Check out Huong Thanh's Mangustao and Dragonfly (African mixed Vietnamese), produced by Nguyen Le. Also ELB (L=Le) and latest Nguyen Le's cd w/ Dhafer Youssef, and one older album with Trilok Gurtu on few tracks. Listen to Nguyen Le on Joule Electra VZN, Atma-Sphere M, and Shindo Monbrison and Shindo amp (i have all three systems) are match made in heaven. I've retired all other jazz/fusion Cds after Nguyen Le's experience because the content is "fluid", the artistry is world class and versatile, and the recording (by Act Music) is phenomenon. I am checking out Doky Minh next, another artist with Vietnamese background, who voted by Bass world as virtuoso.
Jazz from Europe?
I've run across several new jazz artists (for me) and have been quite impressed. These include:
Nguyen Le - "Bakida" and "Walking the Tiger's Tail"
Arild Andersen w/ Vassilis Tsabropoulos and John Marshall - "The Triangle"
and
Tord Gustavsen Trio - "The Ground"
I know that these folks have been around for a while, but it was a nice discovery to make a chance purchase which worked out so well. Any comments or additional recommendations???
Nguyen Le - "Bakida" and "Walking the Tiger's Tail"
Arild Andersen w/ Vassilis Tsabropoulos and John Marshall - "The Triangle"
and
Tord Gustavsen Trio - "The Ground"
I know that these folks have been around for a while, but it was a nice discovery to make a chance purchase which worked out so well. Any comments or additional recommendations???