Customer Reviews

Three Trios

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Le's work is hard to classify. It mixes jazz improvization and killer chops with some rock influences and oriental music. His electic guitar work sometimes reminds of me a mix between Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin, although he uses the tremelo arm to good effect (something Pat and John do not attempt). His ulta-tight, high-energy rendition of "Straight, no Chaser" (Monk) is worth the price of the disk, however, even though it is only three-and-a-half minutes long!

I saw Le perform live in Denver recently with a group of mostly local musicians of high caliber. It was extraordinary performace and should have been taped for a live album.

This is an outstanding record! To find out how deep, sensitive and powerful Nguyen Le his guitar plays it's better to listen twice or more! Even Le gives this album what it is, his partners made a great job too. However, to make the whole thing perfect I would recommend to be a little bit in fusion. If so, you will not disappointed. For sure.

Nguyen Le is extremely versatile, from Funk to Rock, Jazz/Fusion to World. The spectrum of music/techniques changed from song to song. His techniques combine many styles unlike other vituosos with somewhat signatory chops. He also use the tremolo bar to retained micro-tones aka. the in-between-notes. Highly reccommended!

I highly recommend this recording to anyone interested in jazz guitar or the fusion genre. Nguyen Le's playing has great subtlety, inventiveness, lyricism, and power. He also weaves in Asian material in a most convincing and wonderful way. Buy it for the title track, if nothing else.

Like a few of the other Reviewers, I found that my CD was coated with this cloudy, sticky like substance. The CD would not play or be read by my player or computer.

What I did try was wash the cd with warm water and soap, gently rubbing the surface with my fingers until I completely cleaned of the the "stuff." Then used

a paper towel to absorb all water, not rub or wipe, just let it absorb the water. Then I air dried most of the moisture, finally drying off the CD with a soft cotton cloth.

Re-inserted the CD into my computer and it was readable. I was able to import all the songs.

I did a quick scroll through the song list after importing the music, checking beginning and ends and they all played.

Saved me the hassle of a return...

Somebody should contact the artist/artist rep so they can address this issue.

I had the same problems with this cd as Karl Nehring had in his review. I loved the music, but after the second time getting a disk that skipped, I took the refund. As was stated by Karl, "If you can get a clean copy, get it".

I recently purchased this intriguing CD and upon first audition, was delighted by the music. However, I was dismayed to discover that the final couple of cuts would not play on my CD player. I looked at the disc itself and found that the outermost area of the encoded side was marred by a light misty-looking defect. I listened to the previous cuts a few more times, decided that this was a CD well worth having, so I returned my copy to Amazon to exchange for another copy. Much to my dismay, the second copy arrived with the entire coded side of the CD covered with this cloudy defect. This copy would not play at all. Dang!

At that point, I mailed it back and asked for a refund. My rating of 4 stars reflects the quality of the music I did hear, wheich was fresh and energetic. However, not having been able to obtain a nondefective copy, I feel constrained to issue a word of caution to prospective buyers.

'cuz it looks like it's disappearing.

This is much in the style of E-L-B, following a path Le began in '89 with Miracles. (He has other, slightly more experimental efforts out there)

If contemporary jazz guitar matters to you, Nguyên Lê will find favor in your collection. Even more so if you favor trios.

If you don't have any of his releases, this is a good place to start. If you do, they you'll enjoy this one as well.

I like this album than other one.
Le Nguyen had actually mixed his oriental & Pat Metheny's stuff in one ! However, this trio album is really show his great oriental guitar technique, and good works from the trio partners