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Bittersuite 05:16
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Silver's Serenade 05:55
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The Moontrane 04:54
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Simone 05:40
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Self Portrait In Three Colours 06:05
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Blues For Herb 05:32
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Time Remembered 05:47
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I'm Old Fashioned 08:17
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This Is New 05:26
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Pensativa 08:31
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Nigel Price needs no introduction as one of the leading guitarists in the UK, although it must be said that he is probably looking over his shoulder and keeping a close eye on his co-conspirator on this recording, Alban Claret.
With a reputation as one of the most hardworking and busiest musicians in the business one thing that can always be guaranteed with Nigel is inventive and swinging jazz, and with Alban, he has found a fellow guitarist with whom he can communicate with a high level of intuition and freedom. Nigel says of their first meeting, “Well, it’s probably impossible for a great guitarist to move to London and think I won’t notice! We played a couple of times at one of Alban’s regular gigs and it very quickly became clear that we were going to get on like a house on fire...”
Unusual to find a quartet with a two-guitar front line, but with Entente Cordiale we are presented with just that, in an excellent album that takes us on a journey that features some of the great jazz composers of the 20th century. Some of the compositions are old friends while others may be less familiar, but all are handled with an authenticity and originality that ensures that the integrity of the composer is uppermost while the quartet is able to breathe life into the music in way that allows for some fiery and lyrical solos from both guitarists, superbly and sympathetically accompanied by bassist Mikele Montolli and Matt Fishwick on drums.
The quartet swing hard on ‘Bittersuite’ composed by Sam Jones and featured on his trio album The Bassist with pianist Kenny Drew. Here Nigel and Alban play Jones’s tricky theme in a unison statement that sets things up nicely for swinging solos from both. This deep sense of swing is also present on Woody Shaw’s ‘The Moontrane’ where the rhythm section kick hard and the guitarists dig in with melodic solos that seem to bounce ideas off each other.
The gentler side of the quartet is heard on the lovely reading of ‘Self Portrait In Three Colours’ by Charles Mingus and featured on the classic Mingus Ah Um, along with a delightful ‘Time Remembered’ written by Bill Evans in which the dialogue between the guitarists whether soloing or comping is exquisite.
A blow-by-blow examination of the album is perhaps best discovered by listening to this wonderful recording, but it would be remiss not to mention Nigel and Alban’s dedication to one of the guitar's unsung heroines who tragically died young, Emily Remler. Their version of ‘Blues For Herb’ is the epitome of how to swing on a blues, with exhilarating solos from both guitarists.
Unusual a two-guitar front-line maybe, but as Nigel points out “Yeah - two guitars. It’s probably a lineup that’s not for everyone but, speaking as a guitarist, I think it’s twice as good!”

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released May 19, 2023

Nigel Price - guitar
Alban Claret - guitar
Mikele Montolli - double bass
Matt Fishwick - drums

CREDITS:
Recorded and mixed by Greg Dowling at Studio 45 (March 2022)
Mastered by
Russ Hepworth Sawyer
Cover Art
Juan Gris
Photography
Gareth Young
Graphic Design
Amanda Chapman-Bruce

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Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business.

His blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. ... more

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