All Love - Babik Reinhardt

Advantages: Great Trad Jazz
Disadvantages: None

...the greatest fiddle (violin) player the planet has ever seen. Grappelli was born in Paris, and started his career as a silent film pianist. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris between 1924 and 1928. A distant cousin of mine, who encouraged me to fiddle in my youth, has preformed with Grappelli. These two musicians with startlingly different backgrounds formed the "Quintette du Hot Club de France", who perform all of the songs on this collection with the exceptions of Nocturne which is Django and Stéphane alone, and Improvisation which is just Django. The "Quintette du Hot Club de France" comprised of Reinhart and Grapelli with Reinhardt's brother Joseph and Roger Chaput on guitar, and Louis Vola on bass. This collection of songs was preformed between 1935 and 1940 and showcases the unique sound of the quitnette. They made up for the lack... Read review

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Advantages: Easy listening, nice to relax to
Disadvantages: Some may find the style of music very dated

...Say the name Django Reinhardt to someone and you'll most likely get one of two responses: either they'll smile at you and say "You've heard of him? Excellent!" or they'll simply stare blankly at you as if you're speaking a foreign language. For anyone who doesn't know, Django Reinhardt was a jazz guitarist popular through particularly the 1930's. Born to a family of Gypsies, he spent his early life travelling and was playing guitar from a very early age. The most impressive thing about Django's guitar playing is he actually lost the use of two of his fingers on his left hand (the hand most guitarists' uses to fret with, form chords, etc.) during a fire at the age of eighteen. With such a disability, many guitarists would have called it a day, but not so Django. Instead, he adapted his parts to suit his abilities and even pushed... Read review

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Advantages: good mix of songs, excellent romantic and love album
Disadvantages: Not enough of Nicky Byrne singing :(

...I have been a huge Westlife fan since they began in 1999. They are among one of the best pop groups in the world. I buy all their albums each time they are released and the release of "The Love Album" was no exception. I am currently in college and get stressed out easily with all the reports we have to do etc. The Love Album helps me to chill out and relax. There are 12 songs on the Love Album beginning with the number one hit single "The Rose", which was a massive hit for the 4 lads. Next is "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sung beautifully by Mark and Shane. Next is "All out of love" with the amazing Australian Delta Goodrem. Its really nice. Other songs include Easy, You light up my life, You are so Beautiful, Have you ever been loved, Love can build a bridge, The Dance, All or Nothing and You have lost that loving feeling... Read review

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