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Nicolas Meier: Kismet

Read "Kismet" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Guitarist Nicolas Meier is blessed with precise intonation, fluid technique and mastery of a range of different styles. As a composer, he mixes influences from Turkey, central Europe, Iberia and the Americas to craft accessible, melodic tunes. On Kismet his talents as musician and writer come together to create what might be his best album to ...

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Nicolas Meier: From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile

Read "From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Long ago, when the world was younger and far more innocent, a British TV commercial challenged its viewers. Take a particular brand of fruit pastille (Rowntree's, to be specific), place it in the mouth, resist the temptation to chew. So deliciously fruity was the pastille that such resistance would be futile. A similar challenge might be ...

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Travels To The West

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Esmeralda; Vera Cruz; The Butterfly Touch; Spain; Breeze; Flight Of Fancy; Travels; Lodder Leaps In; Yemin; Armando's Rumba.

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Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier: Travels To The West

Read "Travels To The West" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Guitar duos may not be quite as rare as hen's teeth in the world of jazz, but they're far from common. Yes, there are classic pairings such as Bucky Pizzarelli and George Barnes, or John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner; but given the instrument's ubiquity it's perhaps surprising that there aren't more such partnerships around. On Travels ...

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Flight Of Fancy

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Flight of Fancy; Yemin (The Pledge); A Case Of You; Czardas; Sands of St Ives; Isn't She Lovely; Flight of the Bumblebee/Adagio; A Rose in the Pyrenees; Vatan (Homeland); Corcovado.

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J'ai Deux Amours

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Haven't We Met; J'ai Deux Amours; Libertango; Spring is Here; My Little Boat; La Chanson des Vieux Amants; It Might As Well Be Spring; Manha de Carnaval; La Javanaise; Never Will I Marry; That's All.

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Gabrielle Ducomble: J'ai Deux Amours

Read "J'ai Deux Amours" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Belgian singer Gabrielle Ducomble began her recording career in 2003, after reaching the finale of French television's Pop Idol. After hearing Dee Dee Bridgewater Ducomble started to move towards jazz, relocated to London and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. So, while J'ai Deux Amours is not her first recording, it is her ...

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Eclectica!: Flight Of Fancy

Read "Flight Of Fancy" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Eclectica! is a European string quartet that brings together four exceptional musicians from the realms of jazz and classical music. Flight Of Fancy, the band's second album, continues with its fusion of musical genres, mixing classical, pop and original tunes in a beautifully performed collection. String quartet is an accurate description of Eclectica!, ...

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Breeze

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Andalucia; Breeze; Yuz; Body and Soul; Lavender; Autumn Leaves; Spain; Senses; Countdown; Triart; Sharing.

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Journey

Label: MGP Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Sunrise; Journey; Mountain Baba; Silent Lands; Summit; Promenade in the Lantern Garden; Marble Dance; Sunset.


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