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Scott Whitney: Guitjazzathon

Read "Guitjazzathon" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz


Quick and to the Point : Musical frankness wins the day.

Guitarist Scott Whitney has realistic expectations: although he is strumming a Guitjazzathon, all he wants is to be “casual, fun and natural.” He is.

Whitney’s tech-assisted solo guitar recording is a pleasurable stress-free interpretation of originals –with the exception of “Corcovado” and a non- Lecuona “Malagueña.” Leaning heavily towards Hispanic music, nicely interpreted in the seductive passages of “Mexican Dish” and the Iberian familiarity of “Malagueña,” the guitarist also ...


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