brownie Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 For the past couple of days I have enjoyed a new release by French accordion player Richard Galliano. I have listened and liked what Galliano has done so far but his new relase is pure delight! The best I have heard from him so far! That new one is by the Richard Galliano New York Trio. The trio is Galliano, Larry Grenadier on bass and Clarence Penn on drums. The CD is titled 'Ruby, My Dear' and it's out on Dreyfus. The album was recorded live on January 1, 2004 in the beautiful Umbrian city of Orvieto, Italy. Galliano returns to his jazz roots. After all, he got into jazz when he started transcribing solos by Clifford Brown, an excellent choice. Galliano plays 'Ruby My Dear', 'Bohemia After Dark' plus several of his compositions including an adaptation of Erik Satie's 'Gnossienne No. 1' and Carlos Amaran Eleta's 'Historia De Un Amor'. The sound Galliano gets out of the accordion is overwhelming. If you have not given this musician a listen yet, look for this one! The albums turns the unique musette sound of the accordion into jazz of today. Quite a task! And a delightfully enjoyable one! The man plays the accordion like no one else so far! A true Master! I have not seen the album listed yet anywhere but I already rate it as the Best of 2005! So far Quote
Sundog Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 I really like his album "French Touch". I'll have to check out his latest, sounds like some interesting material for accordion. Quote
tjobbe Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 mhhhh, its listed at Amazon.de as "To be released 21.02.2005".... (while still waiting for my Panamanhattan from Amazon.de...) so to listen to a great accordion player, I'm listening now to the brasilian Renato Borghetti (LINK), who I would rate as at least another brilliant player onb this instrument... Cheers, Tjobbe Quote
Jim R Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 brownie, I haven't yet heard Galliano. Can you talk a bit about the history of the accordion in jazz? Are there certain names we should be aware of? I wonder what you would have to say about Jo Basile. I have one CD with Basile, recorded with the brazilian piano trio, Bossa Tres (in NYC in 1963). I love this- in fact, I wish the tracks had been much longer (they average only about 2 1/2 or 3 minutes each). I know that Basile recorded quite a few records... were they mostly forgettable pop albums, or is/was he highly regarded? I recently bought the Gus Viseur CD from the Jazz In Paris series. It's okay, but so far hasn't impressed me too much. Quote
couw Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Sounds promising brownie. I myself have been enjoying some by another Italian accordéon (fisa) player, Luciano Biondini. If nothing else, his performance in a trio with Gabriele Mirabassi (cl, bcl) and Michel Godard (tuba) is certainly interesting. Lots of folk/banda influences, probably closer to the musette sound that one would expect from an accordéon, but nevertheless very enjoyable and with some neat surprise turns. His main role is in support of Mirabassi, though. Quote
brownie Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 brownie, I haven't yet heard Galliano. Can you talk a bit about the history of the accordion in jazz? Are there certain names we should be aware of? I wonder what you would have to say about Jo Basile. I have one CD with Basile, recorded with the brazilian piano trio, Bossa Tres (in NYC in 1963). I love this- in fact, I wish the tracks had been much longer (they average only about 2 1/2 or 3 minutes each). I know that Basile recorded quite a few records... were they mostly forgettable pop albums, or is/was he highly regarded? I recently bought the Gus Viseur CD from the Jazz In Paris series. It's okay, but so far hasn't impressed me too much. Jim, I am no expert on accordion. Don't even have a passion for it in general. Probably because I heard too much of the instrument years ago. The accordion was the ever present sound in everyday life when I was growing up. Accordion-led musettebands were omni-present at popular French dances, not rock or jazz! Gus Viseur is highly thought of but I feel the same way as you on rehearing some of his records. Tony Murena was another musette player who dabbled in jazz. Don't know that Joe Basile album. The first accordion player I really liked was Marcel Azzola. He appeared on a number of Jacques Brel's hits. Azzola's participation in one of Brel's best song 'Vesoul' is a classic! First jazz accordion player I appreciated was Pete Jolly who recorded a couple of albums on the instrument. Then came Tony Argo who had a rare album under his name on Savoy that should be reissued! Then was turned on by Clifton Chenier's zydeco accordion. Chenier records deserve to be relistened to! There's great dance music in those! Galliano is in a class by himself. He is the first one since Astor Piazzola to go beyond the instrument and making liberal use of his conceptions. I wish he would record with Martial Solal. The two would be a perfect match! Quote
Jim R Posted January 16, 2005 Report Posted January 16, 2005 Then came Tony Argo who had a rare album under his name on Savoy that should be reissued! Argo on Savoy? Are you sure it wasn't Savoy on Argo? Thanks for the info, brownie. Is Jo Basile not a very familiar name to you, then? I had gotten the impression that he was quite well known, but I don't know how highly regarded. Quote
brownie Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Posted January 17, 2005 Thanks for the info, brownie. Is Jo Basile not a very familiar name to you, then? I had gotten the impression that he was quite well known, but I don't know how highly regarded. Your Jo Basile was our Joss Baselli, a highly regarded accordion player. I know his playing on several of French singer Barbara's best albums. Barbara succeeded Edith Piaf in the heart of French popular singers. And her songs were much better. Also she very carefully selected the musicians she played with, particularly her accordion players. Baselli was hired by Barbara early in her career and set the tone for her accordion accompaniments. Michel Portal, Richard Galliano, Michel Gaudry were among the jazz players that were among Barbara's accompanists. Quote
EKE BBB Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 My only Galliano is "Laurita" (Dreyfus, 1994), and it´s been a long time since I last listened to it. I remember I quite enjoyed it. Thanks for reminding me of Galliano, brownie, I´ll spin that disc tonight. Quote
