Sir Duke

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What’s New, 2001

Bill Ware Marc Ribot Duo

Sir Duke pairs Ware with fellow Jazz Passenger and sessioneer to the stars Marc Ribot for a set of duets from the Ellington songbook. The feel is relaxed, unfussy and intimate – more the results of an after-hours jam than a carefully planned session. Ribot’s playing has some of Kenny Burrell’s bluesiness coupled with the harmonic curiosity of Jim Hall, though he opts for a thinner, sharper tone than the average jazz guitarist which sits sweetly with Ware’s crystalline chording. – Peter Marsh