Bill Ryder-Jones: If… – review

(Domino)No one could have guessed that the Coral's ex-guitarist, Bill Ryder-Jones, would make his solo debut with a score inspired by an Italo Calvino novel. More surprising still, If… is a joy, its 10 mostly instrumental tracks proving both intimate and powerful. By and large, guitars are conspicuous by their absence, though the ghostly "Le Grand Desordre" possesses the fragility of the young Bert Jansch. Elsewhere, from the title track to "Give Me a Name", Ryder-Jones's grasp of mood and the...

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