Duet of One (Dig)

Eddie Daniels | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ipo Recordings
• ASIN: B001NRY6V8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,113 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent addition to his body of work, June 28, 2009

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James A. Vedda (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Duet of One (Dig) (Audio CD)

It takes a superb pairing of musicians and the right choice of material to produce a jazz duo album that the discriminating listener will find not only appealing, but intriguing. That's exactly what you have in these tracks, recorded live in March/April 2005 (but not released until early 2009). This is more than a mere rendering of four old standards and six original tunes. The arrangements - if one can use that term when discussing the largely improvised performances of two players - give the artists a chance to shine individually and together. They display many faces, sometimes within the same tune.
As always, Eddie Daniels shows how the clarinet can be sweet and articulate in any part of its range. Roger Kellaway knows how to lay out a strong but subtle background, and when to charge into the lead. Both artists leave no doubt that their seemingly telepathic interplay comes from many years of collaboration.
A few highlights: The 11-minute version of "I Want To Be Happy" starts out free-form and evolves into a nice medium swing, including a touch of humor as the musicians throw a three-note motif back and forth at various points in the piece. "New Orleans," "Blue Waltz," and "Love of My Life" are shear beauty. "We'll Always Be Together," one of Eddie's originals, was previously recorded on his "Beautiful Love" album, but he breathes new life into it to make us want to hear it again.
Paquito D'Rivera, another outstanding clarinetist, provided some nice liner notes, although you may need to squint a bit to read the small print. The only thing I don't like about the package is the cover art, which consists of a portrait of a sitting man with his face smudged out. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying these tracks over and over.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatness times two!, March 13, 2009

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George Mellott "clarinetist" (Walsenburg, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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Eddie is the absolute greatest on the clarinet,and Kellaway makes a true musical soulmate for this phenomenal clarinetst! It's as though the two were operating out of the same brainspace...a great rationale for the title!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eddie Daniels "duet for one", March 5, 2009

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David M. Gardner (victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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Not taking anything away from eddie's recordings over the last decade but I believe eddie is performing at a quality only equaled by the majority of his GRP recordings. His sound has been captured with that incredible roundness and liquidity that we all know is present in his performance but not always captured by some recording techniques. As for the creativity that is shared between Eddie and Roger Kellaway, it is second to none. It reminds me of his 'To Bird with Love" album, which also had Roger Kellaway present. They are a formidible duo.