Guitar trio recorded live in 1994 at the Captain's Bar of the Oriental, Hong Kong. Featuring 4 Horace Silver songs, standards, bebop.

Reviews:

BC Magazine – January 22, 2016:

“Pure Magic!” – BC Magazine, Hong Kong

AustralAsian Jazz-n-Blues Magazine – January 22, 2016:

“The choice of material helps set this essentially mainstream group apart… Chako

Guitar trio recorded live in 1994 at the Captain's Bar of the Oriental, Hong Kong. Featuring 4 Horace Silver songs, standards, bebop.

Reviews:

BC Magazine – January 22, 2016:

“Pure Magic!” – BC Magazine, Hong Kong

AustralAsian Jazz-n-Blues Magazine – January 22, 2016:

“The choice of material helps set this essentially mainstream group apart… Chako remains focused on the fine art of melodic invention” – AustralAsian Jazz-n-Blues Magazine

Jazz Guitar Society – January 22, 2016:

“A fine debut album of mainstream jazz guitar… Greg gets a nice warm tone and has a good feel” – Jazz Guitar Society, Australia

Hong Kong Magazine – January 22, 2016:

“Distinguished by warm, limber performances… Chako has a real vitality and affinity for his material and the loose informality of the proceedings are a real strength… Production values are admirably high” – Hong Kong Magazine

TV and Entertainment Times – January 22, 2016:

“Beautifully recorded intimate jazz… Chako’s fat, warm guitar sound leads the way” – TV and Entertainment Times, Hong Kong

String Jazz, England – January 22, 2016:

“Subtle, swinging and melodic… Chako provides ample evidence that there is a lot more to come” – String Jazz, England

Eastern Express, Hong Kong – January 22, 2016:

“Very good-elegant, tasteful, and impeccably played chamber jazz… Performed with considerable elan … Their playing is supple and responsive” – Eastern Express, Hong Kong

Just Jazz Guitar, USA – January 22, 2016:

“The technical constraints of playing with his thumb nurture a lyricism and maturity seldom found… Everything about this CD, from the choice of material to the sensitive support, oozes class…His tone is warm, yet incisive… It’s a refreshing CD, with no meaningless flights of technical virtuosity or unnecessary electronic processing” – Just Jazz Guitar, USA

Jazz Journal International, England – January 22, 2016:

“Lilting, persuasive lines, a fat, rich guitar sound, big toned bass, and sensitive, thrusting drumming… The group certainly swings, and there is considerable empathy between the players… Inducing a relaxed mood in the listener” – Jazz Journal International, England