Matt Munisteri plays electric guitar by focusing on the full strummed rhythm of many pre-bop swing guitarists complemented by the snare drum & high-hat cymbal work of Quincy Davis, the steady upright string-bass plucks of Jim Whitney while the French accordion of Will Holshauser and the muted trumpet of Jon Erik Kellso punctuates each melody with front-line accompaniment.
The tunes are Matt Munisteri originals arranged in a style the Village Voice called, “neither jazz, rock or cabaret but at the same time all of them." Will's accordion adds old world flavors but underlying the pulse is the illusion of Brock Mumford, a mysterious guitarist photographed in 1908 with the never recorded New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden.
“Get Acquainted With Yourself", a Sammy Cahn romp coped from a Willie “The Lion" Smith 78 diffuses the anticipation of this Sunday night January 20, 2002 audience at Joe's Pub and Bob Will's “No Time Like The Past" sets the tone by featuring the baby faced Mr. Holshauser playing against the Umpa-Umpa style of a German Oktoberfest band minus tuba. Jon Erik's Puj
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