Jazz Made in Romania

Johnny Raducanu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00008OE3X
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Balada Lautareasca - music by Johnny Raducanu - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - traditional American song

2. Sussy Blues - traditional, arr. by Johnny Raducanu

3. Les Feuilles Mortes - music by Joseph Cosma

4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - music by Duke Ellington

5. Romanian Songs (Doina and Sanie cu zurgalai) - arr. by Johnny Raducanu

6. Romanian Carols (Domn Domn sa inaltam; O ce veste minunata; Colind; Florile dalbe; Astazi s-a nascut; Velerim si veler Doamne; Trei crai de la rasarit )- arr. and music by Johnny Raducanu

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :), December 5, 2003

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ioannis (Earth, our only home) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Made in Romania (Audio CD)

I spent 6 years in romania studying. I have seen live Johnny and Teo many times alone or with their friends like Harry Tavitian, Ovidiu Lipan or Cornel Stroe.....I am really happy this record made it here....its really great....Johhny is a great jazzman, Teo puts down her soul and the blend of jazz roads and romanian traditional music is really exciting. Far away from the fashion of ethic jazz puts you to think that away from the lounge remixes of standards there are people outhere that still evolve this thing called Jazz. Give them a chance....a hard to find record for a hard not to like duo. THUMBS UP!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Made in Romania, April 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Jazz Made in Romania (Audio CD)

Never thought there was any jazz tradition in Romania. Boy, was I wrong. This duo is a powerhouse with surprises ( pleasant ones, I might add ) at every corner ( or is it bar(s) ? ) while standing on solid structure. Romanian folk riffs supplant the obvious virtuosity of the pianist who turns out to be a veteran of the international jazz scene, both in Europe and here in the U.S. Recorded live in San Francisco this cd is a hidden treasure. Take it home, throw a couple of logs in the fireplace, uncork a bottle of red, and cuddle up with that special someone. Wish I could come over and steal a little of that happiness. Leave a key under the doormat, just in case I do stop by.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Night at "Biscuit and Blues" in SFO, April 18, 2003

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Louis De Vic "mondocane" (MENLO PARK, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Made in Romania (Audio CD)

I saw the live concert at "Biscuits and Blues" in San Francisco, I am happy that finally a CD made it out "alive" with Johnny and Teodora. (Is the first one out in US, to my knowledge). During the concert and now on the CD, they delighted us with a compilation of classical, modern and Romanian folk adaptations. For those of us who saw them, you become instantly a Jazz-Johnny-Teo-Lover. Do not miss the CD or any future live appearances. Is a must !

Go Johnny ...GO, GO!