Live At The Rendezvous [Live]

Gerry Beaudoin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 25, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B00004NHFY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #739,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. )Trio Intro

2. )Take The A Train

3. )Blue Benedetto

4. )Out of Nowhere

5. )I Can't Get Started

6. )Autumn Leaves

7. )Gonzo Meets The Grove

8. )Body And Soul

9. )Here's That Rainy Day

10. )Azzure Mineur

11. )Song For TWB

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Live At The Rendezvous, March 25, 2000

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R. H. Stephen (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live At The Rendezvous (Audio CD)

This CD reminds me of Kenny Burrell's LOTUS BLOSSOM. It is not background music; it is music to be savored. I first heard Gerry at the 1996 Benedetto Players concert. You gotta know your stuff to hang with Jack Wilkins and Jimmy Bruno. Gerry knows his stuff. You will not find better chord-melody stuff played anywhere. TAKE THE A TRAIN proves that. The intro hints at the melody, and the bossa nova rhythm is refreshing; a standard with it's own identity. BLUE BENEDETTO is classic "smokey jazz club blues." It's like you are there, minus the cigarette smoke. Everyone is a standout here: Don Saviano's electric fretless bass work (cool bass you can HEAR!) along with Grover Mooney's creative drumming. OUT OF NOWHERE swings! followed by an expressive I CAN'T GET STARTED,and another surprise: an uptempo, driving AUTUMN LEAVES.Love that bass! GONZO MEETS THE GROOVE (one of four Beaudoin originals) once again gives Saviano and Mooney a lot of space. Cool jazz defined! Next: a touching BODY AND SOUL. HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY could be retitled "How To Play Great Solo Guitar." Gerry makes it sound easy. It isn't. The CD wraps up with more blues-inspired swing with Gerry's AZZURE MINEUR and an uptempo burner, SONG FOR T.W.B. which leaves you wanting more! It's a CD that makes you want to hear Gerry in person. Savor this one!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Live at the Rendezvous, February 26, 2000

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Paul Speidel (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live At The Rendezvous (Audio CD)

I was there the night they recorded this CD, and they definitely captured the energetic interplay between Gerry and his former rhythm section. There is a lot of attitude between Grover and Don on this record, but it doesn't detract from Gerry's consistently clean tone and chord-melody mastery. In particular, check out "Here's that Rainy Day". Gerry's in his element with the trio format, and this is no exception.