Love Story, by Matt Munisteri and BROCK MUMFORD

Love Story

by Matt Munisteri and BROCK MUMFORD

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1.	Lonely Acres In The West 03:48	info	buy track
2.	Let's Do Something Bad 04:20	info	buy track
3.	Sign Me Up 03:44	info	buy track
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5.	Cry, Cry, Cry 02:42	info	buy track
6.	Mysterieuse 04:34	info	buy track
7.	Lazy Bones 03:35	info	buy track
8.	The Signifying Rag 04:38	info	buy track
9.	Lucky Ole Tramp 03:16	info	buy track
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14.	Orange Crate Art 02:56	info	buy track

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Love Story is the debut CD by Matt Munisteri and his band BROCK MUMFORD. In 2000, after years as a sideman in New York, guitarist Munisteri was able to recruit some of his favorite players for a band that would allow for both elegantly constructed songs and mature improvisation. The goal was to create music that was true to his time and personal experience, without beating an easy retreat into retro cliché, haphazard ironic pastiche, or faux-folksy hokum.

The music of The Beatles, Hoagy Carmichael, Randy Newman, Cole Porter, and The Band were as present in his family's home as his own cherished Bill Monroe, and Ralph Stanley records. Munisteri’s unique synthesis is evident in his homespun guitar technique; his “high lonesome” jazz singing; the easy-going command of language present in his lyrics; and the relaxed, winking irreverence that lace his on-stage narratives.

Long time devotion, a sense of fun, and a strong musical voice are shared by the musicians who make up BROCK MUMFORD. New York’s most in demand accordionist Will Holshouser brings his rootsy integration of Parisian musette and experimental music. Jon-Erik Kellso is at the peak of his powers as the most widely acclaimed traditional jazz trumpet player of his generation, but in BROCK he tilts his hand to reveal the bracing ideas, musical ears and attitude that got him there. Bassist Jim Whitney has anchored bluegrass stalwarts like Peter Rowan, and learned about pushing the limits with Andy Statman, and The Walter Thompson Orchestra. The newest guy in town, drummer Quincy Davis, amply demonstrates on Love Story why he’s sought after by such leaders as Tom Harrell and Benny Green.

In BROCK MUMFORD all five have found a place for the hard-won individual voice of the soloist that doesn’t pander to specific concepts of past eras. Neither rural nor urban, modern nor “antiqued”, they’re making it up as they go along, with no self-conscious attempts at creating a "fusion". Their music evokes the quiet dignity that rich harmonies and poignant lyricism once held in the American popular song.

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released August 8, 2002

Matt Munisteri: vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
Will Holshouser: Accordion
Jon-Erik Kellso: Trumpet
Jim Whitney: Bass
Quincy Davis: Drums
Mike Mazor: Drums track 2
Daria Klotz: Background vocals tracks 3, 4, 8

Recorded and mixed at PKRS Brooklyn NY, engineered by Peter Karl
Design by Ondine Bue
Original Photography by Cima Bue
Historical Photographs by Unknown
Produced by Matt Munisteri
All music and lyrics credited to Matt Munisteri are published by Old Cow Music (ASCAP)

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Matt Munisteri New York, New York

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Matt Munisteri is a Brooklyn native who grew up as almost assuredly the only bluegrass banjo player on his block. His own compositions and playing reflect this life-long devotion to a rich history of American Popular song; linking rural and urban, long-gone and contemporary. ... more

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