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…”the Segovia of ” – Gene Lees Gene Bertoncini

211 East 60th Street

New York, NY 10022

Phone: 212 421-3079

Email: [email protected]

Web Site: www.GeneBertoncini.com

Meet the Artist

Gene Bertoncini is one of the pre-eminent jazz guitarists’ active today. His fluid technique and lyricism have won him international praise and accolades as the "Segovia of jazz." An eloquent and versatile improviser, Mr. Bertoncini has been heard with an extraordinary range of jazz greats, including performances and recordings with , , , , among others, as well as such distinguished singers as , , Nancy Wilson, , and Eydie Gorme.

The Washington Post proclaimed his solo appearance in the best of the year 1999. Mr. Bertoncini's acclaim is hardly confined to this country. His CD, "Someone to Light Up My Life" which features his own of the compositions of the great bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, won international raves. Brazilian critic's and listener's polls also named him the best acoustic jazz guitarist. Gene Bertoncini has just released a striking new solo CD, "" on the heels of his highly successful "Acoustic Romance," which reached the top ten of the jazz playlists. Jazziz magazine's March 2004 issue ranked it Number 1 in their list of the top 20 acoustic CDs.

His newest CD is called “Concerti” and features Gene with a string quartet and bass. A prolific and popular studio musician, Bertoncini honed his professional chops as a member of band during Johnny Carson's tenure, and he has worked with composers and arrangers such as and Michael Legrand and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. According to the New Yorker magazine, "Bertoncini is an affecting, highly original guitarist that moves easily back and forth between classical and ."

Mr. Bertoncini’s teaching credits include William Patterson University, the Eastman School of Music where he regularly performs and conducts summer workshops for jazz guitarists, the New England Conservatory, New York University, and the Banff School of Fine Arts. He has been a highly sought-after guest clinician in colleges and universities throughout the country.

Gene was just nominated as the best jazz guitarist of the year (08) by the New York Jazz Press Association.

Born: April 6, 1937

Bertoncini’s musical roots go back to his early years in the Bronx where he grew up in a house filled with music. His love affair with the guitar began when he was seven, and by the time he was sixteen, he was appearing on New York television.

His career took an unusual turn when he decided to fulfill another long-standing interest, and took a degree in architecture at Notre Dame. He was quickly swept into the musical scene at the university, and the first thing he did after picking up his degree was to work opposite Carmen McRae in . He returned to New York to work with vibraphonist Mike Manieri, and then with a quintet led by drummer Buddy Rich CD REVIEWS

• ACOUSTIC ROMANCE • BODY AND SOUL • THE ART OF SOLO GUITAR • QUIET NOW • CONCERTI • 2008 TOP 10 INSTRUMENTAL CD’S • JAZZ THERAPY

SONS OF SOUND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS Contact: Brian Coleman Braithwaite & Katz Communications 617.547.3377 [email protected] Acoustic Romance GUITAR MASTER GENE BERTONCINI LEADS TRIO WITH &

A guitarist who takes “soft, seductive jazz to new levels of grace and adventure…” — Daniel Gewertz, The Boston Herald

New York, NY – Sons of Sound proudly announces the September 2, 2003 release of Acoustic Romance (SSPCD017), a quietly beautiful jazz recording featuring the guitar and arrangements of Gene Bertoncini on a program of classic songs that includes “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Gone With The Wind,” “,” “Two For The Road,” “Emily,” and other love themes.

In a piece written for The New Yorker, Whitney Balliet described Bertoncini as “an affecting, highly original guitarist who moves easily back and forth between classical and jazz guitar.” Bassist and frequent collaborator describes Bertoncini as “a melodic improvisor. What he’s after is a beautiful melody.” An architect by training, Bertoncini is acutely aware of and harmonic structure while applying his prodigious technique to express that beauty.

Gene Bertoncini is unique in his application of classical, nylon-stringed guitar to jazz, an instrumentation that allows him to explore classical and Brazilian styles in his arrangements and improvisation. A recognized master of the instrument, his improvisational sensitivity is melodic, his approach disciplined and respectful.

Audiences are currently being treated to live solo performances of these arrangements. Mr. Bertoncini’s concert performances have been described by Bob Blumenthal in The Boston Globe as “the most beautiful jazz to be heard.” Now these arrangements can be enjoyed for the fi rst time in a trio context, supported by a rhythm section of comparable stature.

Drummer Akira Tana is an active performer and clinician whose credits span 22 years and include , , , , Cedar Walton, and . Bassist Rufus Reid has played among legends such as , Kenny Dorham, , Sonny Stitt, Don Byas, , Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Dexter

– 1 – Gordon, , , Dizzy Gillespie, and .

Sons of Sound is an independent jazz label founded in 1997 to support musicians who support music education. Among many educational endeavors, Mr. Bertoncini was the musical director of the fi rst annual Swing ‘N Jazz eventevent in RocRochester,hester, NY,NY, a three-three- day celebration of music education with workshops, concerts, and a fund-raising golf tournament for the benefi t of The Commission Project, a music education nonprofi t. Messrs. Tana and Reid are dedicated music educators in their own right.

Through commerce as well as education, the label strives to bring artistic jazz and to a broader popular audience, under the marketing tag “Popular Culture.” With Acoustic Romance, the label is making a conscious attempt to bridge a love of jazz artistry with an appreciation for contemporary graphics and . The Acoustic Romance recording has much to offer traditional jazz audiences as well as contemporary listeners drawn to the vibe of ‘60s Bacharach or ‘00s lounge or chill-out. Indeed it was Mr. Bertoncini who originally provided the guitar work many of Mr. Bacharach’s resurgently popular hits.

Akira Tana and Rufus Reid are set to return in 2004 with another trio project for Sons of Sound, Moon Over The World with pianist TedTed Lo. Until then, theythey maymay be heardheard on Mr.Mr. Tana’s Secret Agent Men (Sons of Sound SSPCD012). Mr. Tana also provides the groove for Girl Talk by Jodi Stevens (Sons of Sound SSPCD011).

For additional information see the label’s web site at http://sonsofsound.com/. For more about The Commission Project, see http://tcp-music.org/.

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– 2 – Gene Bertoncini: Art of Solo Jazz Guitar Gene Bertoncini - Published: December 1, 2006

By Karen Hogg

Gene Bertoncini Art of Solo Jazz Guitar Melbay 2006

The DVD Gene Bertoncini: The Art of Solo Jazz Guitar documents a Master Class with guitarist Bertoncini. A nylon-string guitarist who has worked with the likes of Buddy Rich and Wayne Shorter, Bertoncini answers questions from a small group of off-screen students, while explaining the concepts behind his graceful technique.

