Jon Dalton
The Gift
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A top flight performer and composer, Jon Dalton was active on the UK jazz scene for may years. He has performed numerous concerts to delighted audiences, and recieved a ton of great reviews. Much of Dalton's work has been recorded for national and international broadcast on BBC Radio. His music has already been selected for inclusion on the New York based Instinct Jazz label's compilation releases. Dalton's style is rooted in the classic archtop guitar sound of yesteryear. He plays a melodic almost "vocal" style and has been compared to Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Pat Metheny. Even so, his phrasing and presentation are all his own and completely contemporary. Dalton draws on influences from outside of the jazz realm in modern dance styles and soulful R&B with up-to-the-minute sounds and state of the art production techniques. He has maintained a working transatlantic relationship with gifted and like-minded producer/arranger John O'Hara and The Gift is the fruit of their first collaboration. Instrumental Guitar, total running time, 47:47
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In Review
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'To The Old Friendship'
Review Featured In Rambles, July, 2003
By: Paul de Bruijn
erdinando Argenti and Enrico Rosa join together to create some wonderful jazz in To the Old Friendship. The give and take between the two musicians as they build off of one another`s work makes the CD a joy to listen to.
For the most part there are only the two musicians on the CD: Argenti on piano and Rosa on guitar. They are joined on a few tracks by Eva Rosa, who plays alto recorder.
The first track, "Sqwaqwaz," shows off the play between the two men as they pass the lead back and forth. "Copenhagen" is a mellower composition, painting images of old building and narrow lanes. Eva Rosa joins them briefly on "Mondiale," and the sound of the piece changes drastically when she does.
"Three Minute Blues" lasts almost seven minutes, and at the end you want it to keep going. It blends jazz and the blues with the influence of the later on the first fluxing throughout the piece. There is a casual elegance in "Dubbio" as the music dances quietly. The CD ends with "Boston," and when Eva joins in on her recorder it adds to the theme.
Argenti and Rosa have created some amazing music on To the Old Friendship. The two musicians click and it shows in the byplay between them. It is good.
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