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Music : S'Wonderful: 4 Giants Of Swing
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S'Wonderful: 4 Giants Of Swing by: Joe Venuti |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0189640035242 Label: Flying Fish Records Manufacturer: Flying Fish Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Flying Fish Records Release Date: September 29, 1992 Studio: Flying Fish Records Sales Rank: 132151 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The giants in question are violinist Joe Venuti, guitarist and former Texas Playboy Eldon Shamblin, steel guitarist Curley Chalker, and mandolinist Jethro Burns. The music is mostly George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. Despite the country music experience of Shamblin, Burns, and Chalker (and the usual country setting of steel and mandolin), the group holds to a strict jazz aesthetic, with sophisticated, polished improvisation. Recorded in 1977, this blowing session balances refined elegance with blazing ferocity. Chalker coaxes some amazing, unique sounds from his pedal steel (especially on the ballads) while Burns and Shamblin, usually lumped in the country bag, show their amazing facility with the jazz idiom. Of course, Venuti's jazz credibility was never in question. --Marc Greilsamer Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - UniqueFor fans of truly unique swing and jazz type music, this is a rare find. Finding jazz type music with a strong steel guitar player is really a rare find. While all of the musicians on this cd are excellent, Curly Chalker and Jethro Burns really stand out. Know of anything else like this that doesn`t feature Buddy Emmons? E-mail me. Rating: - True meeting of the mastersThis recording is one of my favorites. Each of the artists are pioneers in their area. Joe Venuti is more than just a hot fiddle player, he was one of the people that defined jazz in the early years. It is a matter of taste. The jazz here is not the edgy bop style of playing scales over chord changes. The solos are variations on the melody or melodies that stand on their own. I am an amateur musician and I tried to learn Eldon Shamblin's solo on "There Will Never Be an Other You." It is elusively simple, and the timing and the way it builds is sublime. It has that subtle distinction between great and genius. Joe Venuti is beyond praise. In some senses, a very good answer to the question "what is swing?" ... Read More: Rating: - Pure musicianshipThere is absolutely no pretense to this recording. It is a sheer delight from start to finish. It's as if one of the four called the other three on the phone and said:"why not come over to my place and some fun." The neat part is that we the listeners get to share in this jubilation. Flying Fish is a label I've respected greatly for twenty five years. I certainly thank them for making this treat available, but have to wonder why the liner notes consist of only two lines. That said, this one is a keeper that will only continue to keep you smiling long after the last track has finished. |
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