Bertoncini discusses how many guitarists tend to memorize chord fingerings without really being aware of what’s inside these chords. Switching from electric guitar to the nylon string forces him to slow down to develop the technique for this instrument while also allowing him sufficient time to explain how he started playing scales on the nylon string— not across the neck but up and down each string. Moreover, he analyzes each note in relationship to its complementary chord.

Besides a master's knowledge and insight, Bertoncini demonstrates his consummate mastery of the instrument itself, applying the aforementioned concepts to several jazz standards, including frequently- played albeit challenging tunes like All the Things You Are," Lush Life," and It Had to Be You."

The guitarist also stresses the importance of melody, reminding the assembled students that jazz guitar is not about playing hot licks." Rather, the role of the musician, he emphasizes, is to communicate and tell a story.

The DVD closes with Bertoncini offering up some practical exercises for students to work on, such as keeping the top note the same throughout a tune, demonstrating the application of the technique to various chord tones and their extensions. Finally, he encourages students to expand their ears, advice that might be well heeded by all musicians, regardless of instrument.

For the student guitarist who is a beginner to intermediate, the material covered here would be over their head. For the advanced guitarist, there is a treasure trove of ideas in this DVD, a sufficient number, in fact, to lead the extra-motivated student to virtually total knowledge and freedom on the fret board.

Tracks: Introduction: Half Diminished Scale and Applications; All the Things You Are (Improv); Invitation; Girl Talk; Together; Medley: / Mood Indigo; Lush Life; Round Midnight; Creating a Melody; The Shadow of Your Smile; Exercises; Medley of Tunes; Here's a Rainy Day.

Personnel: Gene Bertoncini: guitar.

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May 2000 Gene Bertoncini Body and Soul Chase Music Group By Jim Ferguson

Gene Bertoncini-who plays the nylon-string acoustic guitar with his fingers, a situation ideally suited for solo work-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. While most of the material here is exceedingly familiar ("The Shadow of Your Smile," "Edelweiss," "Greensleeves") Bertoncini's treatments transform each tune into a unique statement that is constantly changing

Quiet Now Gene Bertoncini | Ambient Records (2005)

By Dr. Judith Schlesinger

If I had to pick one word to describe Gene Bertoncini’s luminous guitar playing, it would be especially since my local dictionary offers five meanings of that word, all of which apply to Bertoncini’s music: 1) marked by intricate and beautiful design or execution; 2) of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse delight; 3) excellent, flawless; 4) acutely perceptive or discriminating; and 5) intense, keen.

But there’s more to say. (Isn’t there always?) It's important to note that Quiet Now has exceptional clarity as well as warmth; apparently the newest technology (DSD, SACD) has resurrected the nuanced analog truthfulness that we once had to trade for shelf space. On this CD the guitar sounds both clean and refreshingly naturalistic.

As for the track list, it's as eclectic as Bertoncini himself. More interested in melody and meaning than genre, it’s typical for him to juxtapose Strayhorn, Coltrane, Schumann, Puccini, and The Streets of Laredo in the same set. ( is part of the “Bang the Drum Slowly theme, and it sounds very Irish in Bertoncini’s vision.) His acoustic guitar utterly transforms the familiar aria "Nessun Dorma, although his performance is just as moving and passionate as Pavarotti's.

Bertoncini's medleys highlight the commonalities between two compositions—like his pairing of Coltrane “Giant Steps with Tadd Dameron’s surprisingly compatible “On a Misty Night” the two Strayhorn pieces that bend and stretch in similar ways, and the pair of Bill Evans tunes that underscores those composers wistful harmonies. Perhaps his training as an architect helps him focus on the basic elements of a tune—certainly he's known for paring away schmaltz and convention to expose underlying structure and flow. It may be no coincidence that Tom Jobim, another of our great melodist’s, also studied architecture. (He's represented here by his beautiful, lesser-known “Olha Maria.)

Whatever the occupational roots of this music, the serene purity of Quiet Now offers a perfect antidote to the day's jangly information overload. So does Bertoncini’s first solo CD, Body and Soul (Ambient Records, 1999), which is also exquisite in all five senses of the word. [Note to the producers: do we have to wait another six years for the next one??]

Track listing: Lush Life/Isfahan, My One and Only Love, Giant Steps/On a Misty Night, Traumerei, So in Love/The More I See You, Olha Maria, Quiet Now, Nessun Dorma, Waltz for Debbie/Very Early, Theme from “Bang the Drum Slowly”

Personnel: Gene Bertoncini (Buscarino acoustic guitar)

Published: April 22, 2005

Concerti Gene Bertoncini | Ambient Records (2008) By Michael P. Gladstone

What could possibly be better than hearing guitarist extraordinaire Gene Bertoncini on Concerti? Simply, being ten feet away from the bandstand and viewing his quicksilver style of playing, astounding an appreciative audience.

Bertoncini, over the course of several decades, has become an elder statesman plectrist, working in a number of settings—solo, duet, trio or larger ensembles. On Concierti , Bertoncini works with members of The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he has been a teacher for many years. With the exception of "Invitation," all of the arrangements were written by Bertoncini's colleagues at Eastman.

For purposes of presentation, the guitarist is working here with a string quartet that consists of Mark Feldman (first violin), Rob Morse (second violin), Kelly Dylia (viola) and Dana Leong (). In addition, ubiquitous New York jazz bassist David Finck is also a member of the ensemble.

The classical influence and jazz tendencies of Mark Feldman's work with guitarist John Abercrombie's quartet and his own ECM (2006's What Exit) can also be heard here.

The tunes selected for this consist of six compositions that loosely fit under the heading of the Great American Songbook, including Bronislaw Kaper's "Invitation," Brooks Bowman's "East of the Sun," and even the Lennon/McCartney Beatles tune, "Eleanor Rigby." The remaining tracks include Bertoncini's "For Chet," with the late trumpeter in mind (and a frequent Bertoncini employer), and a 13-minute version of Joaquin Rodrigo's " de Aranjuez," segueing into icon 's "Spain."

A most interesting aspect of the album is the way that Bertoncini and colleagues take turns emphasizing his acoustic nylon-string guitar, while keeping the strings tamped down on "East of the Sun" or quite the opposite for "Eleanor Rigby," where the melody's sharp edges are undertaken by the strings thus giving it a keener presentation than usual.

Likewise, a medley of Frederic Chopin's "Prelude (excerpt Opus 28 #4)," which melds into Jobim's ballad "How Insensitive," is played with the strings far in the background, while Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye" provides an unusual take with the viola, cello and violins all ablaze.

