Nice Feeling

Pierre Bensusan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Zebra Records (Wea)
• ASIN: B00000I8UA
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nice Feeling

2. Santa Monica

3. Wu Wei

4. The Abesses's Lake

5. Flemish Suite With Apples

6. The Arched Back Woman

7. Alimatou

8. The Last Pint

9. Heman Dubla

10. The Capricorne's Dance

11. Voyage for Ireland

12. Lord Hook of Cumbria

13. The Day After the Feast

14. Bamboule

15. Around the Day in 80 Worlds

16. Guigues: Merilly Kissed the Quaker/Cunla

17. Falafel

18. 4 A.M.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All time favorite, September 15, 2000

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Marshall Henrie "papayasalsa" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nice Feeling (Audio CD)

Pierre Bensusan is among a handful of musicians filled with so much life that trying to compress 6 CDs of music into this retrospective is like distilling a barrel of French wine into a single glass. This collection captures Pierre at his prime over a 20-year period. (How can he be only 43 years old with such a long period of high quality work?) If you want a journey into a fusion of European jazz, high-energy folk, soul-felt romantic airs, and some of the most enticing fingerstyle guitar on the planet, I can think of no better collection than this. "Nice Feeling" is the kind of CD you can listen to nonstop for days on end and still cry for more.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest!, November 25, 1999

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Merrill Hess (Albany, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nice Feeling (Audio CD)

I've been listening to these tunes for many years in their original releases. Bensusan was amazing audiences when he was a teenager. You can hear John Renbourn's influence in his fluid and lyrical style. He was a great influence on Michael Hedges. I read an interview with Hedges where he said that if he were able to perform like any other musician, it would be Bensusan. I highly recommend Bensusan's first solo recording, Pres de Paris, which many, myself included, regard as a masterpiece. Very inventive and engaging. Masterful guitar work, good voice!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy With Ears Wide Open, October 12, 2001

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nice Feeling (Audio CD)

French guitarist Pierre Bensusan began his recording career 25 years ago. This generous 72-minute anthology samples each of his six albums released on Rounder beginning with 1976's "Pre de Paris" through 1994's "Wu Wei."

While not the most prolific recording artist--he just released his seventh studio album, "Intuite," last month--he is an artist of great sensitivity, grace and beauty. Each of the CD's 18 tracks are mostly solo acoustic guitar instrumentals, although a few feature Bensusan's wordless vocals and a handful include additional instruments: sax (tracks 5 and 12) and percussion (track 17).

You'll most likely find Bensusan in the new age section of the record store, but that's not necessarily an accurate classification. His guitar playing blends folk, Celtic and even jazz influences into a wonderful potpourri of sounds. If you enjoy Leo Kottke or any of the Windham Hill label artists like William Ackerman, you'll enjoy Pierre Bensusan. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED