CD Review

 Gypsy Swing
 Jimmy Rosenberg, Hot Club de Norvège,
 Moreno, Robin Nolan Trio

“These European gypsy guitar bands produce astounding jazz that makes most stateside pickers sound embarrassingly tame and passionless.”
- PHOENIX NEW TIMES (Phoenix, AZ)

"Anyone who doubts that Reinhardt's music has withstood the test of time need only listen to Gypsy Swing…"
- Alex Henderson, ALL MUSIC GUIDE (Ann Arbor, MI)

"…a fine job of conjuring the gypsy guitar king Django Reinhardt."
- Christopher Porter, JAZZ TIMES (Silver Springs, MD)

“You'll want to swing your partner, bump and grind, and simply grin at the inventive journeying from note to note.”
– Chris King, GLOBAL RHYTHM (New York, NY)

“…well-recorded acoustic stuff without a lot of gimmickry going on…sounds like it would be good for your next cookout."
- Greg Brown (singer/songwriter/guest critic), NEW AGE JOURNAL (Watertown, MA)

" Gypsy Swing introduces us to four amazing European guitarists…Each has taken the tenets of gypsy guitarotechnics and translated them into a sound that defies conventional wisdom: you won’t believe this is all done acoustically!"
- John Schoenberger, ALBUM NETWORK / TOTALLY ADULT (Burbank, CA)

"Well stacked set that guitar fans will have something to crow about."
- Chris Spector, MIDWEST RECORD RECAP (Lake Zurich, IL)

"Sometimes all you need to do is hear an album, then you realize you are touched, dumbfounded, and moved by the music. Gypsy Swing is one of those records… The flavor is stunning and the atmosphere phenomenal."
- Jeff Vallett, WEST SIDE JOURNAL (Port Allen / West Baton Rouge Parrish, LA)

"…some of the better jazz you’ve ever heard, smooth as butter, driven by guitar-picking that proves the existence of some higher being… so infectious you have to snap your fingers and stamp your feet."
- Rob Bricken, ACE WEEKLY (Lexington, KY)

“…leaves listeners amazed that such music can be created without the use of electrical instruments or synthesized sound production."
- Roland Stone, ACCENT ON TAMPA BAY (St. Petersburg, FL)

“…a fresh, civilized sound, a virtual vacation for the ears for pop music listeners."
- Celia Sharpe, THE REVIEW (Washington, DC)

"This amazing recording of European acoustic gypsy guitar virtuosos and their ensembles revive the sophistication and sass of Paris' famed Hot Club…Playing with style and verve, their astonishing speed and hot melodies make one breathless."
- PJ Birosik, MONTHLY ASPECTARIAN (Chicago, IL and surrounding Great Lakes)

"Gypsy Swing is an amazing recording."
- Brett Kaufman, QSF MAGAZINE (San Francisco, CA)

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