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JAZZWISE - August 2005 / Issue #89
Trio Gitano - Who Ate All The Tapas?
Birds Recording Company BIRDSCS1001 ***
Sam Slater, Sophie Johnson, Jamie Fekete (g), Bryan Corbett (t)
Rec. 2005
This debut album from a young, London-based guitar trio, currently making waves on the concert circuit, is a commendable affair indeed. Sam Slater, Jamie Fekete and Sophie Johnson first met as members of the Birmingham School's Guitar Ensemble, and a combination of musical versatility, above average talent and sheer hard graft has won them a loyal army of followers.
Their wide-ranging sets offer a combo of flamenco, gypsy and latin jazz - a bit of Django Reinhardt, Paco de Lucia and Al di Meola here, a few originals there - while emphasising each member's respective strengths (think dextrous runs around frets, clean and classical techniques, dark and moody stylings). Musical director Bryan Lester (a ubiquitous presence here) should take credit for nurturing the burgeoning career of an outfit whose heroes include Paganini and Berlioz and genres including drum'n'bass and bluegrass, and whose playing should have older, more established guitarists quaking in their boots. - Jane Cornwell
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