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Gilda Taffet
Downtown Diary
Genres: Jazz, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Raw Time
2. Midday Madonna
3. Bad Plaid Polka
4. Hymn
5. Finale
6. Ballad of the Lovesick Maiden
7. Premeditation
8. Meditation I
9. Meditation II
10. Meditation III
11. Postmeditation
12. Compose Yourself
13. Blue
14. Raindance

CD Details

All Artists: Gilda Taffet
Title: Downtown Diary
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Gilda Taffet
Original Release Date: 9/26/2001
Release Date: 9/26/2001
Genres: Jazz, Classical
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 656613401323

Synopsis

Album Description

Downtown Diary, the new CD by classical guitarist Gilda Taffet, presents a program of new works for solo guitar, flute and guitar and vibraphone and guitar by composers Taffet, Daniel Kingman and Leo Brouwer. A four-movement work for guitar and flute, Downtown Diary was commissioned by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission New Works Award Program in 1999. In addition, the album contains several works for solo guitar; "Five Meditations" by Daniel Kingman,"The Ballad of the Lovesick Maiden" from Leo Brower's "The Black Decameron" plus "raw time" and "Raindance" by Taffet. "Compose Yourself" is a jazz-tinged piece featuring vibist Rob Lautz.

CD Reviews

Neo-classical now age recording

01/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is reflective of an approach encompassing musical styles from Bach to Dvorak and Ravel, through the teachings of Segovia and beyond to 20th century popular styles. Gilda Taffet is a consumate guitarist with a performance technique and approach to composition that is "for the ages." The musical integrity and attention to detail,along with flights of melody,harmony and rhythm are of a nature both timeless and of the moment.These are compositions written to be heard! The recording features solo guitar,flute and guitar,vibraphone and guitar and two guitars. The compositions are by the guitarist,Gilda Taffet, along with 5 Meditations by California composer, educator and author,Daniel Kingman and a movement from "The Black Decameron" by Leo Brouwer.The recording was made at Paradise Studios in Sacramento,California.The musical and acoustical aesthetics are of the highest quality.As technological innovations progress,the center of music production appears whenever and wherever the capital exists to produce it. Recordings of a timeless quality arrive from locations far removed from the media center,and the mission of the consumer is to pay attention to the signifiers that decree a superior product which will endure. This is one!"