Vic plays Victor Young
Vic Juris
.... a sensitive, melodically exploratory album of standards and rarely covered airs, as should be expected from a seasoned ensemble with a compatible repertoire. Taking a deceptively understated...
Vic plays Victor Young
Vic Juris
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.... a sensitive, melodically exploratory album of standards and rarely covered airs, as should be expected from a seasoned ensemble with a compatible repertoire. Taking a deceptively understated...
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"Stella By Starlight", "My Foolish Heart", "Johnny Guitar", "Beautiful Love" - just a few of the iconic American Songbook titles by Victor Young, whose music has been an important part of the repertoire of guitarist Vic Juris for many years. Juris dedicates the whole album here to the undisputed giant of the American film music composer of the last century.He is backed by bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Anthony Pinciotti and vocalist Kate Baker joins the trio on "My Foolish Heart". "Two outstanding qualities characterize Vic Juris' playing. One is his embodiment of the jazz tradition, while always stretching his scope and reaching for new possibilities and concepts. The other is his almost uncanny ability to hear and communicate the totality of the music he is playing, from beginning to end, including what is going on around him in the group and his many references to the jazz legacy." - Victor L. Schermer, All About Jazz
Contents and tracklist
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Kate Baker
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
- Vic Juris, Anthony Pinciotti, Jay Anderson
Awards and reviews
May 2017
.... a sensitive, melodically exploratory album of standards and rarely covered airs, as should be expected from a seasoned ensemble with a compatible repertoire. Taking a deceptively understated approach, Juris alone and in collaboration brings out the dreamy melancholy of Young’s themes. His impeccable touch on both electric and acoustic instruments, his luminous tone, gracefully swinging time and elegant phrasing are all admirable, as is the album’s modesty—no extreme grandstanding here, just committed creativity.