Christian Escoudé - Django, les inédits (2019)

Christian Escoudé is part of this small family of jazz guitarists from the gypsy milieu, his talent has allowed him to play with the greatest as Mc Laughlin, Martial Solal, John Lewis. Some unpublished notes of the music of Django Reinhardt found in the family attic are at the origin of the idea of ​​this album. We discover tracks composed by Django, which have never been recorded or never played associated with compositions by Christian Escoudé and lyrics written by the singer Stephy Haik.
Here is a new original album dedicated to the work of the great Django Reinhardt.

"Christian Escoudé is one of our best musicians, everyone knows it. His phrasing, his approach to the instrument, to attack each note, that among the mass of guitarists, it is immediately recognizable. His style, unlike many others, has largely managed to move away from the model he evokes in this disc, that of Django, to achieve a very personal approach where the melody is still present, thanks to its deep musicality and his great knowledge of jazz music. This disc is a succession of beautiful melodies as well as very sophisticated themes rhythmically. If I add that Christian is remarkably surrounded, we can say that this new record is a perfect success and pays tribute to his great talent. »- Martial Solal -