Johnny Frigo

The recording was done in RCA's legendary Studio A in New York in order to capture all the clear, pure nuances of the two acoustic instruments. "We used only one mike and no amplifiers," Bucky explained. "John, my son, and I used old guitars like the ones they used to use in big bands instead of the seven string guitars that we usually use now. We mad the album in the old fashioned way. We sat around the mike--the five of us: Johnny Frigo, my son John, Michael Moore or Ron Carter on bass, Butch Miles on drums and me--and we just played. There was no splicing. No earphones. It put everybody on a sharp edge to get it done right."

PERSONNEL:

JOHNNY FRIGO, violin
BUCKY PIZZARELLI, guitar (right side)
JOHN PIZZARELLI, guitar (left side)
RON CARTER, bas on tracks 1-4 & 7-8
MICHAEL MOORE, bas on tracks (9-13)
BUTCH MILES, drums

New York, November 16, 1988.

TRACKS:

01. Pick Yourself Up And Start All Over Again
02. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
03. Detour Ahead
04. Just Friends
05. Estrellita
06. Stompin' At The Savoy
07. Early Autumn
08. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
09. In A Sentimental Mood
10. The Song Is You
11. I'm Through With Love
12. Summer Me, Winter Me
13. Tangerine