Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957
Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957
ASIN: B00000391R
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Lingering in the shadows of prebebop guitar legends such as Django Reinhardt, Oscar Alemán has been rendered to barely a blip in jazz history. First reason is his non-American, non-European status, as precious few jazzers from outside these regions ever garnered acclaim. Second reason is his sound, which upon first hearing smacks very strongly of Django. These two generous CDs point out, however, that Alemán was in fact very much a genius unto himself. He did the swing circuit, as an ensemble member mostly, but few of these tunes were ever his in any real sense. The set is in every way a wonderful piece of work, from the great "Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie" to Alemán's colorful commentary on "Darktown Strutter's Ball." --Andrew Bartlett
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Lingering in the shadows of prebebop guitar legends such as Django Reinhardt, Oscar Alemán has been rendered to barely a blip in jazz history. First reason is his non-American, non-European status, as precious few jazzers from outside these regions ever garnered acclaim. Second reason is his sound, which upon first hearing smacks very strongly of Django. These two generous CDs point out, however, that Alemán was in fact very much a genius unto himself. He did the swing circuit, as an ensemble member mostly, but few of these tunes were ever his in any real sense. The set is in every way a wonderful piece of work, from the great "Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie" to Alemán's colorful commentary on "Darktown Strutter's Ball." --Andrew BartlettJazz Music: