Monday, January 18th, 2010
When I reviewed Frank Vignola’s CD Looking Up last summer I included a quote he gave me when we spoke in Nashville: that he did not consider himself a “jazz” guitarist but had a broader view of his musical turf. So how does a CD entitled Standards fit into this non-jazz outlook? Read my review to find out!
(http://davewalkermusic.com/page2/FV_Standards_Review.html)
Hawk-eyed reader “Terrence T” has asked why he usually sees two links to my reviews here on the blog. Hopefully you will see both of them above, and either one should work fine. However, some blog software tends to lose links, so I put in the actual URL so that you can copy-and-paste it into a browser if your software will not let you just click on it.
If you are wondering how Terrence contacted me, he added a comment to the blog, and said in it that he did not want it posted but wanted it “treated like an email”. That does work and it is anonymous, but it is also a bit cumbersome. If you are following me on Twitter, remember that you can send me private email there. That is a LOT easier. (I am DrDaveGuitar on Twitter.)
Also, one caveat about Twitter: Be careful about the personal information you put on it, or on any other social networking software like Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, etc. What you put there is public and could be misused by miscreants.
Tags: Frank Vignola, Standards
January 30th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Hi Dave,
I always enjoy reading your reviews. “Standards” happens to be one of my wife’s favorite CD’s. I like it too but it is usually in her car. I just sent your review of this CD to her computer. We listen to CD’s with more understanding and enjoyment after reading your reviews.
Thanks again for all your work! Ken
January 31st, 2010 at 11:48 am
Thanks Ken. It is really great to know that you enjoy reading them.
Dave