Bireli Lagrene - Blue Eyes (1998)

Artist: Bireli Lagrene
Title Of Album: Blue Eyes
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Dreyfus
Genre: Jazz, Guitar
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 192 Kbps
Total Size: 86 Mb

Review:
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Throughout his career, Bireli Lagrene has often confounded expectations. He started out as a brilliant young Django Reinhardt impressionist; a few years later, he switched to rock-oriented fusion, and then returned to straight-ahead jazz with a more original (if blander) voice than he had displayed in his Django days. On this 1997 set Blue Eyes, a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Lagrene not only plays with swing and subtlety in a conventional quartet (with pianist Maurice Vander, bassist Chris Minh Doky, and drummer André Ceccarelli), but sings a few numbers quite effectively. The 13 selections include such standards as "The Lady Is a Tramp," "My Kind of Town," "Come Fly with Me" and "Luck Be a Lady" and are all associated with Sinatra; the treatments given by Lagrene and his quartet are melodic, tasteful and full of cheer. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Track:
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1 A Foggy Day (3:34)
2 Witchcraft (6:32)
3 TheLady Is a Tramp (3:21)
4 I've Got a Crush on You (4:11)
5 My Kind of Town (Robin and the Seven Hoods) (2:36)
6 I've Got You Under My Skin (7:07)
7 It's All Right with Me (4:16)
8 You Make Me Feel So Young (2:31)
9 Come Fly with Me (7:18)
10 Here's That Rainy Day (5:21)
11 Luck Be a Lady (4:32)
12 April in Paris (4:16)
13 Autumn in New York