Rice/Carlini- River Suite for Two Guitars
Brian Rost
> The CD is generously long, with 12 tracks containing both well known
> (Gershwin's "Summertime" and Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns") and, to me
> at least, unknown ("Bannister River," composed by the performers, and
> "Nardis," by someone named M. Davis) pieces.
>
> Other instant favorites include the
> lovely "Unknown Emotion" by M. Maher, and the smooth "Night Coach," a
> creation of someone identified only as A. Rice.
>
> (As with the too-slight information on the two performers, Sugar Hill
> Records could be a little more forthcoming about the composers of these
> lovely tunes.)
Where did this "review" come from? Obviously the reviewer is either
pretty ignorant or incredibly tongue-in-cheek not to guess "A. Rice"
might be Anthony Rice, better known as Tony Rice, the guy who's
playing the darn tune!!!!! Or that "Nardis", a well known jazz
standard, was written not by "someone" but by the very well known
(even outside of jazz circles) jazz trumpeter Miles Davis.
Is there a purpose in posting something that doesn't have any useful
information in it?
--
Brian Rost
Ascom Nexion
ro...@nexen.com
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GDNMFOLKIE
Tony Rice and John Carlini
Reprint of a review for AOL's Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange
by Jim Lewis (Jk...@aol.com)
Wow! Throw another log on the fire, snuggle under a warm blanket with
someone you care for, sip something warm, and give a listen to "River
Suite for Two Guitars."
Wait! What am I saying? It's summer and 95 degrees out there.
Well then, slip into the pool with someone you care for, while the outdoor
speakers deliver the cool guitar sounds of Tony Rice and John Carlini, as
you share a tall, cool drink across the float.
This is really cool music. It is _not_ folk or bluegrass music--but after
the first few notes, who cares? It _is_ fine acoustic guitar. From the
much-too-sparse notes that accompany this CD, I gather both guitarists
have firmly established roots in the bluegrass tradition.
They're just straying a bit from those roots in "River Suite for Two
Guitars."
The CD is generously long, with 12 tracks containing both well known
(Gershwin's "Summertime" and Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns") and, to me
at least, unknown ("Bannister River," composed by the performers, and
"Nardis," by someone named M. Davis) pieces.
It was my first hearings of "Clowns" and "Summertime," however, that won
my heart for this CD. Then, the second and third playings revealed the
beauty of the remaining, unknown tunes.
Guitarist Carlini is credited with two other pieces here--the pensive and
beautiful "So It Goes," and "Big Mang," a lively, jazzy bit that had my
toes tapping from the first notes. Other instant favorites include the
lovely "Unknown Emotion" by M. Maher, and the smooth "Night Coach," a
creation of someone identified only as A. Rice.
(As with the too-slight information on the two performers, Sugar Hill
Records could be a little more forthcoming about the composers of these
lovely tunes.)
All in all, "River Suite for Two Guitars" (by the way, there's nothing on
the CD with the title "River Suite") is a dandy--both for a hot summer day
by the pool, and a cold winter's night by the fire.
Look for "River Suitefor Two Guitars" at your local music store or contact
Sugar Hill P.O. Box 55300 Durham, NC 27717-5300.
This review is copyright, 1995 by Three Rivers Folklife Society. It may
be reprinted with prior permission and attribution.
Mark Horn
Luck is that place where opportunity and preparation meet.
Fred Bulger
: River Suite for Two Guitars - Sugar Hill (SH 3837)
: Tony Rice and John Carlini
: This is really cool music. It is _not_ folk or bluegrass music--but after
: the first few notes, who cares? It _is_ fine acoustic guitar. From the
: much-too-sparse notes that accompany this CD, I gather both guitarists
: have firmly established roots in the bluegrass tradition.
Anybody familiar with Tony Rice's instrumental work care to compare
this album with some of his past albums? e.g. "Backwaters"
: The CD is generously long, with 12 tracks containing both well known
: (Gershwin's "Summertime" and Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns") and, to me
: at least, unknown ("Bannister River," composed by the performers, and
: "Nardis," by someone named M. Davis) pieces.
Miles Davis perhaps??
: Guitarist Carlini is credited with two other pieces here--the pensive and
: beautiful "So It Goes," and "Big Mang," a lively, jazzy bit that had my
: toes tapping from the first notes. Other instant favorites include the
: lovely "Unknown Emotion" by M. Maher, and the smooth "Night Coach," a
: creation of someone identified only as A. Rice.
A. Rice = Anthony Rice = Tony Rice; just in case you're not being
facetious. :)
Thanks for the review!
-Fred.