MP3 Frank David Jaffe - Bodega Dunes
A mesmerizing improvisationally rich concept album of solo guitar wizardry; imagine Paco de Lucia, Jorma Kaukonen and Bela Bartok jamming around the fire in a beach-house.
12 MP3 Songs in this album (46:41) !
Related styles: FOLK: Fingerstyle, WORLD: Flamenco
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Details:
Original compositions for solo guitar combining elements of Flamenco, Classical and Minimalist styles, including three innovative works for a four string classical guitar.
BODEGA DUNES is an exciting collection of compositions for solo guitar inspired by the natural beauty of a small town on California''s north coast. Borrowing techniques used in Flamenco, finger-style acoustic guitar as well as "classical music", the artist has created a musical diary and portrait of his experience of the aural and visual landscape of the dunes and the sea that is not only meditative but also rich in harmonic color, lyrical melodies and rhythmic complexity. Like the ocean itself, at times passionate and agitated, other times calm and reflective, infinite in its subtle variations and full of intimate details. A marvelous expression of "place" over time.
Frank has worked as an accompanist since the early 1980''s starting with the Flamenco''s de la Bodega in San Francisco''s North Beach as well as in Sevilla Spain with the Dance company of Andres Marin. He has also worked on some "Flamenco Fusion" projects including the guitar duo Arabesque as well as his own ensemble with flute, violin, bass and percussion called HARVEST. Most recently he has performed with the soprano Vismaya Lhi doing music from the Medieval period, Brazilian composers, Garcia Lorca, as well as new compositions by Dusan Bogdanovic. Frank has also composed music for small ensembles including a Fandango for Saxophone quartet and electronic music built from his own sound samples. Although having composed music for guitar for over thirty years this is his first solo release.
CD includes full color eight page insert of evocative artwork and photos.
"Excellent playing." -Kevin Gallagher, Classical Guitarist
"So many interesting ideas intertwining. Really enjoyed listening!!!" -Dark Eyes
"Quite delicious music......Dance is beautiful..." -Susan Weingarten, DanceVert
In my opinion "Farewell" is a masterpiece. It is
unusual, seemingly doesn''t follow any structure, but
it has urgent emotional intensity. It is
contemplative, obviously difficult to execute, one of
those pieces of art where a person''s sense of time is
forced to stop. Haunting. -J Huptych
"I have enjoyed listening to the tunes...your universe and ideas are close to my world" -Pierre Bensusan