Artist: Bireli Lagrene
Album: 15
Genre: Gypsy Jazz
Label: Antilles
Released: 1982
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Douce ambiance (Reinhardt-Larue) - 3:07
- Dark Eyes (Lagrene) - 3:12
- Valse d'Alsace (Lagrene) - 2:58
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Casey-Pinkard) - 3:37
- Blues for Bireli (Simon) - 2:36
- Solo No.1 (Lagrene) - 3:38
- Anouman (Reinhardt) - 4:18
- Solidarnosc (Jankeje) - 3:16
- Micro (Reinhardt) - 3:11
- Autumn Leaves (Prevert-Mercer-Kosma) - 6:18
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Fields-McHugh) - 3:18
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- Personnel:
- Bireli Lagrene - guitar
- Gaiti Lagrene, Tschirglo Loeffler - rhythm guitar
- Thomas Wind - vibes
- Thomas Zahn - drums
- Leszek Zadlo - tenor saxophone
- Jan Jankeje - bass
Recorded shortly before his playing began to change, this Antilles release features guitarist Bireli Lagrene at the age of 15 jamming in the difficult-to-duplicate style of Django Reinhardt. Lagrene, who was one of the best Reinhardt soundalikes ever, is featured in small groups with other Europeans and sounds at his early best on "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Dark Eyes," "Blues for Bireli" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love." It is a pity that Lagrene (who is so brilliant in this context) does not play this way very often anymore.
Review by Scott Yanow