[Jazz, Violin, Piano] David Davidson & Beegie Adair - Parisian Café (2009) [WAV]

David Davidson & Beegie Adair - Parisian Café (2009)

| WAV+CUE | 322MB | Violin, Piano, Jazz, Instrumental | Label: Green Hill |

On this album, billed to the duo of pianist Beegie Adair and violinist David Davidson, a quintet also including drums, acoustic bass, and accordion takes on a collection of compositions associated with France in instrumental, lightly jazzy arrangements. As with Adair's many other albums, within the overall theme, the individual performances largely hew to the familiar melodies, with jazz-like variations and embellishments that stick close to the shoreline, never getting too far out to sea. Piano, violin, and accordion toss the melodies back and forth among them, evoking familiar readings of these songs, which, in many cases, have Continental origins, even if they subsequently were adapted to stateside hit status through English-lyric versions, such as "Beyond the Sea" and "Autumn Leaves." Of course, there are also strictly American love letters to the French, such as Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and Cole Porter's "I Love Paris." Wherever the song came from, Adair, Davidson, and their compatriots present largely faithful interpretations that always keep the tunes in sight. (William Ruhlmann)

David Davidson, violinist, has performed around the world as concertmaster, soloist, and chamber musician. Currently, David is concertmaster of The Tennessee Summer Symphony and The Nashville Chamber Orchestra and member of The Nashville String Machine, the prestigious studio orchestra recording regularly for all major artists in the Nashville music community. David's passionate use of violin and strings in all forms of commercial and concert music lends him an artistic edge. He resides in Bellevue, Tennessee with his wife, Karen and four children.

Beegie Adair (Birth name: Bobbe Gorin Long; born December 11, 1937, Barren County, Kentucky, United States) is an American jazz pianist. She studied piano at Western Kentucky University. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she did graduate work at Peabody College. She later went on to form the Beegie Adair Trio. She is a Board & Faculty member of the Nashville Jazz Workshop and performs regularly in Nashville.

Tracklist:
01 - The Last Time I Saw Paris ...3:18
02 - April In Paris ...3:19
03 - C'est Magnifique ...3:32
04 - I Wish You Love ...4:09
05 - La Vie En Rose ...3:02
06 - Beyond The Sea ...3:40
07 - If You Go ...4:16
08 - C'est Si Bon ...3:48
09 - Mam'selle ...3:34
10 - I Will Wait For You ...3:16
11 - I Love Paris ...3:42
12 - Where Is Your Heart ...3:16
13 - Autumn Leaves ...3:33

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