Downtown

Downtown

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This latest solo collection from Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber, blends the intricate detail of his fingerstyle guitar arrangements with jazz-inspired improvisation. Recorded in one afternoon session at Hollywood’s storied Capitol Studios, the repertoire is drawn from the ‘Great American Songbook’, with the bonus of a new Juber original.
Downtown is a fusion of styles from both sides of the Atlantic, such as the English Folk- Baroque of John Renbourn and the solo jazz virtuosity of Joe Pass, filtered through Juber’s unique guitaristic sensibility.
Says LJ “I’ve played hundreds of sessions as a studio musician at Capitol, and recorded a number of my albums in the historic recording location set below the landmark tower at Hollywood and Vine. This intensive 5 hour session was the most focused of them all, as ‘zing went the strings’ through a batch of favorite standard songs, with the legendary Al Schmitt engineering.”

Track List:

  1. Caravan [03:37]
  2. Limehouse Blues [03:08]
  3. Willow Weep for Me [04:36]
  4. Lullaby of Birdland [02:53]
  5. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby [03:00]
  6. Misty [04:39]
  7. On the Sunny Side of the Street [02:42]
  8. A Foggy Day [05:17]
  9. September Song [03:50]
  10. Zing Went the Strings of My Heart [03:16]
  11. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [04:08]
  12. Downtown [02:58]
  13. Airfoil [03:41]

Credits:

Arranged and performed by Laurence Juber
Recorded November 19th 2018 at Capitol Studio B, Hollywood, California by Al Schmitt, assisted by Steve Genewick
Produced by Hope & Laurence Juber

Guitar: CF Martin 2015 OM21 custom shop LJ model, strung with LJ signature Retro strings
www.laurencejuber.com

Caravan (Ellington/Mills/Tizol - EMI Mills Music/Sony ATV)
Limehouse Blues (Braham - P.D./ Juber Music)
Willow Weep For Me (Ronell - Ann Ronell Music)
Lullaby Of Birdland (Shearing/Weiss - Abilene Music)
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby (McHugh/Fields - SonyATV/Shapiro/Bernstein) Misty (Garner/Burke - Marke Music/My Dad’s Songs/Octave Music/Pocketful Of Dreams/Reganesque Music) On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh/Fields - SonyATV/Shapiro/Bernstein)
A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin - Songs Music)
September Song (Weill/Anderson - Chappell/Hampshire House)
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (Hanley - Warner Bros. Music)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus - Adams Avenue/Flying Red Rhino/Jazz Workshop/Songs of Kobalt/Mingus Music Werkshop) Downtown (Hatch - Sony/ATV UK)
bonus track:
Airfoil (Juber - Juber Music, ASCAP)

(P) 2019 Hologram Recordings
(C) 2019 Hologram Recordings