"Raga" par Sonny Greenwich
Le festival Canadien de jazz d'Ottawa, 26 Juiller 1996 avec :
Ron Seguin, basse
James Gelfand, claviers
Jim Hillman,
batterie
Guy Thouin, tablas
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STANDARD IDIOMS
1. Sunshower
2. Ultimatum (Red Water Green Earth)
3. Memories of Miles 4. Let Your Heart Sing
5. Cathedrale
6. Mandela
" Free of the
usual guitarisms, his playing is ...designed for musical purposes
rather than to just impress. Regardless of the groove or harmonic
structure... Greenwich's solos gracefully develop with
undeniable elegance and sincerity ...Beautiful work by a guitarist
whose music is cuts above."
Jim Ferguson - JazzTimes Dec, 1994
As with the best players,
Greenwich lives the music (rather than merely regurgitating the
past)
and he feels free to extend, bend and occasionally break through
the
artificial roles currently plaguing the tradition. The result
is an exciting
and surprisingly unpredictable set of inventive jazz.
Scott Yanow - CODA Summer 1995
HYMN TO THE EARTH
1. Hymn to the Earth
2. Nature Prays
3. Ethiopia
4. The Nightingale
5. Serengeti
6. Invocation
7. Quetzalcoatl
8. Cleo's Dance
"...magician Sonny
Greenwich picks out forthright, elegant themes with serene power
..."
The Toronto Star, Dec. '94
"... last year
I received 600 CD's. I would say that Hymn to the Earth may have
been my favorite ..."
Brian Turner - host of radio program 'The Feeling of Jazz' Feb.
'95
SPIRIT IN THE AIR
1. El Niño
2. Free Form 3.Black Beauty
4. Far Country
5. Raga
6. Spirit in the Air
***1/2
" Greenwich presents buoyant ... tunes with tasteful guitar
lines creating introspective, spiritual moods.... Spirit in the
Air remains accessible and melodic with an undercurrent of mystery."
Jon Andrews - DOWN BEAT March 1997
"As smooth and
warm as a shift in the jet stream Spirit in the Air bristles
with a quiet turbulence.... sympathetic patterns simmer below
the surface as Greenwich's melodic guitar lines build to a steamy
climax."
The Jazz Report Fall 1996
