For the third time, guitarist Stepane Wrembel mixes reverence and experimentation in his exploration of Django Reinhardt’s songbook. He’s joined by Thor Jensen/g, Ari Folman Cohen/b, Nick Anderson/dr and Nick Driscoll/cl-sax, and together revisit pieces such as the classic “Nuages,” but with a Reavelian sense of harmonies along with Driscoll’s clarinet, or adding guitar effects to the gypsy pulse of”Lets Flots du Danube.” Anderson propels the team on the upbeat “Swing Gitan/Apocalypse” and the leader shows deft fingerwork on the fun “Fate” and suave “Si Tu Savais” while strumming with aplomb on “Manoir De Mes Reves.” A nice meld of Left Bank bohemian and modern ideas.Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment III
For the third time, guitarist Stepane Wrembel mixes reverence and experimentation in his exploration of Django Reinhardt’s songbook. He’s joined by Thor Jensen/g, Ari Folman Cohen/b, Nick Anderson/dr and Nick Driscoll/cl-sax, and together revisit pieces such as the classic “Nuages,” but with a Reavelian sense of harmonies along with Driscoll’s clarinet, or adding guitar effects to the gypsy pulse of”Lets Flots du Danube.” Anderson propels the team on the upbeat “Swing Gitan/Apocalypse” and the leader shows deft fingerwork on the fun “Fate” and suave “Si Tu Savais” while strumming with aplomb on “Manoir De Mes Reves.” A nice meld of Left Bank bohemian and modern ideas.