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| Irish Jazz Guitarist Louis Stewart's Milestone Solo Album Re-Mastered: “Out On His Own” "Out On His Own" is a fitting title for Louis Stewart as he is perhaps the only Irish jazz musician to attain international front-rank status. This solo record features a mix of lead only and rhythm with lead tracks with a repertoire of Jazz and American Songbook standards, contemporary composers (Chick Corea, Steve Swallow etc.) plus an interpretation of an Irish traditional tune and a self- composed blues. The album was recorded in Bray, just south of Dublin, while Louis was at his peak and alternating between playing with Ronnie Scott's band in London with the best of visiting musicians, and his frequent trips back to Dublin to play to packed clubs and bars. "Out On His Own" was Livia Record's first release meeting with excellent press reviews as follows: Sunday Times critic Derek Jewell: "Louis is revealed here as a guitar virtuoso already of considerable maturity. A virtuoso in anyone's language, and … a musician to be spoken of in the same league as Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, or, among contemporary virtuosos, Joe Pass." Irish Times critic, Ray Comiskey: "a performance of such virtuosity, that very few guitarists of any era could ever hope to match it ...a brilliant combination of melodic inventiveness, harmonic ingenuity, technical virtuosity and sheer joy in playing that seems certain to win for it an outstanding place in the record of Jazz guitar" Ronnie Scott: "Louis is a superbly talented natural musician. In my book he's one of the world's great jazz guitarists" Sunday Times critic Derek Jewell: "Louis is revealed here as a guitar virtuoso already of considerable maturity. A virtuoso in anyone's language, and ... a musician to be spoken of in the same league as Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, or, among contemporary virtuosos, Joe Pass." Irish Times critic, Ray Comiskey: "a performance of such virtuosity, that very few guitarists of any era could ever hope to match it ...a brilliant combination of melodic inventiveness, harmonic ingenuity, technical virtuosity and sheer joy in playing that seems certain to win for it an outstanding place in the record of Jazz guitar" Ronnie Scott: "Louis is a superbly talented natural musician. In my book he's one of the world's great jazz guitarists" write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |