Artist: Richard Carr & Bucky Pizzarelli
Album: String Thing
Genre: Swing
Label: Savant
Released: 1998
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Dubin-Warren) - 6:22
- Willow Weep for Me (Ronell) - 9:03
- We've Got the Moon and Sixpence (Levant-Grey) - 3:02
- Star-Crossed Lovers (Ellington-Strayhorn) - 4:28
- Strictly Business (Carr) - 2:34
- St. Elsewhere (Carr) - 3:15
- Bloodcount (Ellington) - 4:27
- Fair Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin) (Kreisler) - 4:51
- Hit the Road to Dreamland (Arlen-Mercer) - 4:22
- Crazy Rhythm (Caesar-Kahn-Meyer) - 3:33
- Send in the Clowns (Sondheim) - 2:52
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- Personnel:
- Richard Carr - violin
- Bucky Pizzarelli - guitar
This is a difficult CD not to enjoy. Violinist Richard Carr and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli perform a set of swing-oriented duets, mixing together standards and obscurities with a pair of Carr originals ("Strictly Business" and "St. Elsewhere"). The interplay between the duo is quite sympathetic, and the music is both melodic and moving. Highlights include "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Star-Crossed Lovers," "Hit the Road to Dreamland," and "Crazy Rhythm."
Review by Scott Yanow