V11: Integrale Romane - Gyspy Guitar Masters
Label: FREMEAUX & ASSOCIES Catalog: FA549 Format: COMPACT DISC + DVD Lebevillon, Marc-Michel; Rosenberg, Stochelo; Romane,After successful studio albums, it would have been a pity not to have a live recording of Romane and Stochelo in concert, because the risks and perils of a live situation allow their music to come into full bloom. Here you can not only hear the pair playing elemven titles for an audience, but also see them thanks to a bonus video in three parts: first, a 52 minute documentary written and directed by Sophie Paviot, where the two guitarists recall the circumstances that led them to their careers in music, evoke their first meeting, and their frequent appearances together, and in the course of an open, often humorous conversation, the pair also discusses their discovery of Django Reinhardt, their appreciation of his universe, and their rapports with family and friends, all of it illustrated musically with excerpts from rehearsals and concerts; then in a short 6 minute film the two guitarists also talk about their instruments, a 1939 Busato and a Maurice Dupont for Romane, and a model by Leo Eimers and a Selmer 504 for Stochelo, a guitar he refused to sell to Eric Clapton despite the latter’s offer of a small fortune… Finally, there’s a 30 minute film of the Montpellier concert that provides the audio in this recording, and shows Romane and Stochelo in action: six titles in all, including four that are not featured on the audio, like their magnificent version of the Double jeu piece that lent its name to the record mentioned above. Price: $42.98 |