This is an album that is full of surprises and one that is worthy of the Bertoncini's unmistakable musicianship.

Track listing: East Of The Sun; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; For Chet; Eleanor Rigby; Every Time We Say Goodbye; Prelude (excerpt Opus 28 #4)/How Insensitive; Invitation; Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain.

Personnel: Gene Bertoncini: acoustic guitar; David Finck: bass; Mark Feldman: first violin; Rob Moose: second violin; Kelly Dylia: viola; Dana Leong: cello. Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1 Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur | Motema Music (2008)

By J Hunter

In November 2007, Roni Ben-Hur and his bassist Earl May approached Motema Records with a great idea: They would record a duo CD, pro , as a fundraiser for the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund, a trust created by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center to fund health care for jazz musicians who can't afford it (i.e. just about every player not named ). May's sudden death the following January could have sent this worthy concept off the rails; instead, Gene Bertoncini stepped into the breach, and the results are absolutely brilliant.

Smile (dedicated to May, whose ever-present grin inspired Ben-Hur to include Charlie Chaplin's timeless ballad in this 10-song set) is a living definition of the word "simpatico." These two guitarists have played together on and off since the early '90s, but their interplay and mutual sense of musical space sounds like it comes from a years-long collaboration. In fact, the tunes themselves become secondary to experiencing the entrancing sound that comes from the multi-layered dialogue between Ben- Hur's hollow-body electric and Bertoncini's nylon-string acoustic.

Bertoncini leads off on the Charles Fox/Norman Gimble classic "Killing Me Softly," instantly achieving an intimacy that almost eclipses 's signature performance. When Ben-Hur joins in on the chorus, none of that intimacy is lost; instead, a conversation ensues between two people who witnessed the same thing. Although both speakers are passionate about what they experienced, the conversation stays hushed, as if they don't want anyone to hear about the singer who "sang as if he knew me/In all my dark despair..."

While the standards on Smile seem straightforward, Ben-Hur and Bertoncini add a few personal touches. The chorus of "Killing Me Softly" gets a little bit of a stagger, as if the protagonists are slightly stunned at their antagonist's insight, while Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You" has a sheen that comes from the Brazilian sun. Meanwhile, "Besame Mucho" is as rich and romantic as it's supposed to be, just as the title track has the stiff upper lip that it should, and Dizzy's own "That's Earl, Brother" gets down and swings even as it stays within the date's relatively sedate boundaries.

Both players bring originals to the party—Ben-Hur with "Anna's Dance" and "Sofia's Butterfly" (each tune named for one of Ben-Hur's daughters), Bertoncini with "You Are a Story" and "Set Blue" (a deconstruction of "Bluesette")—but none of them have any sense of ownership, or an attitude of "This is my song!" The spirit of simpatico remains strong, as does the air of cooperation and collaboration. It gets to the point where the only way to discern who's playing what is with a good set of headphones. Happily, that makes the experience all the more enjoyable.

Apart from being a beautiful set, Smile literally enriches an aspect of Dizzy Gillespie's legacy that many people may be unaware of. If that isn't a win-win situation, it will do until a better example comes along.

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+ Acoustic guitar master returns + A glance atGeneBertoncini's date­ v Later on, Bertoncini's friendship bookoverthe past yearwould reveal :::I with bossa nova pioneerJoao Gil­ the sort ofcareer many musicians 0"" berto gave him anexpertgrounding can only dream of. ~ in Brazilian grooves, and in return Start with his last album release j Gilberto used to borrowBertoncini's about a year ago. While Concerti guitar for his performances in New (Ambie.ll t Records 2008) is a little '"'~ York. more arranged and a little less jazzy It's notfor nothingthat the man got than most ofBertoncini's projectS, ~ a degree in architecture before he it's still a gorgeous recording. The decided to devote himselfto music New York-based acoustic guitar has something to dowith his creative full time. master is featured in front ofa lush success. Just listen to the measured w ay string quinteton a mix ofstandards But the man's incredible technical that Bertoncini constructs soulful as well as the beautiful adagio from finesse and the arranging skills that improvisations w ith the precision JoaquinRodrigo's famous Concerto can make a solo take of a complex of a classical player. deAranjuez. Brazilian bossa nova tune take flight In fact, last year the New York Clas­ Since that release Bertoncini has are anotherpartof the story. Oh, and sical Guitar Society did a tribute con­ done a mix of solo and small group Bertoncini is also an extremely nice certtohonourthe artisttheydubbed SUPPU performances. He has continued to guy. "the Segovia ofjazz." Gene Bertonelnl will be at the Yardbird Suite tonight and Saturday night. put in periodic shifts as an educator Alllhings considered, he doesn't While Bertoncini gets a kick out of ata couple of the top collegesin the fit the stereotype of someone who playing solo, he allows thattrio work NewYork area, and he's just finished grew up in the Bronx. "really frees you up" from carrying three nights playing with Wyntan Bertoncini admits heneverhad any both the rhythm and melody parts Marsalis and the J azz At Lincoln interest in playing loud rock 'n' roll or to take extended musical manoeu­ Center Orchestra paying tribute to pop music. He was playing clubs at vres. Mary Lou Williams. Then there are 16, a protege of , but This weekend hewill enjoy the ex­ his frequent touring gigs, includ­ he claims he owes much to his first pert company ofbassist Mike Lent ing the one that brings him back to guitarteacher ChuckWayne. and drummer Sandro Dominelli. Edmonton to head up a trio at the Over the years Bertoncini has Bertoncini's trio plays today and Yardbird today and Saturday. worked with a long list of music Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Yardbird "I feel blessed to have been born greats, including Tony Bennett, Suite (corner of 102nd Street and with a certain amount of taste that it BennyGoodrnan and Wayne Short­ 86th Avenue). gets meall these opportunities," says er, along with a stint in the Tonight Tickets are $20 for members, $24 the soft-spoken Be.rtoncini. Show Band during the JohnnyCar­ for guests, in advance from Ticket­ Yes, his innate good taste certainly son era. masterorat the door. 2008

