Throop

Our member John Stowell has recorded with many different guitarists and on this latest CD he teams up with Swedish guitarist Ulf Bendgren. Ulf currently teaches guitar/ensemble at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg. Both players on this album are playing Mike Doolin guitars, John a nylon string and Ulf a steel string. They have an amazingly warm sound. The opening track is a bright number called ?Five Roses? and after working a couple of years together, their empathy is evident. The title track ?Throop? was composed by John, all the other titles are by Ulf except for Tommy Flanagan?s ?Freight Train? a tune rarely recorded by guitarists. All the originals are melodic, swinging and very listenable. Origin Records have a fine stable of jazz guitarists on their books including John & Ulf, Mimi Fox, Inbar Fridman, Bobby Broom, Corey Christiansen, Larry Koonse and many more so check out this label. This particular album is a fine guitar duo and very worth of a listen.