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The Latin classic "Quizás finds Vignola sliding from single melodic lines into chords and back again with ease. And "Sway is done as a merengue at breakneck speedlightning-quick solos by Vignola and Ascione. "Hungarian Dance No. 5 finds the guys following each other easily through changing time signatures and complicated chord progressions.
The three originals are consecutive: "After Hours, a driving blues by Vignola; "Let It Happen, whose raga-like melody is prettily interpreted during Vignola's solo; and the sophisticated and smooth "City Samba (written by Vignola and Ascione). The time-sensitive "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? is done simply and with sensitivity. Bach's "Partita No. 2 is combined with Mozart's "Rondo" on a live recording, played very fast by Vignola with drum punctuation by Ascione. The closing "Glow Worm features Janis Siegel's swinging vocal transformed by some nifty multitracking into a vocal group.
Frank Vignola and Joe Ascione, a pair of talented musicians, work well and happily with each other to invent interesting approaches to a wonderfully eclectic collection of material. This offering follows in the best tradition of making an audience feel good.
Track Listing: It Might As Well Be Spring; My Prayer; Manhattan; Quizas; Sway; Hungarian Dance; After Hours; Let It Happen; City Samba; Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans; Bach Violin Concerto>Mozart Jam; That
Personnel: Frank Vignola: guitar; Joe Ascione: percussion; Jane Monheit, Janis Siegel: vocals; Ken Smith: guitar; Gary Mazzaroppi: bass; Chuck Ferruggia, Rich Zukor: percussion.
Title: 66 2/3 | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Hyena Records
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