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AMBIENT-B&K/ Gene Bertoncini ­ Quiet Now (CD) Gene Bertoncini is. an ac­ claimed guitarist/com­ poser/ arranger in the world' of ja~z .. ForQu~et Now. he chose beautiful sOpgs' which are hi~ personal 'favor~tes, and made them his own. His wide-ranging medley choices are music to anyone's ears, : arid very easy to digest. Cuts , of note include a medley, of BiUy Strayhorn's "Lush Life/ Isfaha,n," the haunting "My One and Only' Love," the legendary 's ."Giant Steps" done with Tadd . Dameron'S "A MiSty Night," plus a medley' of Cole Porter's "So In Love" and' "The More , I See' You." , Second half happenings :have, Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova --" ' --_. gem "Olha Maria," the ballad. and title cut "guiet Now," an excellent rendition of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma, ~ a memorable Bill Evans medley of "Waltz For Debbie/ Very Early," finishing up with the moving "Theme From,; Bang. ' The Drum : JSloWlY'." Berto,nciniis. a :'masterl . back further than his association with Gilberto. While taking lessons during the '50S with 's guitarist, Chuck Wayne, he was urged to check out the great classical play­ er Julian Bream. "I put on a record by him and heard him doing Ravel's Pavane, and I just flipped," Bertoncini recalls. ':And in that Acoustic Guitar to have: moment 1said, 'I gotta study classical guitar: That was the beginning of playing nylon-string While most jazz gUitarists prefer Gene Bertoncini Acoustic Romance classical gUitar for me. an electric axe, a small group (Sons of Sound, 2003) "Ultimately, 1began practicing a lot of linear remains loyal to the subtlety and Wayne Johnson One Guitar (Solid Air, stuff and started trying to play Jazz lines on it, warmth of an acoustic 200 3) which involved a lot of slurring techniques and, instrument. This is their story. Ken Hatfield The Surrealist Table you know, just trying to sound like a saxo­ (Arthur Circle Music, 2003) phone. If you try to articulate every note, it By BILL MILKOWSKI Fred Fried When Winter Comes sounds kind of stiff, but 1developed this feel fot (Ballet Tree, 2003) playing jazz lines on it, too. Then, of course, that Ever since plugged his Paco de Lucia Cositas Buenas mstrument just opens up the world harmonically, Gibson L-5 electric guitar into an amplifier and (Blue Thumb, 2003) wailed with legato abandon back in 1939, the too. You start thinking orchestrally and in a differ­ John McLaughtin Thieves and Poets ent way when you're playing the classical guitar." acoustic guitar has taken a backseat in jazz. (Verve,2003) . Through the years, certain virtuoso players While Bertoncini continues to play both electric One QUiet Night and nylon-string acoustic guitar, he has developed have switched back and forth regularly (Warner Bros, 2003) between acoustic and electric guitar, making a more distinctive voice on the classical axe. On his Al DiMeola Winter Nights (Telarc, 1999) most recent release, Acoustic Romance (Sons of significant statements on both axes - fusion The Trio Friday Night in Sound), he demonstrates his pleasantly melodic, guitar heroes , John McLaughlin, (Columbia, 1981) countrapuntal approach in an acoustic trio setting and AI DiMeola spring to mind. Individually or I(evin Eubanks World Trio (Intuition, with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Akira Tana together with Spain's flamenco master Paco de 1997) on a set of familiar yet inventively reworked jazz Lucia as the fabled Trio, these players have Earl Klugh The Best ofEarl Klugh, Vol. 1 standards like "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Girl added to the canon of acoustic-guitar music (Blue Note, 1991) since the early '70S. Talk," "Stella by Starlight" "'Round Midnight," and Fareed Haque Opaque (Blue Note, 1995) IITn'irit'::ltinn " "I love the sound of acoustic guitar," said John Abercrombie Characters (ECM, McLaughlin, after a recent performance in New 1977) York with his dazzling Remember Shakti Bill Connors Swimming with a Hole in ensemble. "It's something I can't be without for My Body (ECM, 1979) too long. I don't know what it is, it's just so ... Evidence (RCA/Novus, 1980) evocative. It's an antique sound. And it makes Larry Carlton A/one/But Never Alone some very different resonances inside of you ­ (MCA, 1986) your heart or your soul, your subconscious or Joe Pass Unforgettable (Pablo/Fantasy, \Nhatever you want to call it. But it touches 1992) ant)ther part of you. And it has this kind of QUiet (Verve, 1996) pathos built into it that electric gUitar doesn't Bill Frisell Ghost Town (Nonesuch, have. It's got its own thing." 2000) Many electric-guitar players have recorded Larry Coryell Twelve Frets to One an occa~ional all-acoustic album (see Sidebar), Octave (Shanachie, 1991) but precious few players have specialized in - BILL MILKOWSKI acoustic playing over the course of their careers. With 18 adventurous outings on the and a member of the late-'60s Tonight Show ECM label, is an obvious figure­ Band, the 66-year-old Bertoncini began playing head among nylon-string acoustic players. So the classical guitar in 19 62, just as the bossa too is smooth-jazz icon Earl Klugh, as well as nova craze hit the States. "I started listening to classically-trained Fareed Haque, vyho recorded that music and I became very friendly with the a series of adventurous CDs for Blue Note in the great Braziliiin artist [singer-songwriter-gui­ '90S and now plays with the jamband Garage tarist] loao Gilberto, who used to hang out MahaL And the late Charlie Byrd was a pioneer where I played," he explains. "Joao was. still who brought classical-guitar elements to jazz, married to Astrud [Gilberto, of ' Girl From and also helped introduce Brazilian music to lpanema' fame1in those days. Later on, he used North American audiences with 1962'S Jazz to borrow my guitar whenever he came to Samba, on which he was co-billed with Stan New York. Actually, I learned how to play bossa­ Getz. nova style just by listening to loao's recording Anqther pioneer of the nylon-string of 'Quiet Nights: And from there, I began blend" acoustic - or classical-guitar in jazz is Gene ing the classical techniques with bossa nova Bertoncini. A one-time sideman to Buddy Rich, and jazz." accompanist to Lena Horne and Tony Bennett, Bertoncini's interest in classical guitar goes

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Esta é a lista dos que mais se destacaram, em 2008, no panorama jazzístico internacional. Atendendo aos pedidos dos leitores, que FOLLOWERS desde 1979 acompanham essa votação, incluímos – após o nome do primeiro colocado em cada categoria – o título do disco pelo qual o Follow artista foi avaliado, com base apenas em lançamentos realizados no with Google Friend Connect decorrer deste ano. A queda nas vendas foi violenta em 2008 mas, More » http://www.genebertoncini.com/main.htm[10/19/2009 9:19:41 PM] gene1

Followers (27) paradoxalmente, o número de edições e reedições aumentou muito.

