Bireli Lagrene - 15 (1982)

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Title: 15
Year Of Release: 1982
Label: Antilles [422-848 814-2]
Genre: Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
Total Time: 39:29
Total Size: 217 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Douce ambiance (Reinhardt-Larue) - 3:07
02. Dark Eyes (Lagrene) - 3:12
03. Valse d'Alsace (Lagrene) - 2:58
04. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Casey-Pinkard) - 3:37
05. Blues for Bireli (Simon) - 2:36
06. Solo No.1 (Lagrene) - 3:38
07. Anouman (Reinhardt) - 4:18
08. Solidarnosc (Jankeje) - 3:16
09. Micro (Reinhardt) - 3:11
10. Autumn Leaves (Prevert-Mercer-Kosma) - 6:18
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Fields-McHugh) - 3:18

personnel :

Bireli Lagrene - guitar
Gaiti Lagrene, Tschirglo Loeffler - rhythm guitar
Thomas Wind - vibes
Thomas Zahn - drums
Leszek Zadlo - tenor saxophone
Jan Jankeje - bass

Recorded shortly before his playing began to change, this Antilles release features guitarist Bireli Lagrene at the age of 15 jamming in the difficult-to-duplicate style of Django Reinhardt. Lagrene, who was one of the best Reinhardt soundalikes ever, is featured in small groups with other Europeans and sounds at his early best on "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Dark Eyes," "Blues for Bireli" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love." It is a pity that Lagrene (who is so brilliant in this context) does not play this way very often anymore.~ Scott Yanow