Samba de Novembro

Rick Stone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jazzand
• ASIN: B0002MIDIC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ira Gilter - JazzTimes

"...facility, unhurried swing and an engaging harmonic sense."

Product Description

Rick Stone’s latest Jazzand release Samba de Novembro features his guitar in solo, duo, trio and quartet settings with two long-time associates; pianist Tardo Hammer and bassist Yosuke Inoue, and the ever-inventive Matt Wilson on drums. The musical personality of each player flourishes in this thoughtfully assembled set of standards and originals. The up-beat title cut "Samba de Novembro" and the pensive "Rain Forest" were inspired by Rick’s 1996 South American tour. Richard Rodgers’ "My Romance," Vernon Duke’s "I Can’t Get Started" and Thelonious Monk’s "Played Twice" are each given personal interpretations by the trio. Rick’s minor key original "Duck, Duck, Blues!" gets its title from the march-like rhythm of its opening solo choruses. On Kenny Werner’s "Autumn in Three" the guitar and piano weave a tapestry of sinuous lines in a duo interpretation inspired by a Jackson Pollack painting. Bill Evans’ "Song for Helen" is presented here as a solo guitar vignette. The traditional folk tune "Careless Love" gets a new twist in this calypso-like rendition punctuated with interludes of New Orleans-style parade drum. Yosuke Inoue’s bass is featured in the trio’s arrangement of his own composition "West Side Waltz." The CD finishes with two Stone originals; the upbeat "Blues Enough" and the reflective "In Loving Memory," a ballad dedicated to Ted Dunbar and Attila Zoller and performed as a guitar/piano duet.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Jazz Guitar albums in recent years, April 22, 2005

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Jazzy Dan (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samba de Novembro (Audio CD)

If you like Jazz Guitar you are guaranteed to enjoy this CD. The opening track has more than a casual nod to Jim Hall's "Simple Samba" - with some exciting solos by Rick and Tardo Hamer.

I think Rick's version of "My Romance" is itself worth the price of the CD. The way he does the intro is unlike anything I've ever heared. It's a melody line with an improvised counterpoint line, but it almost sounds like a duet between two people. Really innovative.

There is one full solo piece on the album "Song For Helen" where Rick takes a completely different approach. Again, not like anything you've heared before, yet with the whole jazz guitar tradition built in.

Rick's sound is just beautiful. Dark and smooth but punchy and very even. The Comins guitar is not just a beauty on the cover, but it sounds amazing, and Rick used some interesting miking technique to make the pick sounds pretty audible, with a very unique effect.

Of all the tracks that are worth the price of the CD on their own, probably "Autumn in Three" is the most amazing. It's Rick and Tardo Hammer playing a duet that I am almost tempted to say pushes the envelope beyond the Jim Hall/Bill Evans duets, and I don't use that comparison lightly!

There are a lot of other great moments on the CD. Rick's time feel is fantastic. Always rhythmically varied, swinging and always in the pocket at any tempo and he's always going for interesting harmonic ideas rather than licks. A true master of jazz guitar.