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Welsh-born guitarist Ceredig Eddie Roberts has been playing and producing music in the UK for the past 15 years. Though best known for his work with The New Mastersounds, Eddie's jazzier side finds an outlet through his solo project Roughneck. The debut album of the same name was released on One Note Records in 2004. The Roughneck band, led by Eddie on guitar, also features double bass, piano, drums, sax and occasional guest vocals. Combining firing hard-bop, beautiful modal space and nu-jazz beats to create a sound described by French label Le Maquis as "St Germain with attitude" Roughneck has as much relevance to the oldest jazz lover as to the modern intelligent dancefloor.
"Trenta", Eddie Roberts' 8th album as leader features the acclaimed Roughneck line-up and further explores his jazz influences with references to Grant Green, Ramsey Lewis, Gabor Szabo and swinging 60s soundtracks in the grooves of this latest recording session. The New Mastersounds guitar ace has written some tough, some tender but always swinging arrangements of Italian tunes from the 1960s and 70s with warm analogue production in his trademark 'roughneck' style.
"Probably the best UK soul jazz guitarist of his generation - another great album from Eddie Roberts" - Adrian Gibson (London Jazz Cafe/Freestyle Records)
"The perfect album for 2007 has arrived and it's jazz! Yes, pure and simple acoustic jazz, no studio wizardry, no remix tricks, no attempt to be the latest trend!" - Lubi Jovanovic (Straight No Chaser)
"For me Eddie Roberts is one of the great unsung heroes of the UK Jazz scene. This man is one of the finest musicians we have. Whether fronting his Roughneck live project, the New Mastersounds or his own quintet, Eddie oozes pure class." - Russ Dewbury (Brighton Jazz Rooms, New Jazz Spectrum)
Tracklisting:
01. Giorgios Brother
02. Dicitencello Vuje
03. Strada Statale 163 (Sabato Triste)
04. Napule E (Pino Daniele)
05. Sto' Vicino A Te
06. Storia D'Amour
07. Mai Piu
08. 'na Sera 'e Maggio
09. 24000 Baci
10. Basta Na Jurnata E Sole
11. Core N'grata
(Quelle: Groove Attack, Dezember 2006)
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