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Jazz Mandola

by Paul Bernstein

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    "Brilliant release! Includes Don Stiernberg on a track. Very highly recommended." - Mandolin Cafe on Instagram.
    "The next great jazz mandolin recording." - Don Stiernberg
    "Mandola player Paul Bernstein covers a lot of ground in this set of nine originals plus A Smooth One by Bennie Goodman and Charlie Christian. The ensembles range from piano – mandola duets with pianist Kei Iwazaki to a nonet with a trumpet – trombone – saxophone front line. Paulmieri en Cuba from the leader plus fiddle – guitar – bass – percussion is a lovely latin stroll and Silver Lining with the nonet has a satisfying soulful vibe. The electric mandola is a deeply resonant presence throughout. Very Jazzy." - WTJU 91.1 FM, University of Virginia

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The Bridge With the Wrong Name (in memory of John Lewis) 01:13
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Little White Lie (from a poem by Ernest Ochoa) 04:03
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Paulmieri en Cuba 04:57
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The French King’s Son Throws a Ball 05:36
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A Smooth One 04:59
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Silver Lining 06:00
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Cinko 05:18
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On a Bus to Rio 06:11
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Sonata 03:43
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Yona Nuki 04:39
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about

Don Stiernberg calls it “the next great jazz mandolin recording”. He also makes a guest appearance on Paul Bernstein’s new “Jazz Mandola” CD, featuring original compositions primarily for the four-string electric mandola, ranging in influences from Benny Goodman to Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver, from Brazilian and Afro-Cuban to Japanese traditional scales and a jazz Sonata form. Paul plays in a variety of formats, from piano duets to full-fledged arrangements with a jazz rhythm section (including horns and vocalist ), from Cuban son to an acoustic mandolin blowout with Donnie and Tom Bekeny. The recording was produced by Dan Feiszli and Jeff Massanari.

All compositions by Paul Bernstein except A Smooth One by Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian.

The mandola is the mandolin-family equivalent of the viola. This custom four-string Arrow is modeled on a Gibson L5 guitar and is recorded both acoustic and through an electric pickup. It’s tuned CGDA, as is the tenor guitar. The first track introduces the sound of this jazz mandola, electric and acoustic.

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released December 2, 2023

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The CD is released at the same time as my book, The Musician’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Wisdom For Finding the Good Notes. To buy, click on Amazon link below.

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