Bucky Pizzarelli

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

An engaging summit session chaired by the estimable seven-string guitar master, Bucky Pizzarelli, bringing together four generations worth of original talents to celebrate the enduring vision of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Bucky Pizzarelli is joined by Michael Moore (bass), Johnny Frigo (violin) and Howard Alden (acoustic guitar). "It sounds fabulous...it's possibly the best-recorded jazz disc I've heard in years...And the band it puts in your listening room is a killer...In fact, if I have any complaints about this disc, it's that I wasn't there in the audience on the night it was recorded." Wes Phillips (onhifi.com, May 2004) "...this is a rare kind of swinging, foot-stomping, finger-tapping live session...Conceived and carried out in the spirit of guitar great Django Reinhardt." All About Jazz (May 2004) "...the quartet of Hot Club Of 52nd Street reminds the listeners of the possibilities for acoustic string instruments to excite audiences. - jazzreview.com (May 2004)

PERSONNEL:

BUCKY PIZZARELLI, guitar
HOWARD ALDEN, guitar
JOHNNY FRIGO, violin
MICHAEL MOORE, bass

Pianocraft Recital Hall, New York, July 19, 2003

TRACKS:

01. Rosetta
02. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
03. Tangerine
04. Nuages
05. Strike Up The Band
06. Some Of These Days
07. Avalon
08. Melancholy Baby
09. I've Got Rhythm