Reviews

Email with praise for Night And Day from Mike Drew Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel

Subject: your fine disc
Dick:
I apologize for not acknowledging the receipt of your fine CD.

I've been listening to 'Night and Day' often, actually night and day, and enjoying it thoroughly. Milwaukee is fortunate to have one of the Midwest's best guitarists back home where he belongs.
And you can quote me.
Best...
md

Review of Tenderly printed in Just Jazz Guitar August 2008

Though you may not know guitarist Dick Eliot by name, you probably have heard him on a recording or seen him play a live show. Entering his sixth decade as a professional guitarist, Eliot has played with a veritable who's who of the entertainment industry. From the Smothers Brothers to Shirley Mclain and Sammy Davis Jr., Eliot has toured and recorded with many of the nations top performers. Though he has made a living as a sideman with these ane other famous entertainers, Eliot has released several of his own jazz CDs, and his new album Tenderly is among his best.

All of the tunes on this album are classics. From Scott Joplin's The Entertainer to the Beethoven masterpiece Für Elise and a dozen jazz standards, this album is full of songs that will no doubt delight and take hold of any listener. The solos on each tune, if there are any, are short and to the point, with most of the attention being paid to the elaborate chord-melody arrangement for each song. Eliot's mastery of the entire instrument, chords, single lines, bass lines, etc, shines through as he weaves his way through each piece in much the same way an orchestra would approach these arrangements.

I recommend Tenderly to any fan of solo jazz guitar, or to those listeners who are looking to delve into the realm of solo jazz guitar albums. thought all of the tunes are taken at ballad tempo, the lush harmonies and strong melodic content easily keep the listener's attention. With Tenderly, listeners can only hope that Eliot continues to perform well into his golden years and keeps releasing great albums for all of us to enjoy.

Reviewed by Matthew Warnock