| | Romane Double Jeu CD Romane Discography of CDs
Romane and Stochelo Rosenberg are two extended family members who have mastered Gypsy swing in the manner of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, though with a different twist. Using two acoustic guitars, bass and drums, they primarily play original music, which is open to modern influences while maintaining a Gypsy flavor. Aside from one standard, "Nature Boy" and an unusual treatment of Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo a la Turk," that drastically alters the bassline, they play things like the decidedly funky "R' N Bis" and the intricate "Bop Tension," both composed by Romane. Stochelo is no slouch as a composer, contributing the lively "Double Jeu" (which one could easily imagine Reinhardt and Grappelli playing) and the bluesy miniature "Blues for Barney." This may be a pricey import for U.S. jazz fans, but Double Jeu is well worth seeking. ~ Ken Dryden
Liner Note Author: Gilles Tordjman.
Recording information: Studio Planet Sun, Puteaux (04/19/2004-04/25/2004).
Personnel: Romane (guitar); Romane; Stéphane Huchard (drums); Stochelo Rosenberg (guitar).
Audio Mixer: Fred Morisset.
Double Jeu Review
GuidelinesRemember to focus your comments on Romane Double Jeu CD. Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy. To submit your review, please fill out the above form and click "Submit Review." A staff member will then verify your review meets our guidelines. Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days. Please do not use this form to comment on web site errors or for order related questions. If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
Purchase Double Jeu CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Art Of The Theremin / Clara Rockmore CD (1992)
Double Jeu album
 $8.49  
Includes work(s) by Sergey Rachmaninov.
| | Swing To Bop: Guitars In Flight 1939-1947 CD (2000)
Double Jeu CD music
$13.79
Recorded between 1939 and 1947. Includes liner notes by Richard Lieberson.
Jazz evolved with certain instruments in the foreground: pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, and saxophones led the way through the rapid stylistic developments of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Beginning in the late '30s, as electrical amplification enabled stringed instruments to emerge from their subservient roles in the rhythm section, certain young guitarists and string bass players began to shine as soloists. There are no less than 17 guitarists represented on Hep's Swing to Bop: Guitars in Flight 1939-1947, and 12 of these are featured as improvising artists. The most famous among jazz lovers, and justifiably so, is Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who is represented here with six superb examples from relatively late in his career. Other names that may ring bells are Al Casey (featured on "Buck Jumpin'," his showcase number with Fats Waller & His Rhythm), George Barnes, Carl Kress, Mary Osborne, Allan Reuss, Tony Mottola, and Les Paul, famous for popularizing the solid-body electric guitar. ...
| | Shostakovich: 24 Preludes And Fugues Op 87 / Scherbakov CDs (2001)
Double Jeu music CDs
$12.99 
Konstantin Scherbakov,Piano 2 Cds
| | Barney Kessel Breakfast At Tiffany's/Bossa Nova/Contemporary Latin Rhythms CDs (2002)
Double Jeu songs
$12.29
Conte Candoli (trumpet); Victor Feldman (vibraphone); Emil Richards (marimba); Keith Mitchell (bass); Earl Palmer, Stan Levey (drums).
Originally released on Reprise (6019), Reprise (6049) & Reprise (6073).
This double CD is more about Barney Kessel the studio player than Kessel the jazz guitar legend. Still, this compilation of three LPs originally released between 1961-1963 has some good music, and Kessel the jazz man is not entirely absent, even though the settings do not call for him to stretch out.
Breakfast at Tiffany's is Kessel's handling of Henry Mancini's music from the classic Blake Edwards film with Audrey Hepburn. With a number entitled "Moon River Cha Cha," listeners pretty much know what's in store for them with this set: instrumental treatments of pop music that was riding high both on the airwaves and on the big screen. The tracks are brief and the playing doesn't stray ...
| | Stochelo Rosenberg Ready 'N Able CD (2005)
Double Jeu album
$18.05
| | Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde / Pappano, Domingo, Stemme, Et Al CDs (2005)
Double Jeu CD music
$34.55
| | Vanessa Bell Armstrong Secret Is Out CD (1995)
Double Jeu music CDs
$7.79
| | Gerald Veasley Signs CD (1996)
Double Jeu songs
$15.65 
All songs written or co-written by Gerald Veasley or Mark Knox except "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" (Michele Legrand/Alan Berman/Marilyn Bergman).
The key to success for any sideman who takes the plunge into the realm of solo artistry is finding a unique voice on his chosen instrument. For Gerald Veasley -- a veteran ensemble player who has graced the music of everyone from Grover Washington, Jr. to Joe Zawinal and Special EFX -- combining his skilled approach on the six-string electric bass with a background full of every color of jazz and R&B has led him to the forefront of modern bass players. If his 1992 debut found him looking ahead to an artistic expansion of sorts, the beefy bounce and heart-rending cool of Signs points the way towards the place where growth meets commercialism and soul joins lightheartedness. Veasley's tight grip on the very harmonious possibilities of the six-string (inspired by Anthony Jackson as well as John Patitucci) serves him well on hopping groovers like "A Lasting Moment," which seems to be led by an actual acoustic guitar. More typical of the album as a whole, however, are punchy smoking guns like "Marvin's Mood" and the all-out blues-funk jam "Exit to the Street," which explodes thanks to Ben Schacter's free-for-all alto blowing. Veasley tends to alter the mood depending on who his musical soulmates are from track to track. When it's Washington, it's all furious quiet storm, but when Ferrante hits those ivories, Veasley plays a little with time signatures and shows off his jazzy side. Believing that "if you do a cover song, be unique, " Veasley and Ferrante explore ...
| | Ceili Band Air Mail Music: Ireland - Celtic Instruments CDs (2003) Boxed Set
Double Jeu album
$13.79
3cds
| | Philippe Saisse Body And Soul Sessions CD (2006)
Double Jeu CD music
$12.75
By 2006, the smooth jazz genre's obsession with cover songs was reaching a somewhat ridiculous fever pitch, but the success of recordings like Kirk Whalum's The Babyface Songbook and Rick Braun's Yours Truly proved that listeners loved them. With the intensely likeable, high-spirited, super swinging Body and Soul Sessions, the French born funk-jazz keyboardist whips up an all-cover collection even the biggest skeptic can enjoy. This is due not only to the lively, imaginative arrangements, but also the long awaited opportunity to hear Saisse -- who often favors big swirls of sound, bold sonic textures, and wild. trippy effects -- strip down and play melodies and improvisations straightforwardly on piano and Fender Rhodes. There are a few subtle synth washes here and there -- most notably, on a graceful cover of Bill Withers' "Lovely Day," but these are in perfect service to his gorgeous piano runs and the cool rhythms of acoustic bassist David Finck and drummer Scooter Warner. The song selection is pretty fascinating as well, with a gorgeous rendition of the title track being the only true jazz ...
| | Mavericks Universal Masters Collection: Best Of The Maverick CD (2006) (Import)
Double Jeu music CDs
$11.79
| | Oregon Vanguard Visionaries CD (2007)
Double Jeu songs
$10.95
| | Belo Pisando Lo Fregao CD (2007) (Import) Import
Double Jeu album
$22.55
|
|
|
151714 
buttons below to play song samples
Adobe Flash
Email a Friend