Para variar, foram necessárias várias semanas para a preparação de todas estas listas, reouvindo discos, revendo DVDs, checando fichas técnicas e, às vezes, reavaliando opiniões. Tudo isso com o objetivo de fornecer o mais fiel possível retrato do cenário jazzístico em 2008, a partir de bases reais de análise. O que significa, por exemplo, que artistas que não lançaram novos trabalhos este ano, seja como líderes ou sidemen, tornaram-se, por mais geniais que sejam, Already a member?Sign in automaticamente inelegíveis. Tal critério explica a ausência de feras como Diana Krall, Mark Murphy, Urbie Green, Hubert Laws e Andy BLOG ARCHIVE Bey, que, apesar de terem realizado muitos shows, não lançaram novos trabalhos em 2008. ► 2009 (872) ▼ 2008 (1636) Explicando alguns critérios para melhor compreensão da lista, vale ▼ December (151) ressaltar que nem sempre um disco no qual certo artista tem uma The 30th Annual Jazz Station grande performance ( em “Jazz & Bossa”, por exemplo) é Poll - The Best Jazz ... um álbum fabuloso. Isto explica porque Ron aparece em primeiro R.I.P.: lugar na categoria de “contrabaixo” (ninguém teve uma performance CD of the Day - "Freddie tão fantástica neste instrumento em 2007), embora o disco não Hubbard: The Love Connect... mereça figurar entre os melhores CDs. Aí estão os resultados Vinyl of the Day - "Freddie completos: Hubbard: The Baddest H...

Piano acústico/Acoustic Piano: 1º Ahmad Jamal (“It’s Magic” - LD of the Day - "Freddie Hubbard: Live at the Vill... Dreyfus); 2º Chick Corea; 3º ; 4º Keith Jarrett; 5º Book of the Day - "Freddie Piano elétrico/Electric Piano: 1º Chick Corea (“The Boston Three Hubbard: Jazz Giants" Party” – Stretch); 2º Jaume Vilaseca; 3º Dawn Clement; 4º Alberto DVD of the Day - "Freddie Bonomi; 5º Koichi Sato Hubbard: All Blues" Órgão/Organ: 1º Barbara Dennerlein (“Spiritual Movement No. 2” - Freddie Hubbard memorabilia - Bebab); 2º Larry Goldings; 3º Chris Foreman; 4º Joey DeFrancesco; DownBeat 1974 Poll 5º Tony Monaco New Year's Eve Party at the Jazz Teclados/Keyboards: 1° Hans-Peter Pfammatter (“Nu-Gara” com Bakery in LA! Scope – Veto); 2º Chick Corea; 3º Alex Maguire; 4º Yumi Hara Jazz Talk: Jews, Blacks and Jazz Cawkwell; 5º Lelo Nazario Joao Gilberto's concerts in Contrabaixo/Acoustic Bass: 1º Ron Carter (“Jazz & Bossa” – are cancelled EMI); 2º Eddie Gomez; 3º ; 4º James Cammack; 5º EP of the Day - "Bill Evans, Earl Avery Sharpe Klugh & Regina C... Baixo Elétrico/Electric Bass: 1º (“Returns” com live with W. - Eagle); 2º ; 3º Marcus Miller; 4º Nelson & W. Marsalis Richard Bona; 5º Nathan East CD of the Day - "Pat Thomas: Bateria/Drums: 1º Airto Moreira (“The Boston Three Party” com Desafinado" Chick Corea & Eddie Gomez – Stretch); 2º ; 3º R.I.P.:Eartha Kitt ; 4º ; 5º Bill Stewart Nate Harasim & Darren Rahn to Percussão/Percussion: 1º Airto Moreira (“The Boston Three perform for Presiden... Party” – Stretch); 2º Marilyn Mazur; 3º Anant Sivamani; 4º Manolo Arnaldo DeSouteiro's "Jazz Badrena; 5º Steve Berrios Rock" in Korea Vibrafone/Vibes: 1º (“The New ” com EP of the Day - "Eliane Elias:

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Chick Corea – Stretch); 2º Joe Locke; 3º Stefon Harris; 4º Steve Runnin" Nelson; 5º Greg Cerrone tomorrow, Dec 27, Diversos/Miscellaneous Instruments: 1° Daniel Smith – fagote @ Bypass (“Blue ” – DS); 2º Niladri Kumar – cítara elétrica; 3º Bela Quincy's "Summer in the City" Fleck - banjo; 4º Rabih Abou-Khalil – oud; 5º Xie Tao- gusheng on Lesen Violão/Acoustic Guitar: 1º Gene Bertoncini (“Concerti” – Best jazz choices for New Years' Ambient); 2º Toninho Horta; 3º Al DiMeola; 4º Felipe Avila; 5º Ralph Eve - NYT Towner Arnaldo DeSouteiro on Guitarra/Electric Guitar: 1º John McLaughlin (“Floating Point” - Myyearbook00’s Blog Abstract Logix); 2º Al DiMeola; 3º Larry Coryell; 4° Pat Metheny; 5º Kenny Burrell "Fashion Organic Girl" tomorrow @ Bypass! Violino/Violin: 1º Christian Howes (“Heartfelt” – Resonance); 2º Jenny Scheimann; 3º John Blake; 4º Didier Lockwood; 5º Billy Bang "Summer in the City", a best- Flauta/: 1° Jamie Baum (“Solace” – Sunnyside); 2º Nicole seller in Korea, on D... Mitchell; 3º James Moody; 4º Charles Lloyd; 5º EP of the Day - "Stanley Clarinete-Clarone/Clarinet-Bass Clarinet: 1º Lucien Dubuis Turrentine: Disco Dancing... (“Nu-Gara” com Scope – Veta); 2° Klaus Gesing; 3º John Ruocco; 4º Marsalis to lead "A Celebration George Garzone; 5º Buddy DeFranco of America" Trompete/Trumpet: 1º Tim Hagans (“Alone Together” - Pirouet); "Summer in the City" in 2º ; 3º Lew Soloff; 4º Arturo Sandoval; 5º David Weiss Switzerland @ City Disc Flugelhorn: 1º (“Fantasy” com The Inventions Trio - R.I.P.: Page Cavanaugh Palmetto); 2º Till Bronner; 3º Tom Harrell; 4º Kenny Wheeler; 5º NY State Budget - Severe Cuts Freddie Hubbard for Funding Music Trombone: 1º Raul de Souza (“Soul & Creation” – PAO); 2º Gary CD of the Day - "Quintet of the Valente; 3º Sam Burtis; 4º Steve Turre; 5º Conrad Herwig Americas: Sounds o... Sax Soprano: 1º Jane Ira Bloom (“Mental Weather” – Outline); 2º "Summer in the City" @ ; 3º Klaus Gesing; 4º ; 5º Graeme Blevins YES.FM Sax Alto: 1º Kenny Garrett (“Sketches of MD” – Mack Avenue); 2º "Jazz Improv" - New Year ; 3º Bud Shank; 4º Wolfgang Puschnig; 5º Subscription Offer Sax Tenor: 1º Sonny Rollins (“Road Shows Vol. 1“ – Doxy); 2º Andy CD of the Day - "Judy Roderick: Sheppard; 3º JD Allen; 4º Joe Lovano; 5º Houston Person When IM Gone" Sax Barítono: 1º James Carter (“Present Tense” – EmArcy); 2º Joe David Foster & Arnaldo Temperley; 3º Julian Arguelles; 4º Chris Caldwell; 5º Ronnie Cuber DeSouteiro on Cantor/Male Singer: 1º Tony Bennett (“A Swingin’ Christmas” - "Wherehouse.c... Sony); 2º Al Jarreau; 3º Boris Savoldelli; 4º Ed Reed; 5º "Do It Again" available @ BIG Cantora/Female Singer: 1º Norma Winstone (“Distances” - ECM); W Entertainment 2º ; 3º Dianne Reeves; 4º Diane Hubka; 5º Judi R.I.P.: Kenn Cox Silvano Maceo Parker live at Jazz Café Grupo Instrumental/Instrumental Group: 1º Return To in 2009 Forever (“Returns” – Eagle); 2º Manhattan Jazz Quintet; 3º The Marty Teddy Thompson brings you a Sheller Ensemble; 4º Soft Machine Legacy; 5º Scope special Christmas song... Grupo Vocal/Vocal Group: Take 6 (“The Standard” - Heads Up); Ed Neumeister Jazz Orchestra 2º Manhattan Transfer; 3º New York Voices; 4º Moss; 5º Hendricks debuts, tonight, in L... and Company CD of the Day - "Dave Brubeck: Banda/Big Band: 1º Carla Bley (“Appearing Nightly” - WATT); 2º Classical Brubeck" NDR Big Band; 3º Bob Mintzer Big Band; 4º The Vanguard Jazz Vinyl of the Day - "Esta É A Orchestra; 5º WDR Big Band Turma de Samba" Compositor/Composer: 1º Gene Perla (“Bill’s Waltz” – PM); 2º Carla Bley; 3º Marty Sheller; 4º Maria Schneider; 5º Chick Corea Peter Delano returns to NY

