Trio Sud

1	Jordu 1:52
2	Les Amants d'Un Jour 4:46
3	Xarmegaria 2:46
4	Out of the Night Came You 3:43
5	Eraldi 4:57
6	La Complainte de la Butte 6:21
7	Pata Pata 3:30
8	Could It Be Magic 5:48
9	Peace 4:34
10	Brazil 4:47
11	Irdir 4:49
12	Don't Tell Me 3:04
13	Recuerdos de la Alhambra 2:58

Barnes & Noble

The legacy of the great Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt has been felt in the many superior instrumentalists that have emanated from European shores over the past few decades. Sylvain Luc is one of the more memorable of these contemporary fretmen, clearly influenced by Django, yet possessing his own sound and solid conception. By employing an acoustic instrument exclusively, Luc is able to achieve a gorgeous, mellow sound that distinguishes him from his plugged-in brethren. Lacking nothing in technique or musicality, and working an enviable rapport with his bass-and-drum support team, Luc ranges widely over a broad stylistic landscape that includes classic jazz (Duke Jordan’s “Jordu,” Horace Silver’s “Out of the Night Came You” and “Peace”); Afro-funk (Miriam Makeba’s “Pata Pata”); Spanish tunes (“"Recuerdos De La Alhambra"); French songs (“Les Amants d’un jour,” “La Complainte de la butte”); and even American pop (Barry Manilow’s “Could This Be Magic”) -- turning it all into, well, Sylvain Luc music. William Pearl

All Music Guide

Trio Sud, Sylvain Luc's second outing with bassist Jean-Marc Jafet and drummer André Ceccarelli, is a riot of musical diversity, featuring highly creative readings of everything from Horace Silver ("Out of the Night Came You," "Peace") to Miriam Makeba ("Pata Pata") to Barry Manilow ("Could It Be Magic"). Luc's acoustic guitar tone is effervescent, his chops often staggering. He can swing like mad ("La Complainte de la Butte"), but he's equally informed by Brazilian, French, Basque, and gypsy traditions. His closing arrangement of Tárrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" shows more than a passing familiarity with classical guitar literature. And he's a strong writer too, as is shown by two originals, "Eraldi" and "Irdir." (Jafet, who contributes the bop-blues line "Don't Tell Me," is no slouch.) Fans of acoustic jazz guitar will be knocked out. David R. Adler