News from the Front (album)

News from the Front is an album by guitarist Marc Ducret which was recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

News from the Front
Studio album by
Released1992
Recorded23–26 June; 24–25 July 1991
Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany
GenreJazz
Length48:57
LabelJMT
JMT 849 148
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Marc Ducret chronology
Gris
(1990)
News from the Front
(1992)
(détail)
(1997)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is provocative music to be sure, but it is refined and restrained, elegant even".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes it as “strikingly original and probably his best record.”[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Marc Ducret except as indicated

  1. "Pour Agnes" - 3:44
  2. "Can I Call You Wren?" - 6:30
  3. "News from the Front" - 8:33
  4. "Fanfare" - 9:39
  5. "Wren Is Such a Strange Name" - 8:52
  6. "Silver Rain" (Jean-Michel Pilc) - 3:20
  7. "Golden Wren" - 8:19

Personnel

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  • Marc Ducret - electric and acoustic 6 + 12 string guitars, fretless guitar
  • Herb Robertson - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Yves Robert - trombone
  • François Verly - percussion, drum machine

References

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  1. ^ Marc Ducret discography, accessed December 2, 2014
  2. ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed December 2, 2014
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed December 2, 2014
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.