MySpace
myspace music my music  featured playlists  top artists  music videos  karaoke  shows  forums 


blogs.myspace.com/thecooktrio
MySpace.com | rss | sign in
TheCookTrio



Last Updated: 12/22/2009

Send Message
Instant Message
Email to a Friend
Subscribe

Status: Single
City: Orlando
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/12/2005
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 
CD Review - The Beachside Resident / Vol.1, Issue 11 - Jan. 2006
The Cook Trio Gypsy Jazz Guitare; Independent Release, 2005

From the album's opener, "Swing 48", a jaunty nod to Django Reinhardt, you know what you're getting, and by the initial chords of track 2, a bouncing take on standard "All of Me", you want more. Lots more. Through two acoustic guitars and a bass, the Cook Trio create multiple layers of rhythm and tempo, and with an uncommon mastery of space and silence, reproduce the raw depth of the original "Gypsy Jazz" practioners, Reinhardt's legendary Quintette du Hot Club de France. Not content to merely mimic their inspiration's chords and notes, the Cook Trio seem to actually channel that early Parisian spirit, bringing the sights and smells of that bygone age to life. Reinhardt standards like "Daphne", "Nuages" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" are respectfully rendered, but it's really not until their loping version of "Body and Soul" and Gilberto favorite "Besame Mucho" that you hear more than pedestrian homage. Many musicians have the comparable technique and knowledge to pull it off just as well, but few of them have the Cook Trio's soul. - T. Bennison
12:13 PM
 
Print
Previous Post: Food for thought... | Back to Blog List | Next Post: Thanks Orlando!