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Topic: Hawaiian guitar fromParis 1930 |
Andy Volk
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Mar 2006 8:33 am |
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Thanks for reminding me - I got my copy from Elderly about a week ago, but haven't had time to listen to it yet. Will do this weekend...
It's a very nice booklet - for those who understand French, which I don't - and from what I can understand Django Reinhard's brother is one of the featured steel players.
Steinar
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[This message was edited by Steinar Gregertsen on 10 March 2006 at 08:35 AM.] |
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Mitch Druckman
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2006 12:41 pm
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| It looks like a great CD. I wish there were some sample tracks available. It's very rare that I buy a CD without hearing some of it first. I'm looking forward to reading some reviews. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 10:09 am
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Listening to it now, and here's my immediate reaction ot it -
First of all, it's a bit misleading to angle this as a "Hawaiian" album, the only thing 'Hawaiian' here is the instrument, I've yet to hear anything I consider "Hawaiian music" (not that I'm an expert on that field...).
Think French "chansóns" but with the voice replaced by acoustic Hawaiian guitar - there's piano and violin(s) on almost all tracks, plus marimba, clarinet, saxophone, French accordion, basically all the instruments you'd expect to find in a "café ensemble" of the '30s, but also a few steel/guitar and steel/piano duets - lots of minor key stuff here (the CDs closing track is a steel/piano recording of Chopin's "Tristesse"). You wouldn't be surprised if Edith Piaf suddenly appeared on a track (yes, there are several vocal tracks here)....
But with the "Hawaiian" issue sorted out - I think this is a highly fascinating compilation of a "Eurowaiian" style I didn't know existed, and most of the playing is of a very high standard - some of it VERY good, not much 'pyrotechniques' but very passionate and melodic.
The sound quality is pretty good for the most part, some are surprisingly clean while others must have been lifted from '78s that's completely worn out - as expected with recordings from '28 to '39.
I'd recommend it, it's a very interesting "snapshot" of an era (why did the Hawaiian guitar disappear from the French music seen, it blends so perfectly?) - just don't expect to get the Hawaiian music you're used to....
Steinar
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[This message was edited by Steinar Gregertsen on 12 March 2006 at 10:15 AM.] |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 1:02 pm
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Here is what the ad says:
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| Not Hawaiian music but waltzes, tangos, musette, French melodies with South Seas paradise themes. |
Interesting compilation. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 13 Mar 2006 7:00 am
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Vive la difference  |
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Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 14 Mar 2006 1:30 am
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| I'm waiting for my copy to arrive in the post - looking forward to it! |
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HowardR
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Posted 14 Mar 2006 3:13 am
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| I was hoping for something in the genre of Django Steel, instead, I got Mango Steel. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 14 Mar 2006 7:19 am
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| Thanks mon ami! |
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 15 Mar 2006 4:17 pm
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| Truly a window into a lost world. Have to pick this one up. |
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