Body & Soul
Body & Soul
Label: Ambient Records
Year: 1999
Gene Bertoncini, guitar
TRACK LIST
The Shadow of Your Smile / My Funny Valentine / How Are Things in Glocca Morra / Body & Soul / Edelweiss / ’Round Midnight / Stardust / But Beautiful / I Remember You / Greensleeves / Cavatina / Sophisticated Lady / Snowfall
“Bertoncini creates sounds that are refined, elegant, and complex. His playing works a tune from the inside, fully exploring its harmonic, melodic, and textural implications much like a classical composer develops an idea on paper. Bertoncini's treatments transform each tune into a unique statement that is constantly changing”
—Jim Ferguson, JazzTimes
The subtle beauty of Gene Bertoncini's solo acoustic guitar is uniquely captured by Sony's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) recording technology on the renowned guitarist's Body and Soul.
"I have never heard a recording like this one," said Bertoncini. "It sounds exactly like it did in the studio—clear and warm at the same time." The new technology represents a first for both Bertoncini and his record company, Ambient Records of Stamford, Connecticut.
"I can think of no more perfect way to showcase Gene's artistry than with this outstanding new Technology," said Ambient Records president Mark Conese. "Sony's DSD draws the listener into the music in the same way as a great LP played back on a good turntable used to. The resolution is far beyond that of a conventional compact disc."
Body and Soul is Bertoncini's first unaccompanied solo recording and his first recording for Ambient Records. "I'm really pleased with the results", he says. "This CD comes closer than anything I've done to capturing the true sonic qualities of a live performance.”