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  | DIDIER LOCKWOOD ~ GLOBE-TROTTER
UNIVERSAL 602498093245 (Barcode: 602498093245) ~ FRANCE ~ Jazz-World Fusion
Recorded: 2003 Released: 2003
This is a wonderful double album by veteran French violinist / composer Didier LockwoodFind albums by this artist, one of the Masters of the French Jazz Violin School. The first CD presents Lockwood in a quartet setting with organist Benoit SourisseFind albums by this artist, saxophonist / flautist Stephane GuillaumeFind albums by this artist and drummer Andre CharlierFind albums by this artist and a few guest artists. Together they perform ten original compositions, five by Lockwood, three by Sourisse and one each by Guillaume and Charlier. The second CD presents seventeen short pieces performed on solo violin, all composed by Lockwood.
The music is strongly influenced by World Music elements, as suggested by the album´s title, and incorporates both melodic and rhythmic ingredients from many different folk sources. Everything is executed with typical French elegance and finesse and Lockwood proves that he is still at the top of his creative powers. The typical French sound of violin and Hammond organ, which was born with the early Jean-Luc PontyFind albums by this artist´s trio with Eddy LouissFind albums by this artist on organ in the late 1960s, is still one of the most exciting and aesthetically fulfilling approaches in European Jazz and Lockwood skillfully repeats that approach here.
The solo violin pieces are a delightful journey into the world of solo violin. The pieces were recorded live during Lockwood´s performances on the stages around the world and collected here to be presented as a kaleidoscope of musical pieces influenced by many different places and Cultures. Lockwood uses synthesizers and other electronic devices to accompany him on these pieces, but they are essentially solo violin performances, which are all cleanly breathtaking. This CD is simply a text book of modern violin playing and should be studied by all young musicians learning to play that instrument.
This is definitely a most gratifying album in every respect and an absolute must for the Jazz violin fans and all lovers of European Jazz at its best.
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