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Yvonnick Prene: Wonderful World
Laurent Cugny
keyboards
Yaron Herman
pianob.1981
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data-original-title="" title="">Alex Tassel. Prené hit the ground running in the States, winning several scholarships that enabled him to study with saxophonist 
Lee Konitz
saxophone, alto1927 - 2020
John Patitucci
bassb.1959
Peter Bernstein
guitarb.1967
Prené exudes lyricism, and, from the first swinging notes of Johnny Green's "Coquette," his debt to Belgian harmonica great
Toots Thielemans
harmonica1922 - 2016
Michael Valeanu
guitar
Scott Tixier
violinb.1986
Stephane Grappelli
violin1908 - 1997
Django Reinhardt
guitar1910 - 1953
Most of the tracks are played as a trio or quartet, with bassists
Lorin Cohen
bass
Eric Wheeler
bass
Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals1901 - 1971
Antonio Carlos Jobim
piano1927 - 1994
Jay Sawyer
drumsMike King
bassPrené contributes two original compositions, the Django-esque "La Valse de Amy," where he dovetails nicely with Tixier and the altogether more personal-sounding "The Swimmer." This latter, highly melodic number—driven by an infectious guitar-led groove—features sparkling improvisations from Prené and Valeanu and bears all the hallmarks of an instant classic. Prené's inherent lyricism is to the fore on slower numbers like bassist/bandleader
Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic1922 - 1979
Sting
bass, electricb.1951
Horace Silver
piano1928 - 2014
There's collective panache in Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons' much covered 1931 standard "All of Me," with Prené, Valeanu and Tixier all unleashing brief but feisty solos. A gypsy-jazz take on saxophonist
Sonny Rollins
saxophoneb.1930
The warmth of Prené's tone, his virtuosity and the group's collective joie de vivre means that even tunes as old as the proverbial hills sound fresh. Prené, like Thielemans, is a wonderful interpreter and he could probably knock out a few more of these without breaking sweat. If, however, he can hone his own writing skills then he could yet carve a truly unique place for himself and his instrument. ">
Track Listing
Coquette; What a Wonderful World; Desafinado; La Valse d’Amy; Strollin’; Shape of My Heart; Troublant Bolero; All of Me; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love; The Swimmer; Pent-Up House.
Personnel
Yvonnick Prene
harmonicaYvonnick Prene: chromatic harmonica; Michael Valeanu: guitar; Mike King: piano; Lorin Cohen: bass (1-4, 8, 11); Eric Wheeler: bass (5-7, 9-10); Jay Sawyer: drums; Scott Tixier: violin.
Album information
Title: Wonderful World | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Self Produced
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Yvonnick Prene
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Ian Patterson
Self Produced
United States
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New York City
Paris
Laurent Cugny
Yaron Herman
Alex Tassel
Lee Konitz
John Patitucci
Peter Bernstein
Toots Thielemans
Michael Valeanu
Scott Tixier
Stephane Grappelli
Django Reinhardt
Lorin Cohen
Eric Wheeler
Louis Armstrong
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Jay Sawyer
Mike King
Charles Mingus
Sting
Horace Silver
Sonny Rollins
Wonderful World
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