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Hot Club Of San Francisco, David Grisman: Yerba Buena Bounce - 2x LP 200g 45rpm Vinyl

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RM-2503
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Edition:
2x LP Vinyl, Gatefold Pack
Rotation Speed:
45rpm
Record Weight:
200g
Vinyl Record Type:
LP
Reference Recordings Cat#:
RM-2503
Released:
01.04.2012 in US
Genre:
Jazz
Artist:
Hot Club Of San Francisco, David Grisman
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Yerba Buena Bounce

The Hot Club of San Francisco

Special Guest David Grisman

With YERBA BUENA BOUNCE, its tenth CD, The Hot Club of San Franciso confirms its reputation as America’s longest-running and finest Gypsy Jazz ensemble. Inspired explorations of Django Reinhardt’s tunes, originals and more, are captured in shimmering HDCD sound.

The Hot Club of San Francisco is a quintet of accomplished and versatile musicians who celebrate Django Reinhardt’s and Stephane Grappelli’s renowned Hot Club de France. The ensemble borrows the all-string instrumentation of three guitars, violin and bass from the original Hot Club, but breathes new life into the music with innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group’s superb lead guitarist, Paul Mehling. Hearing the ensemble takes the listener back to the 1930s and to the small, smoky jazz clubs of Paris. The music of The Hot Club of San Francisco has entranced audiences around the globe for more than a decade.

Mandolinist DAVID GRISMAN, father of Dawg music and good friend of The Hot Club, makes a special guest appearance on two tracks. The set is further enhanced by bandoneon virtuoso Seth Asarno, and two bonus tracks feature the quintet augmented by three Dixieland horns!

Recorded by multi-Grammy-nominated “Prof.” Keith Johnson at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, the YERBA BUENA BOUNCE sessions benefited from the historic ambience, scene of hundreds of classic jazz and rock recordings. Using his own custom-built microphones and electronics (as always), Johnson was able to utilize some of Fantasy’s unique facilities, such as a legendary echo chamber, to add luster to his always life-like soundscapes.

On This Recording

 Mystery Pacific
 Hot Lips
 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
 Sway
 Number Two
 Souvenir de Villingen
 Tickle Toe
 Black and White
 Lullabye
 Rythme Futur
 Yerba Buena Bounce
 Stardust
 Borneo
 Georgia Cabin
 Improvisation #2
 
BONUS TRACKS:
 Gong Oh
 JAM: Some Of These Days

Reviews:

“The Hot Club of San Francisco is more than a tribute band re-creating the recordings of Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Quintette du Hot Club de France; the group covers pieces from many different eras never performed by the group which inspired them. On their tenth CD, Yerba Buena Bounce, the Hot Club of San Francisco, which has identical instrumentation to the French group (lead guitar, violin, two rhythm guitars and a bass), leader Paul Mehling, violinist Evan Price and the rhythm section swing like mad in their updated treatment of the QHCF’s speeding locomotive represented by “Mystery Pacific” and the brisk, chugging “Black and White.” But they also successfully convert modern pop songs into gypsy swing material, such as the Beatles’ ballad “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” (adding Seth Asarnow on bandoneon) and Norman Gimbel’s “Sway” (which adds mandolin master David Grisman). Mehling proves himself as a composer as well, contributing the upbeat “Number Two” and the tender “Lullaby” (the latter adding both Asarnow and Grisman). If that’s not enough, Mehling adds campy vocals to “Gong Oh” and “Some of These Days.” Fans of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli owe it to themselves to investigate these swinging, beautifully recorded sessions by the Hot Club of San Francisco; gypsy swing is very much alive in their hands!” —Ken Dryden, All Music

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  • 5
    Beautifully recorded sessions

    Posted by Ken Dryden, All Music on 2nd Nov 2021

    “The Hot Club of San Francisco is more than a tribute band re-creating the recordings of Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Quintette du Hot Club de France; the group covers pieces from many different eras never performed by the group which inspired them. On their tenth CD, Yerba Buena Bounce, the Hot Club of San Francisco, which has identical instrumentation to the French group (lead guitar, violin, two rhythm guitars and a bass), leader Paul Mehling, violinist Evan Price and the rhythm section swing like mad in their updated treatment of the QHCF’s speeding locomotive represented by “Mystery Pacific” and the brisk, chugging “Black and White.” But they also successfully convert modern pop songs into gypsy swing material, such as the Beatles’ ballad “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” (adding Seth Asarnow on bandoneon) and Norman Gimbel’s “Sway” (which adds mandolin master David Grisman). Mehling proves himself as a composer as well, contributing the upbeat “Number Two” and the tender “Lullaby” (the latter adding both Asarnow and Grisman). If that’s not enough, Mehling adds campy vocals to “Gong Oh” and “Some of These Days.” Fans of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli owe it to themselves to investigate these swinging, beautifully recorded sessions by the Hot Club of San Francisco; gypsy swing is very much alive in their hands!”