[Harp-L] David Naiditch new CD "Bluegrass that Swings" reviewed

[David Naiditch]

Thanks Tony for your great review of my new CD, “Bluegrass that Swings.”  Playing with these top-notch virtuosos was a real honor and challenged me to play my best. 

This CD is now available at CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon.


https://davidnaiditch.hearnow.com

> On Feb 10, 2017, at 4:08 PM, Tony Eyers <tony at xxxxx> wrote:
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> I can see the postman from my front window, recently he left a promising package. These are usually  for my wife, however this one was for me. David Naiditch's new CD, "Bluegrass that Swings".
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> The bluegrass harmonica community is small, perhaps that's why I'm on his mailing list. David has been been prolific, three bluegrass tune CDs, a gypsy jazz one, all with great players. However nothing like the team for this one.
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> Rob Ickes, on dobro, has won the International Bluegrass Music Association dobro player of the year 15 times. I saw him in Australia last year, he gets my vote too. Sierra Hull is on mandolin. In her early twenties, she burst on to the scene a decade ago as a young prodigy, and is arguably the finest player of her generation. These guys are the backup crew.
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> Somehow, incredibly, David got Stuart Duncan to play fiddle on the entire album. In the crowded world of top class bluegrass fiddlers, Stuart Duncan has been head and shoulders above for a generation. He is one of my favorite musicians, heard with Bela Fleck, the Nashville Bluegrass Band and elsewhere.
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> David easily mixes with this cast, his chromatic is strong and assured. He leads many of the tunes, including bluegrass standards like Roanoke and East Tennessee Blues. As the title suggests,  the CD covers swing territory, with tunes like All of Me. Here David unwinds his jazz chops, with a series of stunning variations.
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> Favorite moment? David Naiditch trading fours with Stuart Duncan on Sweet Georgia Brown, answering each challenge with panache.
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> This is perhaps the best bluegrass harmonica CD ever. It's available on CD Baby, at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidnaiditch5
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> Buy it.
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