Pearl by Gaucho
Heavily influenced by Django Reinhart, Gaucho makes gypsy jazz that sounds as if it came right out of a 1930’s Parisian club.
On Pearl, Gaucho's fourth album, the San Francisco sextet sounds like it has unearthed a treasure trove of forgotten Jazz Age songs, but only two of the dozen deliriously swinging tunes are standards. The others are the result of an inspired songwriting collaboration between Gaucho's Dave Ricketts and New York vocalist Tamar Korn. The band's synthesis of New Orleans polyphony and Gypsy jazz is driven by accordionist Rob Reich, drum kit and Cheek-o-Phone maestro Pete Devine, reed expert Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, B52s), and former Turk Murphy sideman, cornet master Leon Oakley. In 2009 Gaucho was voted the Best jazz/blues band in SF Weekly's readers poll.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sing On (Odessa Sing On) | 5:07 |
| 2. | Little Sweetie | 3:19 |
| 3. | Double Barrel | 4:31 |
| 4. | Waiting | 3:25 |
| 5. | Pazzo | 3:10 |
| 6. | Mariposa Waltz | 3:33 |
| 7. | Pearl | 6:30 |
| 8. | Sergi Stomp | 2:50 |
| 9. | Avalon | 3:05 |
| 10. | Angel | 5:00 |
| 11. | Amnesia | 4:13 |
| 12. | Lover Come Back to Me | 6:08 |
Credits
PLAYERS:
Dave Ricketts | Bandleader, Lead Guitar
Rob Reich | Accordion
Ari Munkres | Bass
Michael Groh | Rhythm Guitar
Pete Devine | Drums
Ralph Carney | Saxophone, Clarinet, Clarinet Stick
GUESTS:
Tamar Korn | Vocals
Vic Wong | Lead Guitar on "Pazzo"
The Honorable Leon Oakley | Cornet
**Dedicated to the memory of Jim Marshal
**Dedicated to the memory of Tamar Korn's Father
COVER ART:
Erin Ellis
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Moffat.
Produced by Dave Ricketts.
Pearl was recorded in the afternoon before an audience of friends and family on January 23, 2010 at Amnesia in San Francisco.
Thank you baby June for not crying when the record light was on. We hope you like your song 'Angel'.
Special thanks to Shawn McGee for lending us his famous and much loved bar.
License
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Gaucho is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. Their sound, a uniquely American concoction, blends instrumental acuity and lighthearted humor that keep their audience coming back for more.