Night & Day [Import]

Roland Dyens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Gha
• ASIN: B0000DD74J
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,371 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All of Me

2. Bluesette

3. Night and Day

4. Misty

5. All the Things You Are

6. Over the Rainbow (Le Magivien d'Oz)

7. Take the "A" Train

8. I Love Paris

9. A Night in Tunisia

10. Polkadots and Moonbeams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL!!!, March 24, 2004

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Neptune_Attic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Night & Day (Audio CD)

Roland Dyens is a pure genius. Not only does he play and compose classical, Latin American and French music, he also is a master in the jazz genre. His arrangements are beyond anyone could imagine and he turns simple songs like "Over the Rainbow" into virtuoso magical creations. I love the percussion he used in the background on some of the pieces, but wish he had used more. Maybe adding a snare drum and bass? When he plays "Back to Tunisia", he uses his hands and fingers against the body of the guitar, which gives it an "African jungle" quality. Please record more jazz Maestro Dyens! Bravo!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freakishly good., October 27, 2010

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Samuel J. Myers (Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night & Day (Audio CD)

These are some of the best solo arrangements I've ever heard. Dyens blends tasteful melody, rhythmic complexity and subtlety, and moments of reckless dissonance into these brilliant arrangements. Dyens comes from a Classical and Latin background, and brings a unique personality to these jazz standards. He is simply an amazing player, as there are times when I'm not sure that what he does is even possible. A great album which appeals to listeners of classical, jazz, Latin, or simply fans of great guitar music.