Brazilian Rosewood

Freddie Bryant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Label: New Talent Spain
• ASIN: B0006VXLNG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,776,048 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars read these rave reviews!, January 27, 2009

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Pink Noodle (Duncanville, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazilian Rosewood (Audio CD)

"Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer. I find his music both refreshing and intriguing. He has many things going for him as a guitarist: good tone, good intonation, fine phrasing and great technique. But perhaps the thing that impresses me most about his playing is his unique and very broad harmonic sense which, coupled with a very musical mind, gives his guitar playing and his compositions a personalized sound that is his own. He is reaching for and finding his own music. It is very special. I have really enjoyed listening to the music on this new release by Freddie. My congratulations go to this fine musician and his group."
- Kenny Burrell

"Guitarist Freddie Bryant delivers buoyant, Brazilian-style jazz with the help of a fine supporting cast: Chris Cheek on saxes, Diego Urcola on trumpet, Edward Simon on piano, Avishai Cohen on bass, Jordi Rossy on drums, and Gilad on percussion. Bryant's specialty, in the tradition of bossa nova guitar legend Charlie Byrd, is the nylon string acoustic guitar, although he does play electric on several of these tracks. Most of Bryant's compositions have pretty melodies and straightforward samba or bossa nova feels; the album's most marked departure is Avishai Cohen's off-kilter piece "Light Green."
Bryant features his ensemble in various combinations, giving each piece a distinctive quality. Things seem to work best when he follows a less-is-more approach: "Lullaby for the Newborn" and "Niahnie's Dance," the two most interesting tracks, feature only acoustic guitar and percussion. In terms of sheer compositional prowess, however, "Patchwork in D" is Bryant's finest effort -- particularly the splendid passages that feature guitar and muted trumpet in unison."
-- David R. Adler (All Music Guide)