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Arranjador/Arranger: 1º Claus Ogerman (“Across The Crystal CD-Single of the Day - "Eliane Sea” com Danilo Perez – Decca); 2º Carla Bley; 3º Gene Perla; 4º Elias: Movin' Me On... Carlos Franzetti; 5º Marty Sheller R.I.P.: Derek Moore Engenheiro de som/Engineer: 1º Mark Conese (“Concerti” com Single of the Day - "Esther Gene Bertoncini - Ambient); 2º Al Schmitt; 3º Rudi Grosser; 4º Jim Phillips: For All We K... Anderson; 5º on "Zune" Revelação/New Talent: 1º Pablo Held – piano/compositor R.I.P.: Buddy Charles (“Forest of Oblivion” – Pirouet); 2º Lauren Sevian – sax barítono; 3º "Party Time" tomorrow @ Hadrien Feraud – baixo elétrico; 4º Richie Barshay – Bypass! bateria/percussão; 5º Xie Tao - gusheng Swing in the New Year at Dizzy's Produtor/Producer: Tommy LiPuma ("Across The Crystal Sea" - Club in NY! Decca) Win tickets to The Fly's New Artista do ano/Artist of the Year: Chick Corea – pela reunião do Year's Eve “Return To Forever”, que gerou uma coletânea retrospectiva, dois CDs CD of the Day - "Selected 2008 e um DVD (a ser lançado em 2009); pela monumental caixa “Five Classics & Jazz" Trios Box” que incluiu o espetacular CD “The Boston Three Party”; e Box Set of the Day - "To Be ainda pelos novos projetos com Hiromi e Gary Burton. Free: The ... Single of the Day - "Grover Os 10 melhores CDs instrumentais Washington,Jr.: Master... The Best 10 Jazz Instrumental CDs EP of the Day - "ET & Deodato" Danilo Perez & Claus Ogerman: “Across the crystal sea” (Decca) April Hall lights up Scullers in Gene Perla, Elvin Jones & Don Alias: “Bill’s Waltz” (PM) January Carla Bley Big Band: “Appearing nightly” (WATT) Kristin Korb trio live in LA, Sonny Rollins: “Road Shows Vol. 1” (Doxy) tomorrow! Gene Bertoncini: “Concerti” (Ambient) Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Airto Moreira: “The Boston Three Party” Ingrid Powell live @ Sheraton LA on Friday (Stretch) Tim Hagans: “Alone Together” (Pirouet) awarded Delta Saxophone Quartet: “Dedicated to you - The music of Soft CD of the Day - "Hubert Laws: Machine” (MoonJune) Say It With Silence"... Bill Mays & The Inventions Trio: “Fantasy” (Palmetto) R.I.P.: Frances Lynne John Stein: “Encounterpoint” (Whaling City Sound) Give the gift of Jazz at What you're saying Sock and awe Larry Coryell's "Vera Cruz" video "Opus Samba" in Austria at T- Mobile Jukebox CD of the Day - "Deanna Witkowski: Length of Days"... Vinyl of the Day - "Azymuth: Butterfly" EP of the Day - "Raul de Souza/Maze" R.I.P.: Davy Graham Anna Ly on MSN Music Anna Ly - Digestivo Cultural

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May 1, 2009

Dear Gene Bertoncini,

Congratulations! It’s my pleasure to inform you that you've been nominated as a finalist for a 2009 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award in the categories of: Guitarist of the Year.

Professional members of the JJA are currently voting on nominees in 42 categories celebrating excellence in jazz music, production, presentation and digital, print, broadcast and photographic journalism. The representative honorees – “winners” -- will be announced at a JJA event on Tuesday, June 16th, from 3 to 6 PM at The , 116 E. 27th St. The JJA's annual "A Team" list of activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz will also be announced shortly.

I hope you're pleased that your works are being celebrated by the 400+ member JJA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) professional organization, which has promoted excellence in an Awards format for the past 12 years. For information on previous Jazz Awards, go to the www..org website of the Jazz Journalists Association.

You are invited to attend....

Jazz Journalists Association's Jazz Awards 2009 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th St., NYC 3 to 6 PM

If you plan to attend please reserve your seat ASAP as seating is limited.

You must reserve your seat and you may purchase plus-one ticket at the new site: http://www.JazzJournalists.org

Each nominee is invited to attend free of charge; one additional nominee guest ticket price is $65 (more than one, $100 per person in advance, $150 at the door based on availability). Ticket price includes buffet, soft drinks, some beverages, musical entertainment by the Charles Tolliver Big Band, Jane Bunnett and Spirits of Havana, pianist Marian Petrescu and guitarist Andreas Öberg and other special guests.

