Vic Juris - Vic plays Victor Young

Stella By Starlight, My Foolish Heart, Johnny Guitar, Beautiful Love - just a few of the iconic American Songbook titles by Victor Young, whose music has been an important part of the repertoire of guitarist Vic Juris for many years. Juris dedicates the whole album here to the undisputed giant of the American film music composer of the last century.He is backed by bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Anthony Pinciotti and vocalist Kate Baker joins the trio on My Foolish Heart. Two outstanding qualities characterize Vic Juris' playing. One is his embodiment of the jazz tradition, while always stretching his scope and reaching for new possibilities and concepts. The other is his almost uncanny ability to hear and communicate the totality of the music he is playing, from beginning to end, including what is going on around him in the group and his many references to the jazz legacy. - Victor L. Schermer, All About Jazz