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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, Barnes & Noble

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