Douce Ambiance: Gypsy Jazz Classics featuring Gonzalo Bergara
On this most recent release from the stylistically-diverse chromatic
harmonica master David Naiditch, he comes out swinging in his quintet
with a spritely accordionesque tone, then he doubles, for a sound like
horns, and then, finally, gives soaring string-like runs a la Grappelli.
Suddenly Gonzalo Bergara comes in with a Django-esque cascade of
guitar notes, above the Paris-cobblestone-solid solid rhythm section of
Jeffrey Raidaich s guitar and Brian Netzley s bass, and in that first
song you re transported to a manouche jam at a smokey café in the 14th
arrondisement of Paris! When Pat Cloud s 5-string banjo chimes in to the
mix, you re now in the provinces, with sunflowers and fresh red wine.
With slight and tasty detours to the States for some Gershwin, and to
Spain for a bossa nova, one arrives finally at Gonzalo s Castle,
guitarist Bergara s stately, yet comfy-like-a- blanket, homage to the
magical, cinematic world of Gypsy music. It s 2012, but it feels like a
fresh day in 1936, what a treat! This is an album to play while you're -
doing anything! Douce Ambience means sweet atmosphere, this is it. The
whole ensemble is spot on and at ease, but it s the chromatic harmonica
that really is at the core of this set. And although chromatic harp, in
the hands of lesser players, can often sound like technical
note-chasing, here Naiditch s easy, animated chromatic brings life to
old classics and a few newer originals. If this album hasn t put you in a
Douce Ambience, check your pulse
1. Tchavolo Swing (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
2. Nuages (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
3. For Sephora (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
4. Micro (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
5. Blue Drag (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
6. Oh, Lady Be Good (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
7. Djangology (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
8. Hungaria (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
9. Tears (feat. Pat Cloud, David Naiditch & Gonzalo Bergara)
10. Swing Gitane (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
11. Bossa Dorado (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
12. Swing 48 (feat. David Naiditch, Pat Cloud & Gonzalo Bergara)
13. Douce Ambiance (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
14. Noto Swing (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
15. Gonzalo's Castle (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud)
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