"Chips" VIC JURIS & JOHN ETHERIDGE feat. MIROSLAV VITOUS "Bohemia"

VIC JURIS & JOHN ETHERIDGE feat. MIROSLAV VITOUS "Chips" by. J. Etheridge Bohemia Vic Juris & John Etheridge Vic Juris guitar John Etheridge guitar Miroslav Vitous bass Marcello Pellitteri drums Vic Juris on the left channel, John Etheridge on the right channel. Miroslav Vitous acoustic bass and Marcello Pellitteri drums on " There is no greater love", "L", "Georgeiana" and "Sim". Miroslav Vitous appears courtesy of ECM. Marcello Pellitteri plays Sabian Cymbals. There is no greater love You've changed Con Alma L Georgeiana Chips A keen bat Sim Total time: 40.47 CD jp 1023 This has to be highly recommended. The liner notes describes the album as 'a pure jazz guitar album for string purists',and I couldn't describe it any better, except to add that the appel will exted well beyond the guitar world. JURIS and ETHERIDGE are supberbly compatible, and their four acoustic duets are a particular delight. Just hear their thoughtful version of You've Changed " Etheridge on classical nylon string guitar and Juris on Ovation steel string" or their bossa-nova interpretation of Con Alma and you'll be hooked. The four quartet tracks demonstrate that VITOUS is a world-class bass player "listen to his arco work on Sim", though I must say that the quartet tracks, particularly "L", don't hold my interest to the same extent as the duos, if all of the album was up to the standard of the duets it would have to be considered for the end of year top 10. jazzjournal J.R. Brown 3/1989