Mundell's Moods

Mundell's Moods

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Like fellow guitarists Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, or Tal Farlow, Mundell Lowe came to prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s, yet never achieved the legendary status he deserved. After years of studio work in New York and Hollywood, Lowe, age 78 when he recorded this album, shows off an airy intimacy, expressiveness, and light--and a swinging understatement. The very stuff that dominated his early LPs makes this collaboration with German vibraharpist-harmonica whiz Hendrik Meurkens (recorded in Hamburg in 2000) wonderfully relaxed and intimate. Never a fan of velocity for its own sake, Lowe's velvet tonality and easygoing nature dominate "Mundell's Mood," the bossa nova number "Shoreway," and the loping "Please Let the Sun Come Out Again." Meurkens, a fine vibes player and a Toots Thielemans-like harmonica player, injects wit and spice into standards such as "You Say You Care" and "Opus 1," and the pair create particularly tasty interplay on "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" and "There Is No Greater Love." To any fan of classic or even contemporary jazz guitar, Lowe's autumnal virtuosity is inspirational. --Rich Kienzle

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