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Sylvain Luc / Trio Sud: Young and Fine
by John Kelman
For every artist who's achieved popular acclaim there are ten more equally talented, but for whom greater recognition remains strangely elusive. Sylvain Luc's gradually growing discography demonstrates a guitarist with formidable technique and harmonic sophistication, and yet albums like Joko (Dreyfus Jazz, 2007)--a classic six-string workout if ever there was one--remain beneath the radar for many. ...
Joko
By Sylvain Luc
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Light My Fire; This Never Happened Before; Fil Bleu; Gangui; Terre Inconnue; Steppin' Out; Introguito; Fandanguito; Coral; Machination Secrete; Joko; Mean Old Man; Accalmies; Folk Print; Le Roi Dans Les Bois.
Sylvain Luc: Joko
by Stephen Wood
Try not to listen to this album. I bet you won't be able to do it. With rich servings of fusion, swing, harmony, captivating guitar fills, and rhythm Joko, the new album from Sylvain Luc, is a gallimaufry of impressive musical feats.What are those feats? Luc manages to put his finger on the pulse ...
Sylvain Luc: Joko
by Ernest Barteldes
This Basque guitarist is possibly one of the most versatile jazz musicians to have appeared in recent years; he seems comfortable playing funk-inspired jazz (as he did in a recent appearance with drummer Billy Cobham at the Cutting Room last month) and is able to have an open ear to pop music while also exploring more ...
Ambre
By Sylvain Luc
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. A child is born 2. Gentil coquelicot 3. Bakean 4. Omenaldi 5. Oreade 6. Opposite World 7. Berceuse basque 8. All blues 9. Ambre 10. Folklore imaginaire 11. shadow of your smile 12. Warm color
Sylvain Luc: Ambre
by James Taylor
Guitarist Sylvain Luc's sophomore solo album, Ambre, is similar to solo instrumental albums from other virtuosic talents--akin to, say, anything by Victor Wooten. You kind of have to be a player and student of the instrument in question, or just really into solo instrumental albums, to fully appreciate the album and the artist's technical proficiency. Maybe ...
Ambre
By Sylvain Luc
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: A Child Is Born; Gentil Coquelicot; Bakean; Omenaldi; Oreade; Opposite World; Berceuse Basque; All Blues; Ambre; Folklore Imaginaire; Shadow of Your Smile; Warm Color.
Sylvain Luc: Ambre
by Jim Santella
The pure sound of an acoustic guitar runs through most forms of music around the world and through time. Civilization's earliest music makers applied the same natural techniques to interpret melodies and to portray desired moods. You can find guitar lovers applying their intimate technique today just about anywhere in the world. Sylvain Luc ...
Trio Sud
By Sylvain Luc
Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Jordu; Les Amants d'un Jour; Xarmegaria; Out of the Night Came You; Eraldi; La Complainte de la Butte; Pata Pata; Could it be Magic; Peace; Brazil; Irdir; Don't Tell Me; Recuerdos de la Alhambra.
Sylvain Luc: Trio Sud
by Jim Santella
The acoustic timbres and sensual approach to jazz bring Sylvain Luc’s trio in line with Django Reinhardt. Born in Bayonne, France, Luc comes from a family of traditional Basque musicians. To his natural heritage, the guitarist has added South American and South African tinges, and timeless, straight-ahead colors to his palette. Sud has been together for ...
