French guitar
October 16, 2007 6:34 AM 
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French jazz guitaris often mistaken for swing guitar, or gypsy style guitar. It's true that great french guitarists, like
Bireli Lagrene or Christian escoudé, are still playing in this style. But curiosity is a trademark of most of the French guitarists, and even Bireli Lagrene
gave a try to various kinds of jazz. French guitarists have been attracted to Be Bop from the start (btw, even
Django has been). Maybe you've heard of
Sacha Distel ?
Well, Before he envoyed international exposure as a composer for
Dionne Warwick (god, this should be a post about her), he had concentrated for years on the guitar (several excerpts in
this article).
Recently, French guitar has evolved in several directions, with the soft touch of
Eric Lohrer (sounds under "écouter"), the infectious drive of
Sylvain Luc (several vids), the coloured soloing of
louis winsberg (
before, in another project) over a French songbook, the rough sounds of
Marc Ducret (Tim Berne's sideman) or of
Manu Codjia, the virtuosity of
Christophe Godin (
slap lesson /
one-man band). Make your picks.
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