ANDREAS VARADY
Varady
blends the accomplished technique of Wes Montgomery, soulful voicing of George
Benson and Gypsy swing of Django Reinhardt. While he started absorbing these
masters from his parents record collection, he also has a fresh view on their
legacy. I always
knew that I was slightly different than other people, Varady said from his
family s home in Limerick, Ireland. Not that I was better, but just slightly
different. When I was 12, the kids at my school were into casual things, and I
was into way different things. This
guitarist also stands out from many veteran musicians. Guitar Player put Varady
on its cover in 2012 and that summer he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival
in front the festival s legendary founder, the late Claude Nobs, and world
renowned producer Quincy Jones, who has since taken Varady on as a protégé. Andreas
is the complete package, Jones said. He s a 360-degree musician whose knowledge
and appreciation for all genres from jazz and hip-hop to rock and pop can be
felt in his music. ~ Amazon.com
JAZZ ON FILM...BIO PICS (BOX SET)
An
amazing collection of music from 50s biopics, scattered with iconic legends
that influenced a generation. For the first time, this unique new release
compiles a collection of nine stunning jazz scores from classic biographical
films that traced the lives of some of the most influential jazz and blues
musicians in history, as well as one of the most iconic film actors: James
Dean! 6 Discs
Include: The Gene
Krupa Story (1959) music by Gene Krupa and Leith Stevens; The
James Dean Story (1957) music by Johnny Mandel and Bill Holman; The Five
Pennies (1959) music by Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong; St Louis
Blues (1958) music by Nat King Cole and Nelson Riddle Orchestra; The Eddy
Duchin Story (1956) music by George Dunning & Carmen Cavallaro; The
Glenn Miller Story (1954) music by Universal-International Orchestra; Young
Man with a Horn (1950) music by Harry James and Doris Day; Pete
Kelly s Blues (1955) music by Ray Heindorf; The
James Dean Story (1957) music by Leith Stevens; The
Benny Goodman Story (1956) music by Benny Goodman. ~ Amazon.com
SMOKE SESSIONS VOL. 1 (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
A collector s
edition sampler of the first four titles in the Smoke Sessions catalog! Pressed
on
200-gram vinyl by
Quality Record Pressings, it is destined to be a rare collector s item as it is
limited to only 500
hand-numbered copies! The packaging is a classic tip-on style gatefold
jacket featuring
original artwork and liner notes, as well as photography by noted jazz
photographer Jimmy Katz.
Mastered by celebrated vinyl mastering engineer Kevin Gray, tracks include:
Vincent Herring s
exhilarating Elation from The Uptown Shuffle; a classic reading of Kurt Weill s
My Ship from David
Hazeltine s For All We Know; George Cable s jazz-rock classic Think on Me from Javon Jackson s Expression;
and Thad Jones beautiful ballad To You from Harold Mabern's Right On Time. ~ Amazon.com
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