In 1969, Gary Burton was blazing jazz trails that could not exactly
be described as traditional. He teams up with Le Hot Club of France
Stephane Grappelli, conservative stalwart in the European tradition, for
a little stroll around the block. The year 1935 was a long time ago.
Here we have an electric bass. Not only that, Steve Swallow is behind
it. Round this date out with Bill Goodwin and the uninitiated might
suspect that Monsieur Grappelli is out numbered by younger players. Non
matter, Grappelli plays even the Swallow original "Elderdown" as if he
wrote it himself.
Grappelli more than any other jazz violinist
identified that instrument with himself, much in the same way Toots
Theilmans did the harmonica. No matter who the violinist is, be it
Jean-Luc Ponty, Michel Urbaniak, or Regina Carter, the listener can
always hear Grappelli. For his own credit, Burton behaves and turns out
his most accessible playing of the period. Steve Swallow if fine even as
a young man. Apex of the disc may be Miles "Blue in Green." This
release is a super empathy between the old and the new. Recommended.
Enjoy!
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