Howard Alden-George Van Eps • Seven And Seven

 

Review
by Ken Dryden
This is the third of four studio dates featuring guitarists George Van Eps and Howard Alden together, except that they are both on seven-string instruments and without a rhythm section this time around. Alden's step up to the more versatile instrument enables him to use a bassline when needed while also enabling him to achieve chord voicings that weren't possible on a six-string instrument. Like their earlier collaborations, this CD concentrates on well-hewn standards that have great melodies which provide inspiration for lyrical improvisations, ranging from a relatively easygoing "Ja-Da" to a shimmering "Skylark." Van Eps goes it alone on his newly written "Salute to Basie" and a very soft "Last Night When We Were Young." Fans of jazz guitar should snap up this gem, along with all other dates by George Van Eps and Howard Alden (whether they're together or featured individually).
https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-seven-mw0000106767

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden
Esta es la tercera de las cuatro fechas de estudio en las que aparecen juntos los guitarristas George Van Eps y Howard Alden, con la diferencia de que en esta ocasión ambos tocan instrumentos de siete cuerdas y sin sección rítmica. El paso de Alden a un instrumento más versátil le permite utilizar una línea de bajo cuando es necesario, al tiempo que le permite lograr voicings de acordes que no eran posibles con un instrumento de seis cuerdas. Al igual que sus colaboraciones anteriores, este CD se concentra en estándares bien tallados que tienen grandes melodías que sirven de inspiración para improvisaciones líricas, que van desde un relativamente fácil "Ja-Da" a un brillante "Skylark". Van Eps va por libre en su recién escrita "Salute to Basie" y una muy suave "Last Night When We Were Young". Los fans de la guitarra de jazz deberían hacerse con esta joya, junto con todas las demás citas de George Van Eps y Howard Alden (tanto si están juntos como si aparecen individualmente).
https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-seven-mw0000106767

Tracks:
1 - Night And Day
Written-By – Cole Porter

2 - Ja-Da
Written-By – Bob Carleton

3 - Just Friends
Written-By – John Klenner, Sam Lewis

4 - My Romance
Written-By – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart*

5 - Salute To Basie
Written-By – George Van Eps

6 - I Surrender Dear
Written-By – Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris

7 - Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young

8 - Skylark
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer

9 - Lullaby Of Birdland
Written-By – George Weiss*, George Shearing

10 - Last Night When We Were Young
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen

11 - I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful
Written-By – Harry Ruskin, Henry Sullivan


Credits:
    Art Direction – James O'Hehir
    Coordinator [Production] – Elizabeth Bell
    Engineer [Assistant Recording] – Jerry Wood
    Engineer [Recording] – Jim Mooney
    Engineer [Remix] – Phil Edwards
    Executive-Producer – Carl E. Jefferson
    Guitar – George Van Eps, Howard Alden
    Liner Notes – Jim Ferguson
    Mastered By – George Horn
    Photography By [Cover] – David Fischer (3)
    Photography By [Liner] – James Gudeman
    Producer – Larry Hathaway

Recorded in Hollywood, California on December 7, 1992.

Label:    Concord Jazz – CCD-4584
Format:   
CD, Album, Promo
Country:    US
Released:    Nov 16, 1993
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Swing
https://www.discogs.com/release/14609684-Howard-Alden-George-Van-Eps-Seven-And-Seven

 

 

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