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Polarity

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This is a superb recording. It's warm and intricate without being dull or over technical. It is both for guitar players, because of the lively and interesting playing of Bruno's solos and the rich underpinning of Beck's alto guitar playing rhythm, as well as for the general jazz listener because of the smoothness and variety. It's impossible not to like their version of Eleanor Rigby. The warm tone of the guitars welcomes you in to the music. Be careful of this recording - you'll play it so often that it will get inside your head and won't leave room for other things!

OK. That day after the amazon.com samples I went out and bought the album (sorry Amazon!). I came back home late that night with my copy of Polarity in my bag and I was really tired and was dreaming to go to bed. But I was also curious to hear just few notes from this cd just to be sure of what I heard here on Amazon.com. Well, I sat down on my sofà planning to go to bed in a couple of minutes. But something went wrong. I couldn't decide to stop this marvel and go to bed. It is a record of shere perfection. I ended up to listen to all the music contained in Polarity, than after a joious listening I went to bed. With still the echo of that perfect music in my head. Best guitar record I bought in a couple of years. Believe me.

Jimmy Bruno is quite possibly the hottest bop guitarist that nobody has heard of, and whose amazing chops place him firmly in the circle of great Philly jazz guitarists like Pat Martino. Listening to Bruno's blistering single-note solos on cuts like "Summertime"(!!!) remind the listener that bebop has always been about taking instrumental performance to the outer limits of the imagination.

And yet... Bruno's fretboard pyrotechnics are beautifully balanced by the rich, warm textures of Joe Beck's artful accompaniment, the net result being an album that simultaneously sizzles and smokes.

This CD and the rest of Bruno's work should be in every jazz guitar-lovers collection. Next step for me: a Roger Sadowsky "Jimmy Bruno" model archtop guitar.

Here is an example of the fact that sometime samples found here on Amazon[.com] are enough to judge an album. This is a perfect one. These two players mesh beautifully in a setting which is one of the best to fully appreciate the depth of jazz rhythms, melodies and harmonies. Two guitars are enough to feel the swing, to feel the b5's and the b9's under your skin. Jimmy is a fantastic bopper, and Joe Beck comp with the right attitude and taste. I'm just going to buy this one. Bop!

As a jazz guitar buff for many years, there is no better jazz guitar album in my collection! I have several other Jimmy Bruno recordings and I think he is technically the best there is. Some reviewers say he lacks feeling and emotion, but on this album, it is definately not the case. The sensitivity and interplay between him and Joe Beck is beyond compare. This is a must have recording for all jazz afficionados. As with the best recordings, you will hear something new with every playing.

This is a world class album!!, I,m going to buy it as soon as possible.
Jimmy Bruno also provides online lessons...at Jimmy Bruno Guitarinstitute
check it out!!, I,m a stident as well and I think the course is worldclass, you get guitarlessons from one of the best jazzguitarist in the world!!.