Album Description
Sylvain Luc, a child prodigy from a family of traditional gypsy musicians from Bayonne, France, capital of the Basque Country (Luc is of Basque descent預n indigenous people native to the western end of the Pyrenees), has received much praised in the press for his "reflective, delicate quality andclose attention to tone" (Acoustic Guitar). Five years ago, Sylvain Luc was formally introduced to America through Duet, the masterful and beautiful guitar duo album with the phenomenal Bir駘i Lagr鈩e. Luc has also worked with major artists such as Al Jarreau, Michel Legrand, Elvin Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Francoise Hardy, John McLaughlin, Richard Galliano, among many others.
On Ambre, Luc ventures out solo to explore gentle moods and sensuous sounds, creating warm and beautiful landscapes rich with lyrical guitar lines and ethereal chord textures. He adds bass lines and percussions by recording in multi-track with multiple guitars: nylon, steel, and the rarely heard fretless guitar. Luc shines on a broad repertoire of music: innovative originals, traditional Basque folk songs, and unique takes on standards such as "A Child Is Born", "All Blues", and "Shadow of Your Smile".
