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Frederic Yonnet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 2005)
• Original Release Date: April 5, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: FYI Music Group
• ASIN: B0009299KG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,751 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Boogie on Reggae Woman

2. Days of Wine and Roses

3. Eden Legrand

4. God Bless the Child

5. What a Wonderful World

6. Artspace 2.0

7. For the Love of You

8. Time After Time

9. What's Going on?

10. Autumn Leaves

11. Amazing Grace

Editorial Reviews

W. Royal Stokes - Jazz Times Magazine

"In jazz it [harmonica] has been employed successfully by only several musicians, Toots Thielemans, Howard Levy and Frédéric Yonnet..."

Product Description

Just listen to his sound. It funks. It rocks. It hips and hops. It grooves. It sways. It testifies. It prays. It has a reverence for blues and jazz while appealing to a generation raised on pop-rock and hip-hop. As part of a new wave of musicians emerging from Europe’s jazz underground, Yonnet is poised to change the way the music industry and music enthusiasts regard the “pocket” instrument.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harmonica Rock Star Rocked the Festival, August 31, 2007

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JaeCole "JaeCole" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Front and Center (Audio CD)

Who knew that a "juice harp" could play the riffs of Stevie Wonder, the rock of Hendrix, and the soul of the Isleys in one set and make you believe you were hearing the originals? His covers will make you a believer. Highly Recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz/Blues Harmonica, October 2, 2006

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T. J. Jones "Smooth Jazz Works" (Waynesville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front and Center (Audio CD)

I have never heard a harp player with more feeling and more technical ability than Frederic Yonnet. I have many albums by Toots Theilmans and various blues harmonica artists from the 30's to the present. Toots is tecnically perfect, but I can find no match in blues or jazz for the feeling Frederic Monet puts into any work he plays. It will make the hair stand up on you neck.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good as Current Live Performances, November 24, 2009

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T. Land (Washington Grove, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front & Center (Audio CD)

I recently (2009) heard Frederic Yonnet live over the radio at the Rosslyn, VA jazz festival and was amazed! I was hoping the CD would have some of that creativity and energy. His performance at the Rosslyn, VA jazz festival struck me as being truly a new voice on harmonica. Maybe it's because he's grown a lot as a muscian since the CD was recorded, or maybe the CD song choice isn't my cup-of-tea, but I do not find the CD engaging.