Re: [Harp-L] Gregoire Maret

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's lots of guitar on Metheny's The Way Up. Are we talking about
the same thing? I would like to hear Maret in an improv situation. 
The Way Up was too compositional for me.  They may be why Maret
sounds unoriginal. Still the thing that really bothers me is that
Maret doesn't seem to have an original voice. Given what the album
is, I'd know Galison or Turn instantly if they were playuing the same
part.

Maret sound very average to me as a musician.  Then again what do I
know according to the french? >;->



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>---- Original Message ----
>From: plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gregoire Maret
>Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 17:13:17 -0400
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>>This is pretty straight for Metheny, that's because it's not
>Metheny. Took 
>>me a while to wake up to the fact that there was no guitar on there.
>>
>>The more I listened, the more I like the music, but the harmonica
>playing 
>>does not stand out. Don't think Grégoire was too inspired in some
>places. I 
>>think you have to be in a weird mode to play over that kind of stuff
>and 
>>make it fit. I'm not sure Maret is that kind of player. Still he
>wasn't bad 
>>but perhaps a bit too conventional.
>>
>>Pierre.
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <leone@xxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 4:03 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gregoire Maret
>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not a huge fan of Metheny but there wer some cool poly
>rhythms.
>>> ie 6/8 over 4/4.
>>>
>>>
>>> As far as Gregoire Maret is concerned, I his playing on that album
>>> lacked personality. But the french has said the same about me so
>what
>>> do I know ;-p
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>---- Original Message ----
>>>>From: leone@xxxxxxxx
>>>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Gregoire Maret
>>>>Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:55:12 -0400
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Apr 17, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Planet Harmonica wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just received Dapp Theory's latest today and I will
>definitely
>>>>>> review it. As for Pat Metheny's The Way Up, I have reviewed it
>>>>already
>>>>>> on http://harmonica.typepad.com. Gregoire's playing on it is
>fine,
>>>>
>>>>>> although I wouldn't get the album just for that.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Didn't care for the material. Seemed a little too "beatnicky"
>for
>>>>my
>>>>>tastes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   smo-joe
>>>>>
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