Pierre Bensusan - Solilai

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Music Review: You Have to Start Somewhere
Rating: 5 Stars

Bensusan is a singer/guitarist who combines a Celtic base with the kind of styling that is, more often than not, labeled 'light jazz.' There are times when that label (and its close cousin 'new age') are appropriate, and times when is not, and this is really one of the latter. Bensusan belongs less to any tradition than he does to musicians that hear things they like and integrate them into something entirely new. Listen to Solilai or Bambouie for a while and you will see what I mean.

The guitarist moves back and forth among the options available to him with considerable grace, taking advantage of the DADGAD tuning that he popularized. The album is as much about Didier Malherbe on sax and flute as it is about Bensusan's voice or playing. The overall effect is a loose mélange that sounds easy, until you realize how much is going on (listen to Overland for a bit). Then, suddenly, it's not just pleasant, but something worth repeated listening until it finally sinks in. This is an important part of Bensusan's attraction - his work is as interesting to the musician as it is to the casual listener.

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