Revolutionary New Jazz - Classical Brazilian Guitar
Isaac Stein | N.York, NY USA | 04/02/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Since Egberto Gismonti made his debut on American soil, back in the seventies, we haven't heard nothing like that. This cd carries the live performances of Gui Mallon's ensemble in the famous Montreux Jazz Festival. The compositions bring a flavour of the Brazilian exotic fauna with impecable playing from all the excellent eleven musicians of this mini orchestra, which is formed of a classical string quintet, sax, flute, three percussionists and Gui Mallon on the guitar.
If the instrumentation is rare, the music's simply beyond any classification. There is nothing that can compares to that; a blend of Brazilian classical, folk music, jazz and contemporary. At times, it sounds like progressive jazz-rock or even renaissance music. Simply Amazing !!!"