Two more great mandolin albums to my library

Simon Mayor's mandolins are truly inspiring to listen to. The materials that were selected are those timeless music which listeners won't get tired of. The Bell-like sound that's produced by his mandolin clearly distinguish him from any other mandolinists. You know his presence when you listen to the tunes. His solos are quick, accurate, emotional and cleverly blended into each piece. Mandolins sound very unique. I often hear people describe the sound similar to guitars, violins, bells, ukuleles or even piano?! If I put the sound into words, you would hear me say 'thick', 'robust', 'dynamic', 'intense', 'pure', 'soothing', 'pleasing', 'moving'. Guitar solos in an acoustic form has no match when mandolins'.

There's no question about what type of music mandolin can play on. It can play on any given types of music as long as melodies are out there. This little instrument particularly performs well with jazzy, classical, folky, celtic, european music...

It's funny that I came across a book that teaches gypsy jazz music. The author describes his selections of mandolins. He owns some cheap Kentucky Mandolins because the cheap sound that they produce is something that most people are familiar with. From what I know is, the sound is thin, dry, bright and faded quickly or dotted. Most of the fans know the expensive mandos sound like chime, bell, harp, sustainable sound with plenty of reverb. I guess the question really is how the player plays the instrument. An expensive mandolin does give the player the look and particular tone they need. Mandolins are just so compact and gorgeous. :)