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Fo
Reviewed 2013-06-09
Reviewed 2013-06-09
DJANGO FESTIVAL ALLSTARS 2012: Live at Birdland
Three’s a Crowd, 2013
GYPSY SWING – The exuberant, chunky, guitar-and-violin led brand of swing music pioneered by Django Reinhardt in the Paris cafés of the 1930s is alive and well. Several of the genre’s top practitioners perform in this live set from the annual Django Festival in New York, playing straight-up gypsy swing but also bringing in Parisian musette, Balkan dance, Brazilian rhythm and other global flavors. Some very nice stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
1. 3:29 – upbeat accordion kicks off a chunky stomp and has a great solo
2. 3:37 – sweet violin-led ballad, sways gently
3. 4:06 – exotic solo violin sets up an upbeat bouncy Balkan-style tune
4. 6:23 – alto saxophone leads a lazy take on Django’s classic ballad
5. 3:33 – lightly swinging violin & guitar dance over strings
6. 5:20 – gently funky feel, like a road tune from a ’70s movie
7. 5:48 – accordina (mouth organ) ballad: relaxed and daydreamy
8. 5:40 – standard swings gently, guitar & violin solos go up high
9. 4:19 – uptempo fun for violin & accordion, based on “Caravan”
10. 3:28 – slinky, mysterious gypsy tune: emotive violin & guitar
11. 4:01 – lightly funky bounce: fine guitar solo in the middle
12. 3:17 – breezy waltz with a strong swing: accordion/guitar fly merrily
13. 5:03 – wheee! a very happy swing romp, great solos all around
14. 4:21 – catchy, jaunty retro-modern melody with a happy, thumping rhythm
15. 5:51 – well-known tune: gypsy-meets-bossanova sound, cello mellows it
[ Fo ] - 9 June 2013
Three’s a Crowd, 2013
GYPSY SWING – The exuberant, chunky, guitar-and-violin led brand of swing music pioneered by Django Reinhardt in the Paris cafés of the 1930s is alive and well. Several of the genre’s top practitioners perform in this live set from the annual Django Festival in New York, playing straight-up gypsy swing but also bringing in Parisian musette, Balkan dance, Brazilian rhythm and other global flavors. Some very nice stuff.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
1. 3:29 – upbeat accordion kicks off a chunky stomp and has a great solo
2. 3:37 – sweet violin-led ballad, sways gently
3. 4:06 – exotic solo violin sets up an upbeat bouncy Balkan-style tune
4. 6:23 – alto saxophone leads a lazy take on Django’s classic ballad
5. 3:33 – lightly swinging violin & guitar dance over strings
6. 5:20 – gently funky feel, like a road tune from a ’70s movie
7. 5:48 – accordina (mouth organ) ballad: relaxed and daydreamy
8. 5:40 – standard swings gently, guitar & violin solos go up high
9. 4:19 – uptempo fun for violin & accordion, based on “Caravan”
10. 3:28 – slinky, mysterious gypsy tune: emotive violin & guitar
11. 4:01 – lightly funky bounce: fine guitar solo in the middle
12. 3:17 – breezy waltz with a strong swing: accordion/guitar fly merrily
13. 5:03 – wheee! a very happy swing romp, great solos all around
14. 4:21 – catchy, jaunty retro-modern melody with a happy, thumping rhythm
15. 5:51 – well-known tune: gypsy-meets-bossanova sound, cello mellows it
[ Fo ] - 9 June 2013
Recent airplay
Manoir De Mes Reves
Fight or Flight — Jul 21, 2013
Manoir De Mes Reves
Music Casserole — Jul 13, 2013
Them There Eyes
Rebop — Jul 04, 2013
Swing Gitan
ModernTek — Jul 03, 2013
Nuages, Bronson's Song
no way to say — Jul 01, 2013
Camping Car
Rebop — Jun 27, 2013
Charting
2013-06-09 — 2013-08-11
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 28 | 1 |
| Jul 14 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | 3 |
| Jun 30 | 1 |
| Jun 23 | 2 |
| Jun 16 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Swing Gitan | ||
| 2. | For Pierre | ||
| 3. | Balkanic Dance | ||
| 4. | Nuages | ||
| 5. | Valse En Exil | ||
| 6. | El Dorado | ||
| 7. | Manoir De Mes Reves | ||
| 8. | Out Of Nowhere | ||
| 9. | Camping Car | ||
| 10. | Song For Ettore | ||
| 11. | Bronson's Song | ||
| 12. | Pat's Waltz | ||
| 13. | Them There Eyes | ||
| 14. | Melissa | ||
| 15. | Bossa Dorado |