Please RSVP to Jim Eigo [email protected]

Best Regards,

Howard Mandel, JJA President 212 533 9495/[email protected] Jim Eigo 845-986-1677 / [email protected] Jazz Awards Notification Committee

Gene Bertoncini Discography

Solo Albums Title Label Catalog # Year Gene Bertoncini Evolution! Evolution 3001 197?

Gene Bertoncini Acoustic Romance Paddle Wheel Rec KICJ 155 1993 Jobim_ Someone To Light Up Gene Bertoncini My Life Chiaroscuro Cr (D) 343 1996 Gene Bertoncini Body & Soul Ambient Records CD-001 1999 Gene Bertoncini Quiet Now Ambient Record CD-005 2005 Gene Bertoncini Concerti Ambient Record CD-007 2008

Album Artist Title Label Catalog # Year

Skitch Henderson & The Tonight Show Orchestra Skitch --- Tonight! Columbia CS 9167 196? Sylvania....Listen And Various Artists Compare Evolution AD-7132-00 196? Ahmad Jamal Macanudo Argo LPS 712 1963 More Cameo C-1064 1963 Clark Terry Tread Ye Lightly Cameo C-1071 1963 Bob Hammer Beatlejazz! ABC-Paramount ABC 497 1964 Rufus Jones Five On Eight Cameo C-1076 1964 Miss Morgana King Mainstream 56052 1965 Spunky Pacific Jazz ST-20094 1965 The Dissection And Reconstruction Of Music From The Past As Performed By The Inmates of Lalo Schifrin's Demented Ensemble As A Lalo Schifrin Tribute To The Memory of The Verve V-8654 1966 Introducing The Passion Various Artists Solid State SM 17007 1966 The Great Arrival Command RS 927 SD 1967 Guitar U.S.A Command RS 908 SD 1967 Tony Mottola A Latin Love-In Project 3 PR 5010 SD 1967

Herbie Mann The String Album Atlantic SD 1490 1968 Earl Coleman Love Songs Atlantic SD 8172 1968 Toots! Command RS 930 SD 1968 Paul Winter The Winter Consort A&M SP 4170 1968 Heavy Vibrations Verve V6-5075 1969 The Winter Consort: Paul Winter Something In The Wind A&M SP-4207 1969 Tony Bennett I've Gotta Be Me Columbia CS 9882 1969 Gene Bertoncini Evolution! Evolution 3001 197? Paul Desmond Bridge Over Troubled Water A&M SP 3032 1970 Luiz Bonfá The New Face Of Bonfá RCA Victor LSP-4376 1970 Hubert Laws Afro-Classic CTI CTI 6006 1971 Wayne Shorter Odyssey Of Iska Blue Note BST 84363 1971 Grover Washington, Jr. All The King's Horses Kudu KU-07 1972 Charles McPherson Charles McPherson Mainstream MRL 329 1972 Flute - In Applause Records APBL 2308 1972 Natural Illusions BST-84416 1972 Hubert Laws Carnegie Hall CTI CTI 6025 1973 From The Depths Of My Soul Blue Note BN-LA143-F 1973 Hubert Laws In The Beginning CTI CTX 3+3 1974 Jane Harvey Jane Harvey RCA LPL1 5030 1974 Album Artist Title Label Catalog # Year New York Mary A Piece of the Apple Arista/Freedom Al 1035 1976 and The Cosmic Echos Renaissance RCA APL1-1822 1976 Gene Bertoncini & Michael Moore Bridges GJB Music GJB-3333 1977 The Mysterious Flying The Mysterious Flying Orchestra RCA APL1-2137 1977 Orchestra That Girl From Ipanema Image IM 305 1977 Ron Odrich Blackstick Classic Jazz CJ 35 1978 Astrud Gilberto Gilberto With Turrentine CTI (JAP) LAX 3179 1978 Ron Odrich Wood On Wood Famous Solos MMO 675 1978 Tasha Thomas Midnight Rendezvous Atlantic K 50572 1979 Michal Urbaniak Jam At Sandy's JAM 5004 198? Bob Kindred That Kindred Spirit Conawago 1002 198? Mark Murphy Satisfaction Guaranteed MR 5215 1980 Use The Stairs Fantasy F-9604 1980 Bobbi Rogers & Gene Bertoncini Crystal & Velvet Focus FS338 1981 The Sonny Costanzo Big Band The Gift Golden Crest CRDG 4209 1981 , Gene Bertoncini, Richard Resnicoff, Toots Thielmans The Guitar Session Inner City IC 6050 1981

Eastman School Of Alec Wilder: Octets And Other Pantheon PFN-2031 1982 Music Faculty Members Chamber Music Mark Murphy The Artistry Of Mark Murphy Muse MR 5286 1982 Dolly Dawn Memories of You Dawn Records D.D.I. 2001 1982 Michal Urbaniak My One And Only Love SteepleChase SCS 1159 1982 Michel Legrand After The Rain Pablo Today 2312-139 1983 Gene Bertoncini & Close Ties Omnisound GJB 3334 1984 Michael Moore Peggy King Oh What A Memory We Made Stash ST-238 1984 Sonny Costanzo & Mimo MLP 10005 1984 Glenn Zottola Peggy King Sings Jerome Kern Peggy King - Till The Clouds Roll By Stash ST-246 1985 Susannah McCorkle How Do You Keep The Music Pla Pausa PR-7195 1986 Gene Bertoncini & Michael Moore O Grande Amor Stash ST-258 1986 Ron Carter Columbia ZK 40691 1987 Susannah McCorkle Dream Pausa PR-7208 1987 Hubert Laws The Rite Of Spring Epic EPC 450563 2 1987 Gene Bertoncini & Michael Moore Strollin' Stash ST-272 1987 Sandra King & Richard Rodney Bennett The Magic Window Audiophile AP-222 1988 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Save Your Love For Me RCA Bluebird 6463-2-RB 1988 Nancy Wilson But Beautiful Capitol Jazz CDP 7 92868 2 1989 Margaret Whiting The Lady's In Love With You Audiophile ACD-207 1989 Luiz Bonfá Non-Stop To Brazil Chesky JD 29 1989 Gene Bertoncini & Michael Moore Two In Time Chiaroscuro CR(D) 308 1989 Harvie Swartz In A Different Light Bluemoon R2 79153 1990 Some People's Lives Atlantic 7 82129-2 1990 Gladys "Havana" Carbo Street Cries Soul Note 121197-2 1990 Album Artist Title Label Catalog # Year