king ubu Posted May 2, 2005 Report Posted May 2, 2005 Finally picked it up on saturday, and I tellya, this is da shit! A fantastic disc all round! Galliano is really really great - he swings, he's got the blues feeling, he plays ballads that are deeply felt, he can go the lyrical/moody/melodious lane... he can do it all, he's a master! Grenadier & Penn offer solid support and it seems like these three guys enjoyed performing together quite some! This one comes highly recommended! Oh, one more thing to note: he plays the dynamics! The changes in volume on this disc are incredible, and I like that! Too much of today's straightahead jazz is just going on at a loud volume and nothing ever changes, in that respect. This is not the case here, and that is good, for me. Quote
brownie Posted May 2, 2005 Author Report Posted May 2, 2005 Glad you like that album too, Ubu It's one I return to very often these days. Quite an amazing trio... Quote
king ubu Posted May 2, 2005 Report Posted May 2, 2005 Glad you like that album too, Ubu It's one I return to very often these days. Quite an amazing trio... I gave it two full listens over the weekend, plus we had it in the background when friends were over for dinner yesterday (of course they asked who that accordion guy was after three notes of "Ruby My Dear"...). I think this is one of my favourite releases of late! Galliano is a master musician! Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 24, 2007 Report Posted February 24, 2007 my first exposure to galliano - NICE!!! just ordered ruby my dear! Quote
Van Basten II Posted February 24, 2007 Report Posted February 24, 2007 May i suggest Piazzolla forever and New York Tango with Bireli Lagrene on guitar. Quote
Bright Moments Posted February 24, 2007 Report Posted February 24, 2007 May i suggest Piazzolla forever and New York Tango with Bireli Lagrene on guitar. indeed! i will check them out! Quote
Kalo Posted February 24, 2007 Report Posted February 24, 2007 There's a DVD of the Piazzolla Forever band in concert that's wonderful. Quote
Van Basten II Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 Currently playing this Another gem in his discography. Quote
marcello Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 He has also done work with Rosario Giuliani that is very nice: Quote
Van Basten II Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 He has also done work with Rosario Giuliani that is very nice: On which label it was done, never saw that one, being a big fan of pianist Pilc, curious to see them mesh together Quote
marcello Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 He has also done work with Rosario Giuliani that is very nice: On which label it was done, never saw that one, being a big fan of pianist Pilc, curious to see them mesh together Rosario Giuliani It's on Drefus Jazz here: MORE THAN EVER Quote
AllenLowe Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 yes, but can he play Lady of Spain? Quote
blajay Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 brownie, I haven't yet heard Galliano. Can you talk a bit about the history of the accordion in jazz? Galliano is in a class by himself. He is the first one since Astor Piazzola to go beyond the instrument and making liberal use of his conceptions. I wish he would record with Martial Solal. The two would be a perfect match! It should be noted, of course, and I'm sure you are well aware brownie, that Astor Piazzolla was a bandoneon player, not accordion. Having spent time studying in Argentina, I'm particularly interested in bandoneon--a really cool instrument with buttons instead of keys, and in my opinion a much more pleasurable tone (at least the argentine style reinlaschlage for tango). The way the fingerboard is laid out, it kind of seems like it has a system in center but then breaks down further and further out. At first it had 30 buttons and then developed more and more buttons all over the place. There are a variety of bandoneon players that give a sense of what the squeeze box can do: 1. Dino Saluzzi--experimental jazz, in his sixties, not tango, kind of folk 2. Mosolini 3. Cesar Stroscio--not easy to find in Luis Rizzi quartet 4. Rodolfo Mederos 5. Astor Piazzolla is a thing of itself--owes a lot to the tradition but is a force of nature--biggest complication is the way the licensing worked for the recordings, the license was for a particular recording for a particular country, so don't get copies of the same recordings. I've heard that 10cd german box isn't bad Anybody have bandoneon recommendations from a jazz perspective? Quote
blajay Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 brownie, I haven't yet heard Galliano. Can you talk a bit about the history of the accordion in jazz? Galliano is in a class by himself. He is the first one since Astor Piazzola to go beyond the instrument and making liberal use of his conceptions. I wish he would record with Martial Solal. The two would be a perfect match! It should be noted, of course, and I'm sure you are well aware brownie, that Astor Piazzolla was a bandoneon player, not accordion. Having spent time studying in Argentina, I'm particularly interested in bandoneon--a really cool instrument with buttons instead of keys, and in my opinion a much more pleasurable tone (at least the argentine style reinlaschlage for tango). The way the fingerboard is laid out, it kind of seems like it has a system in center but then breaks down further and further out. At first it had 30 buttons and then developed more and more buttons all over the place. There are a variety of bandoneon players that give a sense of what the squeeze box can do: 1. Dino Saluzzi--experimental jazz, in his sixties, not tango, kind of folk 2. Mosolini 3. Cesar Stroscio--not easy to find in Luis Rizzi quartet 4. Rodolfo Mederos 5. Astor Piazzolla is a thing of itself--owes a lot to the tradition but is a force of nature--biggest complication is the way the licensing worked for the recordings, the license was for a particular recording for a particular country, so don't get copies of the same recordings. I've heard that 10cd german box isn't bad Anybody have bandoneon recommendations from a jazz perspective? I guess Mauricio Kagel is another. Also, on a search, I guess I should look no further and grab Jews in Hell!... Lowe's saxophone playing has been deeply affected by the bandoneon of Astor Piazzolla, in addition to his many and varied jazz influences--all music guide Quote
AllenLowe Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 actually, the CD that's somewhat related is one I made called "New Tango 92" - which resulted from my listening to Piazzola, which was really life changing - no bandoneon or accordion on it, however - however, Julius Hemphill is on it (recorded at the Knitting Factory) - Quote
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