Nylon & Steel

Nylon & Steel

Nylon & Steel
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Composer: Manuel Barrueco
Composer: Aaron Copland
Composer: Celso Machado
Composer: Al di Meola
Performer: Steve Morse
Performer: Stanley Myers
Performer: Ernesto Nazareth
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-05-22
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Odeon - Manuel Barrueco
  2. Beyond The Mirage - Manuel Barrueco/Al Di Meola
  3. Azzurra - Manuel Barrueco/Al Di Meola
  4. The Grand Passion - Manuel Barrueco/Al Di Meola
  5. Wolvesville (An Improvisation On Etude No.1 By Villa-Lobos) - Manuel Barrueco/Steve Morse
  6. Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco/Steve Morse
  7. Without Sunglasses - Manuel Barrueco/Steve Morse
  8. Northern Lights - Manuel Barrueco/Steve Morse
  9. Up In The Air - Manuel Barrueco/Steve Morse
  10. Mysteries Of The Slow River - Manuel Barrueco/Andy Summers
  11. I Remember - Manuel Barrueco/Andy Summers
  12. Crow At Midnight - Manuel Barrueco/Andy Summers
  13. Rodeo - Manuel Barrueco

Music reviews of Nylon & Steel

Music Review: Disappointing effort
Rating: 2 Stars

The biggest problem with this cd is Manuel's inability to improvise or keep up with the two speed demons DiMeola and Morse. I'm actually a bigger fan of classical guitar and was looking forward to this release to see what a classically trained guitarist could come up with, but the best two tunes are the first and last where Barrueco plays solo. The set with DiMeola is taken at a much slower tempo than Al usually plays; you can tell he's holding back; and then on top of that the improvised sections are conspicously reduced, the result being a very "composed" feel that's sadly repetitive. Likewise, the Morse set opens with Barrueco playing a Villa-Lobos "standard" with Morse burning over top (possibly the most interesting track on the cd), but then degenerates into an overly sentimental "Cavatina" with Steve gently arpeggiating over Manuel's single note melody. The best match is probably with Summers, where both are free to noodle around without getting in each others way or saying much in the process. The liner notes mentions Summers appreciation of Steve Reich's music, and that's how the last set sounds; like an ECM/New Age cd. Most of the music is very gentle to hear and if you want something soothing in the background, go ahead; but if you want to hear true guitar interplay, get either Coryell/Remler's cd "Together" or Jim and Doug Raney's duet cd. This meeting of the minds doesn't do justice to any of the players and proves there's more to making great music then just putting a couple of great guitarists together.
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Description of Nylon & Steel

Guitar duets with Al Di Meola, Steve Morse and Andy Summers.
Classical guitar lovers looking for a jazzier change of pace shouldn't be disappointed by Nylon & Steel, Manuel Barrueco's album of duets with Al Di Meola, Steve Morse, and Andy Summers. But ironically enough, it's the two solo tunes that bookend this disc, Barrueco's "Odeon" and his solo guitar arrangement of Aaron Copland's "Rodeo," that are the real highlights. His three cuts with Di Meola are a mixed affair, but the interplay between the duo seems to gel on the longer "Azzurra." Steve Morse's electric guitar is loaded with Bill Frisell-like effects, but on "Wolvesville," he and Barrueco create an inspired and unleashed fusion between rock and classical music (the inspiration for the piece is a Villa-Lobos étude). Three mellow collaborations with Summers round out this set of intriguing guitar instrumentals. --Jason Verlinde

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