Dennis Pol – New York City (2019)

With a retro swing manouche vibe but also with a modern approach, the album has a unique and fresh style. The album is consisted by nine tracks which two of them are original compositions of Dennis, entitled “Motel One” and “Mr. Vasilis”. All the musicians live and perform regularly in New York City, however their origins are from different parts of the world. Dennis Pol is half Italian and half Greek, Omer Ashano(violinist) is from Israel, Alina Engibaryan (vocalist) is from Russia, Josh Kaye is from England and Joe Bussey is from New York. Clearly, the band members are all influenced by the tradition of jazz but each one has his unique musical ‘accent’ and that’s what makes this album so special. The title of the album is taken by the first number of the record called “New York City” which is composed by Django Reinhardt.
Dennis Pol studied the work of the great jazz guitarists such as Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Django Reinhardt, and composer Charlie Parker.

Tracklist

1. New York City – 4:02
2. Motel One – 5:16
3. Mr. Vasilis – 5:49
4. Limehouse Blues – 5:27
5. Undecided – 3:37
6. If I Had You – 4:36
7. Somethin’ Stupid – 5:59
8. Minor Swing – 4:24
9. New York City (Alternative take) – 3:48

Dennis Pol , lead guitar
Omer Ashano , violin
Alina Engibaryan , vocals
Josh Kaye , guitar
Joe Bussey , bass