Crocus (self-released)
Duane Andrews
Released October 1, 2006
6th Independent Music Awards Winner Jazz Album
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About:
Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club Quintette mesmerize the house with a heretofore-unknown style of music. The virtuoso guitar playing enchanting the audience and setting the stage for a Gypsy style that would change the face of Jazz and the perceptions of the instrument. Duane Andrews is the continuation of that wave. Crocus is our best seller of Duane’s and his effortless playing and keen sense of arrangement provide a Reinhardt inspired mélange of Jazz, Folk and original music.
Track Listing:
1. Isaac’s Blues (Duane Andrews) 02:36
2. Hound’s Tune (Traditional) 02:49
3. Bouncin Around (Gus Deloof) 04:59
4. MacBain’s/The Sailor’s Bonnet (Traditional) 03:21
5. A Birch Broom in the Fits (Duane Andrews) 02:49
6. Quando Eu Era Costureira (Traditional) 04:29
7. Swing 42 (Django Reinhardt) 03:23
8. Palm Sunday (Traditional) 04:16
9. The Times We Used to Have (Traditional) 03:16
10. Terrasse (Duane Andrews) 03:42
11. Improvisations on the First Movement of Mozart’s String Quintet in G Mi (Duane Andrews) 02:49
Personnel:
Duane Andrews: guitar, vocals
Dave Rowe: upright bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
Steve Hussey: rhythm guitar (1, 3, 5, 6-8, 10)
Patrick Boyle: trumpet (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), rhythm guitar (2, 4, 9)
Skip Beckwith: upright bass (3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11)
Daniel Banoub: rhythm guitar (11)
Recorded March 2006, at Great Big Studios, St. Johns, NL, by John Rowe
Mixed by David Hillier, assisted by Darren von Niekerk
Mastered by Brett Zilahi
Photography by Chris Smith
Graphic Design: John Devereaux and Kim Devlin
Producer: Duane Andrews
Review:
Following the excellence of his last, debut album, Duane Andrews manages on Crocus to keep up with the very high standard he set himself. He is swinging the listener with his guitar through eleven tunes, many of them traditional from as far afield as Ireland, Portugal and Duane’s home turf Newfoundland. This is combined with own compositions, Django Reinhard and Gus Deloof. The music is often closer to Jazz than Folk, but should have an appeal to both camps as is extremely catchy and accessible music, where improvisation is strong but always follows a clear musical theme. The session musicians on the CD are also more in the Jazz camp, with double bass, trumpet and rythm guitar. The album finishes with a jazzy “improvisation on the first movement of Mozart’s string quintet in G minor K516” – which may not necessarily remind too much of Mozart but has a lot of appeal.
With this convincing second album Duane Andrews has confirmed his position as one of my favourite guitarists. I find quite often that guitar albums cannot capture my attention for their whole length – this is one which makes me want more and more of it.
Michael Moll (Folk World)
