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Landmarks
Sholto Byrnes. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, THE. May 1st 2005
Fait Accompli
DD. HiFi+. 2003
Near The Circle
CABER. April 2002
"The all-guitar jazz front-line isn't unheard of, but the Scottish Guitar
Quartet certainly stray into unorthodox territory by banishing a rhythm
section and being entirely acoustic. They feature some attractive original
material that diverts them from the usual jazz guitar canters through the
standards. Celtic folk-roots mingle with Pat Metheny country-balladeering on
This Is Just to Say; a foray into bebop sounds like the Hot Club of France
playing a Charlie Parker tune; there are occasional baroque and flamenco
embroideries, and some effective soundbox percussion on Twisted to the Four.
The Metheny effect is a little cloying at times and the soloing occasionally
fills spaces rather than expanding them. One for the unplugged-guitar
lovers."
Near The Circle
Kenny Mathieson. JAZZWISE. November 2001
Near The Circle
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