Clarke, Stanley / Bireli Lagrene / Jean-Luc Ponty / D-Stringz
| Album: | D-Stringz | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Clarke, Stanley / Bireli Lagrene / Jean-Luc Ponty | Added: | Sep 2016 | |
| Label: | Impulse Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-10-04 | Pull Date: | 2016-12-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 4 | Nov 27 | Nov 20 | Oct 23 | Oct 16 | Oct 9 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 08, 2022: | Music Casserole
To And Fro |
4. | Nov 29, 2016: | Clean Copper Radio
Childhood Memories |
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| 2. | Dec 03, 2016: | Old Fart at Play
Blue Train |
5. | Nov 25, 2016: | Rebop
Nuages |
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| 3. | Dec 02, 2016: | Rebop
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy |
6. | Nov 16, 2016: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Nuages |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-09-27
Reviewed 2016-09-27
ECLECTIC JAZZ ON STRINGS
Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and bassist Stanley Clarke collaborated 20 years ago on an electric album with Al DiMeola. Now they team up with French guitarist Bireli Lagrene for an acoustic set of mixed originals and standards. RIYL early Return to Forever, Gypsy swing, bossa nova, etc.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Upbeat and peppy, a blend of modern & Gypsy jazz. Exuberant violin. (3:30)
2 Mid-fast. Improvisational and sort of funky. Strong interplay. (6:15)
3 Slow. Ballad sounds grating on violin vs original saxophone. Lovely bass solo. (7:30)
4 ** Fast. Hard driving bebop. Good solos by all. (3:29)
5 * Mid-fast. Django’s famous tune led mainly by the violin. Jaunty, lively. (5:16)
6 Slow. Guitar arpeggios & arco bass intro, then violin & guitar trade improv’d solos. (5:39)
7 Mid-fast. Coltrane classic oddly sped up on violin. Nice walking bass line. (6:17)
8 Slow. A mixed bag. Soft and dreamy, but not especially pleasant. (6:14)
9 * Joe Zawinul wrote this for Cannonball. It’s slower here, but surprisingly good. (6:31)
10 Mid-fast. Light and breezy. Enjoyable, soft jazz. (4:00)
Violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and bassist Stanley Clarke collaborated 20 years ago on an electric album with Al DiMeola. Now they team up with French guitarist Bireli Lagrene for an acoustic set of mixed originals and standards. RIYL early Return to Forever, Gypsy swing, bossa nova, etc.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Upbeat and peppy, a blend of modern & Gypsy jazz. Exuberant violin. (3:30)
2 Mid-fast. Improvisational and sort of funky. Strong interplay. (6:15)
3 Slow. Ballad sounds grating on violin vs original saxophone. Lovely bass solo. (7:30)
4 ** Fast. Hard driving bebop. Good solos by all. (3:29)
5 * Mid-fast. Django’s famous tune led mainly by the violin. Jaunty, lively. (5:16)
6 Slow. Guitar arpeggios & arco bass intro, then violin & guitar trade improv’d solos. (5:39)
7 Mid-fast. Coltrane classic oddly sped up on violin. Nice walking bass line. (6:17)
8 Slow. A mixed bag. Soft and dreamy, but not especially pleasant. (6:14)
9 * Joe Zawinul wrote this for Cannonball. It’s slower here, but surprisingly good. (6:31)
10 Mid-fast. Light and breezy. Enjoyable, soft jazz. (4:00)
Track Listing
| 1. | Stretch | 6. | Childhood Memories | |||
| 2. | To And Fro | 7. | Blue Train | |||
| 3. | Too Young To Go Steady | 8. | Paradigm Shift | |||
| 4. | Bit Of Burd | 9. | Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | |||
| 5. | Nuages | 10. | One Take |