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The master of the seven-string guitar, George Van Eps, joins the rising young jazz guitarist Howard Alden, which works perfectly in spite of a 45-year difference in age and different approaches to the guitar. Van Eps' chordal style meshes perfectly with Alden's single note lines in part because of the younger man's study of the senior's recordings and Alden's quick ear and gift for harmony. In any case, it was an obvious thrill for Alden to play with the experienced Van Eps, who literally invented the seven-string guitar (also played by Bucky Pizzarelli) and would soon be added to Alden's musical arsenal. The second of four CDs that they would make together prior to Van Eps' death in 1998, they play a mix of popular standards and show tunes from the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Highlights include a lyrical "What's New." a deliberate "I Could Write a Book," and an intricate "All the Things You Are," along with less frequently played chestnuts like the swinging "It's Wonderful." Van Eps is unaccompanied on both of his original compositions, "Lap Piano" and "Forty-Eight." Bassist Dave Stone and drummer Jake Hanna, who sticks to brushes, are present on most of the tracks.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Edgar Sampson, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Chick William Webb, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - Joseph A. Burke, Author - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Stuff Smith, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist - Cameron Wells, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
George Van Eps, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
P. James, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Kay Swift, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Neal Hefti, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Jule Styne, Composer - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Adolph Green, ComposerLyricist - Betty Comden, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
George Van Eps, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Eddie De Lange, ComposerLyricist - George Van Eps, MainArtist - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Howard Alden, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Album review
The master of the seven-string guitar, George Van Eps, joins the rising young jazz guitarist Howard Alden, which works perfectly in spite of a 45-year difference in age and different approaches to the guitar. Van Eps' chordal style meshes perfectly with Alden's single note lines in part because of the younger man's study of the senior's recordings and Alden's quick ear and gift for harmony. In any case, it was an obvious thrill for Alden to play with the experienced Van Eps, who literally invented the seven-string guitar (also played by Bucky Pizzarelli) and would soon be added to Alden's musical arsenal. The second of four CDs that they would make together prior to Van Eps' death in 1998, they play a mix of popular standards and show tunes from the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Highlights include a lyrical "What's New." a deliberate "I Could Write a Book," and an intricate "All the Things You Are," along with less frequently played chestnuts like the swinging "It's Wonderful." Van Eps is unaccompanied on both of his original compositions, "Lap Piano" and "Forty-Eight." Bassist Dave Stone and drummer Jake Hanna, who sticks to brushes, are present on most of the tracks.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:27
- Main artists: George Van Eps Howard Alden
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
© 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc. ℗ 1992 Concord Jazz, Inc.
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