All Jazzbo Notes members are invited to enter the “Hot Club Of San Francisco - Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt And The Impressionists” Giveaway Contest.
On Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt And The Impressionists, the Hot Club Of San Francisco imagines what might have happened if Django Reinhardt had run into French impressionists like Claude Debussy and Francis Poulenc and decided to arrange their works.
But the album’s centerpiece is a portion of a Catholic mass, “Messe,” written by Reinhardt (1910-1953) to honor the Romany people. The score was lost, however, and all that remained was an extremely rare organ recording. Violinist/arranger Evan Price transcribed that recording and wrote an arrangement for woodwinds — the all-female New York-based Aeros Quartet.
Says guitarist and leader Paul Mehling, “We have a swing or die approach to the music that’s distinctly American. We’re trying to challenge the tendency to slavishly imitate Django’s style, without watering down the gypsy tradition or diluting the music. We bring out that visceral element of the music.”
Although I’m personally not a huge fan of gypsy jazz, I can tell you that Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt And The Impressionists is beautifully done. It’s authentic without being slavish, creatively arranged and flawlessly performed. If you have the slightest interest in gypsy jazz, I would jump on it if I were you.
Rules:
1. The “Hot Club Of San Francisco - Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt And The Impressionists” Giveaway Contest is only open to JazzboNotes.com members residing in the Continental United States. It’s easy to sign up if you haven’t already. Just click on the “Join Us!” button in the right hand column and follow the directions.
2. Participate in the forum, either by answering a question or by asking one. (This is not an optional step.)
3. Name your favorite guitar player. When you’ve decided on a musician, send an email naming him to contest@JazzboNotes.com. In the subject line, put “Bohemian Maestro Giveaway.”
4. The winner of the contest will be picked at random from the forum entries. Nonsense forum entries like “This is an entry” will be disqualified. JazzboNotes.com will be the final judge of what qualifies as a valid forum entry. The winner will be announced in a posting on the front page of this site. The winner will have one week to email JazzboNotes.com at contest@JazzboNotes.com with the mailing address their prize should be sent to. Otherwise, they will forfeit the prize and another prize winner will be selected by the same process.
5. At least 100 people must enter the contest or no one will be awarded the prize. If you’ve entered the contest, take a look at the forum page. If there aren’t at least 100 posts after the date the contest is announced, that means that not enough people have yet entered the contest for the prize to be awarded. Feel free to tell other people who might be interested about the contest.
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Ive had the privledge and pleasure to have heard monk an coltrane in person not togrther but as leaders of their own groups. Iheard monk many times at the five spot with various saxophonists most notably charlie rouse. I heard coltrane on 2 occasions once at the jazz gallert and once at the village gate. IN NEITHER INSTACES LIVE WERE THEY AS GOOD AS THEY WERE ON RECORD when they had time to prepare. So when people criticize their live album recenly unearthed from carniege hall they have to understand that it was live. and have to have that understanding in mind
You’re lucky to have seen both Monk and Coltrane while they were still with us.
By the way, jazz artists usually don’t have as much time to rehearse in the studio as their pop music counterparts, due to the financial realities of the music.
This was even more true in the days when Monk and Coltrane were recording.
Sometimes jazz artists actually prefer their live recordings because the energy from the audience inspires them.
I don’t have a horse in this race — I’m just playing devil’s advocate. I like both live and studio releases. Viva la différence!