Harumi Kaneko & Ron Carter I'm Walkin' EmArcy 836 367-2 1991 Irwin Bazelon - Music of Irwin Irwin Bazelon Bazelon CRI CD 623 1992 Nnenna Freelon Columbia CK 48981 1992 Bob Kindred Playin' In The Yard JazzMania JCD-6006 1992 Project G-7: Tribute To Wes Paddle Wheel Various Artists Montgomery - Volume 1 Records KICJ 112 1992 Project G-7: Tribute To Wes Paddle Wheel Various Artists Montgomery- Volume 11 Records KICJ 131 1992

Roger Kellaway, Gene Meets The bertoncini & Michael Moore Duo Chiaroscuro CR(D) 315 1992 Trudy Desmond Tailor Made Jazz Alliance TJA-10015 1992 Gene Bertoncini Acoustic Romance addle Wheel Record KICJ 155 1993 Luiz Bonfá The Bonfá Magic Milestone MCD-9202-2 1993 Warren Chiasson Good Vibes For Kurt Weill Audiophile ACD-236 1993 Debut Of A Legend Chesky JD119 1994 : Black, Brown And His Orchest& Beige Jazz Heritage 513633L 1994 Ronny Whyte Soft Whyte Audiophile ACD-204 1994 Jackie & Roy Forever Music Masters Jazz 0612-65128-2 1995

Sylvia Syms Jazz Portrait Of DRG DRG 91433 1995 Wesla Whitfield Nice Work... Landmark LCD-1544-2 1995 On The Waterfront - On David Amram Broadway Varese Sarabande VSD-5638 1995 Two Headed Freap Blue Note CDP 7243 8 3208 1995 Richard Stoltzman Visions RCA Victor 09026-68072-2 1995 The Swingtime RCA Victor 09026-68315-2 1995 Bending Towards the Light... Various Artists A Jazz Nativity Milan 35770-2 1996 Sylvia Syms For Once in My Life Original Jazz Classic OJCCD-897-2 1996 Jobim-Someone To Light Up Gene Bertoncini My Life Chiaroscuro CR(D)343 1996 Charles Haynes & Nicole Pasternak Paris/Rio Express Visionwind Musik CD-0496 1996 John Pisano Conversation Pieces Pablo PACD-2310-963-2 1997

Fred Haas & Gene Bertoncini Interplay JazzToons JT-1001 1997 Linda Eder It's Time Atlantic 82977-2 1997 & Gene Bertoncini Jiggs & Gene Azica AJD-72204 1997 Meredith D'Ambrosio Silent Passion Sunnyside SSC 1075D 1997 Paul Desmond Skylark CTI ZK 65133 1997 Gene Bertoncini & East Meets Midwest J Curve JCR 298 1998 Kenny Poole Gene Bertoncini With Bill Gene Bertoncini Charlap & Sean Smith Chiaroscuro CR(D) 354 1998 Tom Knific Home Bass Jazzheads JH-9509 1998 If Women Ruled The World Savoy Jazz CY-18088 1998 Sarah Partridge I'll Be Easy To Find USA Music USACD-1055 1998 Bucky, John, Martin Pizzarelli & Gene Bertoncini Passion Guitars Groove Jams GJ97003 1998 Gene Bertoncini Body And Soul Ambient Records CD-001 1999 Larry Carr Fit As A Fiddle Audiophile ACD-223 1999 Napua Davoy A Little Time For Me Brave Cool World BCW0001 1999 Prairie Dog Koch KOC CD 8532 1999 Various Artists We Remember Tal J Curve JCR 1008 1999 Album Artist Title Label Catalog # Year Various Artists The Art Of Solo Guitar addle Wheel Record KICJ 396 2000 The Flying Pisanos Ensemble String Jazz SRJCD1011 2000 Gene Bertoncini & Just The Two Of Us Chiaroscuro CR(D)362 2000 Gene Bertoncini Gene With Greene North Twelve NORTH 12-2 2001 The Good Stuff - A Tribute To Gene Bertoncini Charlie Byrd Noteworthy Jazz NW73799 2001 Jiggs Whigham & Gene The Heart & Soul of Hoagy TNC Jazz CD-1710 2001 Bertoncini Carmichael Plays The Roar Of The Herbie Mann Greasepaint-The Smell of the Collectables COL-CD-6829 2001 Rebecca Kilgore And The Keith Rebecca Kilgore Ingham Sextet Jump JCD 12-24 2001 Swinging With Strings Arbors ARCD 19252 2001 Chuck Redd All This And Heaven Too Arbors ARCD 19257 2002 Cindy Miller Love You Madly Edelweiss Music N/A 2002 Gene Bertoncini & Meeting Of The Grooves Azica Records AJD72220 2002 Diane Hubka You Inspire Me Vsojaz 83707 51732 2002 Sarah Partridge Blame It On My Youth Nagel Heyer CD 092 2003 Linda Eder Broadway My Way Atlantic 83580-2 2003 Mark Flugge Familiarity Cojazz CJ-1027 2003 Lynn DiMenna Sweet & Swing LDM Records LDMSAS0301 2003 Fred Haas Telling Stories JazzToons JT-1005 2003 Royce Campbell & Gene Bertoncini A Tribute To Charlie Byrd Jardis JRCD 20347 2003 Renata Artman Knific West of Everywhere Sea Breeze SB 3063 2003 Facets Native Language NLM-0937-2 2004 Tom Knific Siena Sea Breeze SB-3069 2004

Michel LeGrand Twenty Songs Of The Century BMG () BVCM-37465 2004 Gene Bertoncini, John Harmon & Janet Planet Just Above A Whisper Stellar STL 1019 2005 Marilyn Zavidow Love Is.... Marilyn Zavidow N/A 2005 Gene Bertoncini Quiet Now Ambient Records CD-005 2005 Barbara Brussell Lerner in Love LML Music LML CD-193 2005 Shaynee Rainbolt At Home 33 Jazz 33JAZZ132 2006 Remembers Barney Kessel: Chuck Redd Happy All The Time Arbors ARCD 19314 2006 Through a Window.....Like a Gladys "Havana" Carbo Dream MODLmusic MODL 2225 2006 Tom Wolfe & Gene Floating On The Silence Summit Records DCD 479 2007 Once More With Feeling Arbors ARCD 19347 2007 Gene Bertoncini Concerti ambient CD-007 2008 Hallways: the Songs of Carol Carol Hall & Various Artists Hall LML Music LML CD-225 2008 Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben HSmile Motema MTM-00018 2008 Sonny Stitt When Sonny Blows Blue P-Vine Records PCD-93067 2008