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Joko

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.

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Sylvain Luc: Joko

Read "Joko" reviewed 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 ...

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Sylvain Luc: Joko

Read "Joko" reviewed 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 ...

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Ambre

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

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Sylvain Luc: Ambre

Read "Ambre" reviewed 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 ...

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Ambre

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.

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Sylvain Luc: Ambre

Read "Ambre" reviewed 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 ...

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Trio Sud

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.

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Sylvain Luc: Trio Sud

Read "Trio Sud" reviewed 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 ...

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Sud

Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2000
Track listing:

Night In Tunisia; Bella Vista; Jade Et Melody; Mojo; Ouverture; Ameskeri; Roots 6406; This Guy's In Love With You; Chez Laurette; Requiem; A Little Man You've Had A Busy Day; There Will Never Be Another You; Moon River


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