhere." Their vigorous workout of Fats Waller's "The Jitterbug Waltz" and an enticing medley of bossa nova favorites by Antonio Carlos Jobim also prove to be stimulating. It's a shame there isn't also a video of this studio session, which would be of considerable interest to jazz guitarists and fans. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/2002
Label:	Azica Records
UPC:	0787867222027
Rank:	250899

Tracks

1. It Had to Be You
2. If I Had You
3. Jitterbug Waltz
4. Moonlight in Vermont
5. Darn That Dream
6. Jobim Medley: Zingaro/Felicidade/Corcovado
7. These Foolish Things
8. Out of Nowhere
9. Alone Together
10. Embraceable You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gene Bertoncini   Primary Artist
Frank Vignola   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Eddie DeLange   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Jack Strachey   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Richard Maltby, Jr.   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Reginald Connelly   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harry Link   Composer
Frank Vale   Assistant Engineer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Holt Marvell   Composer
Bruce Egre   Mixing,Engineer,Executive Producer
James Covert   Art Direction
Jimmy Campbell   Composer
Tony Mottola   Liner Notes
Ted Shapiro   Composer