Mason Razavi

Six-String Standards

OA2 22210

Purchase

iTunes - $9.99


...an introspective experience of deeper meaning...a mature rendering of masterful playing and ideas. Razavi is definitely one to watch.
JAZZTIMES

Inspired by the great solo guitar tradition epitomized by the towering performances of Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, and the like, Bay Area guitarist Mason Razavi offers his own look at a wide-ranging collection of tunes from the Great American Songbook. With several compositions from famed Sinatra collaborator Jimmy Van Heusen alongside familiar favorites from Henry Mancini, Johnny Green, and others, Razavi interprets these songs with his archtop and acoustic guitars, alternating between pick playing and intricate fingerstyle arrangements to deliver a varied set bound to delight lovers of solo guitar.


Track Listing:

1. Stompin' at the Savoy 3:07 Edgar Sampson
2. You Stepped Out of a Dream 3:07 Nacio Herb Brown
3. Body and Soul 4:37 Johnny Green
4. Like Someone In Love 3:06 Jimmy Van Heusen
5. But Beautiful 3:11 Van Heusen
6. Days of Wine and Roses 3:26 Henry Mancini
7. I Thought About You 5:04 Van Heusen
8. Darn That Dream 7:03 Van Heusen
9. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 3:51 Jule Styne
10. They Can't Take That Away from Me 3:12 George Gershwin

Performers:

Mason Razavi - archtop, nylon string acoustic and steel string acoustic guitars

Production Info:

Produced by Mason Razavi
Recorded by Phil Hawkins at Pnote Media, Santa Clara, CA, except:
(3,6,7,9) recorded by Hugo Wainzinger at Heartstrings Studios, Mountain View, CA
Recorded November 2021 and July 2022
Mixed & mastered by Phil Hawkins at Pnote Media, Santa Clara, CA
Photographs by Phil Hawkins
Cover design & layout by John Bishop


Reviews of Six-String Standards

Jazz Weekly (George W Harris)
Mason Razavi gives a workshop of how to use various guitars ranging from archtop, nylon and steel stings,in how to interpret The Great American Songbook in a solo setting. His nylon strings glow on ‘Body and Soul", while glistening on a tender intro to "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry". He swings easy when plugged in, as on "Stompin' At Th ...

CD Hotlist (Rick Anderson)
I may be wrong about this, but I have this idea in my head that whenever a guitarist wants to make an unaccompanied solo album, he or she almost always opens with "Stompin' at the Savoy." And with good reason: that tune is a perfect blend of graceful melody line and swinging danceability. The same can be said of Mason Razavi's whole album: he takes ...









ORIGIN RECORDS

OA2 RECORDS

ORIGIN CLASSICAL

CONTACT US

  • Origin Records
    8649 Island Drive South
    Seattle, WA 98118
    ph: (206) 781-2589
    fx: (206) 374-2618
  • Email / Order Info / Etc
THE ORIGIN MUSIC GROUP • FOUNDED 1997 / SEATTLE, WA • THE MUSIC YOU NEED