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New age giant Narada Records has in recent years cultivated other genres like world beat/flamenco, Celtic, and good old-fashioned guitar fingerstyling. The concept here is can't miss. Grammy nominee De Grassi is one of the world's premier fingerstylists, and he's tackling solo -- putting a bluesy slant on -- the works of Ellington, Gershwin, Monk, Hoagy Carmichael, and others. If you are into improvisational solo guitar, this might just fascinate you. But 13 tracks of even some of the greatest tunes of all time -- including "Round Midnight," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and "Georgia" -- can get a little repetitive and run together when there's no outside instrumentation. "The Man I Love," in particular, wanders a bit off the melody and gets too far into noodling territory. On the plus side, De Grassi does his best to try to keep things interesting by varying his tones; on "Georgia," he creates a slow seduction using a deep, low chordal tone throughout. Part of the problem is that his arrangements are often of the ballad variety, and this makes zippier tracks like "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" stand out like a crazed dancer amidst an all night waltz. Ironic as it sounds, De Grassi is most interesting on -- don't laugh -- the "Woody Woodpecker Theme," which allows him to pluck and dance around that famous riff. But isn't it strange when a cartoon theme stands out among new arrangements of such great classics?
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Dubose Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Gregory Stone, Translator - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
ELLAS MCDANIEL, ComposerLyricist - Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Carey, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Gorrell, ComposerLyricist - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Dubose Heyward, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar DeLange, Composer - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Mingus, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Tibbles, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramey Idriss, Composer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duke Ellington, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Steven Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Bernie Hanighen, Author - Cootie Williams, Composer - Trevor Sadler, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spencer Brewer, Producer, Assistant Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Heiman, Producer, Executive Producer - Neal Harris, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Artie Traum, Producer, Executive Producer - Alex De Grassi, Producer, Guitar, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1999 Narada Productions, Inc ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
Album review
New age giant Narada Records has in recent years cultivated other genres like world beat/flamenco, Celtic, and good old-fashioned guitar fingerstyling. The concept here is can't miss. Grammy nominee De Grassi is one of the world's premier fingerstylists, and he's tackling solo -- putting a bluesy slant on -- the works of Ellington, Gershwin, Monk, Hoagy Carmichael, and others. If you are into improvisational solo guitar, this might just fascinate you. But 13 tracks of even some of the greatest tunes of all time -- including "Round Midnight," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and "Georgia" -- can get a little repetitive and run together when there's no outside instrumentation. "The Man I Love," in particular, wanders a bit off the melody and gets too far into noodling territory. On the plus side, De Grassi does his best to try to keep things interesting by varying his tones; on "Georgia," he creates a slow seduction using a deep, low chordal tone throughout. Part of the problem is that his arrangements are often of the ballad variety, and this makes zippier tracks like "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" stand out like a crazed dancer amidst an all night waltz. Ironic as it sounds, De Grassi is most interesting on -- don't laugh -- the "Woody Woodpecker Theme," which allows him to pluck and dance around that famous riff. But isn't it strange when a cartoon theme stands out among new arrangements of such great classics?
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:47
- Main artists: Alex De Grassi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Narada Productions, Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock New Age
© 1999 Narada Productions, Inc. ℗ 1999 Narada Productions, Inc.
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