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Punch Trio feat. Adrian Cunningham - "Daahoud"
The Punch Trio is born from the question: what if the legendary Django Reinhardt had not died in 1953 at an early age? Would he also have been knocked out by the melodies and the spirit of hard-bop that was emerging at the time? A rawer and radio-friendlier style than bebop,with glimmers of groove, blues, Latin rhythms, and catchy melodies.
"Jazz on the ropes" is the motto of this band, which takes on the risk of answering these questions from inside the ring: defending, on strings, a repertoire unexplored by gypsy jazz guitars.
In this first round, we are joined by Adrian Cunningham on clarinet to come out swinging to Clifford Brown's exceptional tune "Daahoud" (1953).
https://youtu.be/pjMBPwBjTd4?si=3gg-EaPvy-TjtglO
Hope you like it!
Neter Calafati: guitar
Victor Paradis: guitar
Adrian Cunningham: clarinet
Jacob Marcé: double bass
and 1 other.
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It took them 24 minutes to play a 3 and a half minute tune. Impressive. 😜
Plus a nice rhythm chunk.
Great stuff, I've always liked that tune and have never heard anyone do it in a GJ setting.
As far as Django goes it doesn't seem like he was all that into the 30's La Pompe timekeeping style in the 50's. I'm sure he would have loved the hard bop stuff but I'm not sure this is how he would have interpreted it. I definitely like it though.
Awesome, thx for posting! Huge Clifford Brown fan, have actually been finishing up an arrangement of Jordu based off of the Brown/Version version...translates really nicely to GJ
I really like your creativity in filming location. I wonder if the canvas floor stopped some of the reflection for recording?
Also, the one camera, single take concept was brilliantly executed. I felt like I was in an episode of ER.
Yes, man...really enjoyed it. Excellent.
Wow, not only you're an excellent guitar player, you're great on bass too. Super band, hope you do more soon.
The tune works well in the style. Have any other GJ bands done this one? I couldn't find any, but it sounds a lot like something out of Adrien's repertoire
Thank you for the positive comments. We love playing Django's songs and Gypsy Jazz standards, but we came up with this project with the idea of playing songs outside the traditional repertoire and all post-Django. We'll be sharing another video with you shortly. We also realized that apart from Django, what we enjoy most is making music with these guitars, which are difficult to amplify on stage but sound wonderful acoustically.
Thank you, Buco. Always so kind with your comments.
Yes Wim, I haven't found any group that only plays this type of songs either, although there are undoubtedly some super guitarists out there who would nail it. The RP Quartet, for example, has covered quite a few Monk and Mingus tunes
If by any chance any of you come to Barcelona for work or leisure, every Tuesday for the past three years we have been organizing a jam session called "Martes Manouche." Stop by and say hello!
Completely agree, JasonS! Django, like Miles, was a genius and as such was in constant evolution, and who knows what he would be doing now. What is certain is that he would not have reinterpreted hard bop with the aesthetics and instruments of the 30s. The explanation of the project is simply an excuse to play music with different sounds than those of the thirties with a classic Gypsy Jazz formation. Because we love Gypsy Jazz guitars!
Yes Wim, I haven't found any group that only plays this type of songs either, although there are undoubtedly some super guitarists out there who would nail it. The RP Quartet, for example, has covered quite a few Monk and Mingus tunes
I agree there aren't a whole lot of folks who play far outside the "standard repetoire." I think it is great that you have done that here. It is ok to be inspired by many different things that you stew to make your own cocktail of sound. I think Luke Hendon had a track on his Silk and Steel that is reminiscent of this style. I couldn't find a way to link directly, but you can go to his channel and listen to the player here: lukehendonmusic.com. It's the second song called "Nothin But A Groove." But that is just one song on an album that features some Latin flavors with originals and a few covers. Its a nice album to listen to.
If you record more or release anything for purchase, let us know!