| Ponomarev, Oleg / Master Of The Russian Gypsy Violin |
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| Album: | Master Of The Russian Gypsy Violin | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Ponomarev, Oleg | Added: | Feb 2006 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-04-09 | Pull Date: | 2006-06-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | Apr 30 | Apr 23 | Apr 16 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 14, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from Jun 14, 2017) Smelka | 4. | May 18, 2009: | Loxodromica Souvenir de Villingen | |
| 2. | Jun 14, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Smelka | 5. | Jun 01, 2006: | Baptism of Solitude Turka | |
| 3. | Jul 13, 2013: | Music Casserole Turka | 6. | May 31, 2006: | the evil twins Turka |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2006-03-16 | ||
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He is a Gypsy. He does play the violin. And he plays it very well. So I guess he lives up to the title. Here it’s everything from classical to folk to jazz – with a lot of originals. He & most of the band played with the Hot Club of Dublin (there’s a Hot Club of Dublin? Who knew?), and tend to run a thread of Gypsy jazz through it all. He plays violin, viola, guitar. Backed by additional guitars, violins, and bass. All instrumentals. *1. Folk dance w/varying tempos and lots of energy. 2. A slow, romantic Grapelli tune. Lovely. 3. Starts restrained, gets into a bright Gypsy jazz trio. 4. A slow, sad hora. Well played but a bit pale. Picks up at end. 5. Romantic, sweet, old-fashioned. Very pretty. *6. Bright folk dance, mostly midtempo, then gets fast. *7. Starts slow, picks up, driving strings. Gets jazzy. Cool. 8. He’s his own trio on this one. Mostly mid, picks up. Folksy. *9. Uptempo blend of Gypsy folk/jazz. Fun. 10. Starts slow/nostalgic, gets faster, slower. Sweetly melodic. 11. Midtempo, then bouncy. Sweet Gypsy-Jewish love song. 12. Based on a Pushkin story. An elegant, classical sound. Slow. 13. Midtempo, solid rhythm. Varying tempos. Classic Gypsy folk. 14. Starts slow, gets fast, then slow… Nicely emotional at times. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Lakatosh | 8. | Bear Dance | |||
| 2. | Souvenir de Villingen | 9. | Turka | |||
| 3. | Polonez | 10. | Deda | |||
| 4. | Hora | 11. | Odessa | |||
| 5. | I'll Tell You Why | 12. | Romance | |||
| 6. | Smelka | 13. | Lautary | |||
| 7. | Doina | 14. | Wedding Song |