Off Broadway, by Frank Vignola

Off Broadway

by Frank Vignola

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1.	Funny How 05:24	buy track
2.	Stars Fell on Alabama I 04:23	buy track
3.	Off Broadway 05:27	buy track
4.	Limone's Blues 05:31	buy track
5.	The Return 05:21	buy track
6.	Stardust 05:15	buy track
7.	Sing That 04:53	buy track
8.	Cookin' at the Continental 04:26	buy track
9.	Never, Never 04:54	buy track
10.	Annie 05:18	buy track
11.	In the Hills 04:06	buy track
12.	Frankly Speaking 06:12	buy track
13.	Stars Fell on Alabama II 04:02	buy track
14.	It's All Right with Me 10:01	buy track
15.	What's Up 04:23	buy track

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"...well recorded ... a set that will keep your fingers popping and head nodding."
- Jazz Journal International

"Vignola tosses of filigreed runs and juicy chord progressions with aw-shucks nonchalance."
- Jim Hall

"A technical master of the guitar."
- Jazziz

"Frank seems to be born of Django Reinhardt and, without a doubt, Wes Montgomery was his baby-sitter!"
- Harmonia Mundi

"Frank Wess is one of the premier proteges of Lester Young, and a leading jazz flutist of his era — using the latter instrument to bring new colors to Basie's music."
- Scott Yannow

This is the guitarist's first effort for the very active German company, Nagel-Heyer, coming over from Concord Jazz where he recorded several albums as a leader, including a flirtation with smooth jazz. Vignola is known for his close study of the styles of Django Reinhardt and Joe Pass. Judging from his playing, he has also absorbed the techniques of other guitar masters, especially Mundell Lowe. Over his relatively short career (he was just 35 when this CD was cut), he has taken a turn at a variety of musical styles, working with ragtime pianist Max Morath and performing in jazz clubs and on recordings and live gigs with everyone from rockers Leon Redbone and Ringo Starr to jazzers Les Paul and Milt Hinton. He is also a noted jazz instructor, having authored his own set of instructional materials. With his well-honed technique and feel for the music, the presence of distinguished jazz performers, and an arresting play list, this initial effort for Nagel-Heyer portends a solid association, which should go long into the future. Whoever decided to include veteran Frank Wess on some tracks deserves a good deal of credit for the success of this album. The Count Basie veteran tenor man has laid-back but commanding solos on such cuts as "It's All Right With Me" and Horace Silver's "Cookin' at the Continental," where he and another jazz veteran, Sir Roland Hanna, assume control of the track, making it an album highlight. This album is a generous 79-plus minutes of solid jazz and is recommended.

AllMusic Review by Dave Nathan

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released September 23, 2020

Frank Vignola - guitar
Randy Sandke - trumpet
Frank Wess - tenor sax, flute
Roland Hanna - piano
John Goldsby - bass
Joe Ascione - drums

Recorded on December 1 and 3, 1999 at Nola Recording Studios, New York City.

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Frank Vignola New York, New York

Frank Vignola (born December 30, 1965) is an American jazz guitarist. He plays in the genres of swing, fusion, and gypsy jazz.
When he was five, he picked up the guitar, learning from records by Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith.
The roster of musicians he worked with includes Leon Redbone, Charlie Byrd, Joey DeFrancesco, Gene Bertoncini, Wynton Marsalis, Jane Monheit, and Donald Fagen. ... more

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