Unitrio - Picasso (FRESH SOUND RECORDS 2017)

“PICASSO”, the third effort by UNITRIO, was born on the road, somewhere between here and there, while the trio was touring. Our daily exchanges revealed a common wish to write music based on the work of another artist… a musician, painter, cinema director…

Very soon we were drawn towards the art of painting, and then naturally to Picasso, his work, his paintings and designs reached us and talked to us. The fact that just his name summons a whole different universe, using such a powerful , uniquely personal language, made the choice easier.

In addition to pushing us out of our comfort zone, this exercise gives the listener a singular approach to the works of Picasso we have chosen: it allows him to “read” a canvas while being guided by the musical highlights proposed by UNITRIO, and to “travel” inside the music while looking at a pictorial score, the original source.

"Buste de femme" and "Femmes d’Alger d’après Delacroix" become then three different versions, with each composer proposing his own interpretation of the painting. “L’Acrobate,” on the other hand, is told by par Frederic Borey, “La nouvelle ronde de la jeunesse” by Alain Tissot and “Massacre en Corée” by Damien Argentieri.

We hope this album will take you somewhere you may not have gone by yourselves, a place where your imagination, ours and who knows, maybe even Pablo Picasso’s, meet. Have a good listen and a good trip.

Buste de Femme

01. Vu par Alain Tissot 4:22

02. Vu par Damien Argentieri 5:34

03. Vu par Frederic Borey 6:01

La nouvelle ronde de la jeunesse

04. Vu par Alain Tissot 5:40

L’Acrobate

05. Vu par Frederic Borey 6:14

Femmes d’Alger d’après Delacroix

06. Vu par Damien Argentieri 5:48

07. Vu par Frederic Borey 5:23

08. Vu par Alain Tissot 5:55

Massacre en Corée

09. Vu par Damien Argentieri 2:53

All tracks written and arranged by Unitrio

UNITRIO are:

Damien Argentieri (Hammond organ)

Frederic Borey (tenor sax)

Alain Tissot (drums)

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio Mesa, Soignolles-en-Brie (France), January 13, 14 & 15, 2017

Sound engineer: Charles Frossard

Graphic Design: Yves Juillerat, Moutier (Switzerland)

Paintings reproductions by Peter Cox & Bridgeman Images

Thanks to Picasso Administration, Paris - Sandra Houel

Produced by UNITRIO

Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol

Pat Senatore Trio - Inspirations (FRESH SOUND RECORDS 2017)

Pat Senatore, the Artistic Director for Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz in Bel Air, California, performs there regularly and is a Fresh Sound Records artist, evolved over the last few years with his trio, featuring Josh Nelson on piano and Mark Ferber on drums.

It seems Senatore was destined to become a musician. It's in his DNA. His father grew up in Compania, Italy, singing Neapolitan folk songs in theaters. Pat followed a family tradition and studied violin as a child but it was not until he took up the bass and heard Scott LaFaro did he know for sure he wanted to be a jazz musician. His passion for jazz was so strong that he left the Julliard School of Music in New York after two years because it did not recognize jazz at the time.

He took his studies from the classroom to the rhythm section of various big bands. He toured the country with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. During his tenure with Kenton, he recorded Adventures in Blues, and Adventures in Jazz at Capitol Records. Having moved from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California he was happy to stay put in his new home long enough to work at the famed Coconut Grove with the Dick Stabile Orchestra. Then he joined the Les Brown Orchestra and went to Vietnam with Bob Hope. Upon returning, he performed with two weekly television shows: The Bob Hope Show and the Dean Martin Show.

Then he met Herb Alpert who asked him to join the original Tijuana Brass. In five years, they recorded nine albums, performed on all the major networks, including the legendary Ed Sullivan Show, did five TV Specials and numerous world tours, performing Command Performances for President Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II, and the King of Thailand.

After the Brass, Senatore continued performing throughout the world, performing with such artists as:  Carmen McRae, Peggy Lee, Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich, Anita O'Day, Gabor Szabo, Theresa Graves, Hampton Hawes, Kai Winding, Frank Sinatra... to mention a few. Read more...

01. Anthropology (Parker-Gillespie) 4:52

02. Miyako (Wayne Shorter) 6:27

03. Road Song (Wes Montgomery) 5:25

04. Laura (David Raksin) 3:57

05. Song of the Jet (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 7:10

06. The Duke (Dave Brubeck) 3:49

07. Fun Ride (Bill Evans) 4:07

08. Georgia on my Mind (Hoagy Carmichael) 6:09

09. The Theme (Miles Davis) 6:34

10. Two for the Road (Henry Mancini) 3:17

Pat Senatore (bass)

Tom Ranier (piano, bass clarinet on #6)

Christian Euman (drums)

Guest:

Larry Koonse (guitar on #8)

Herb Alpert (trumpet on #4 & 8)

Recorded at Vibrato Grill Jazz, California, October & November 2016

Laurent De Wilde - New Monk Trio (2017)

A l’occasion du centenaire de la naissance du génial pianiste et compositeur Thelonious Monk, ce nouvel album de Laurent de Wilde lui est entièrement dédié. Ses compositions sont reprises et arrangées pour un trio acoustique de choc composé de Jérôme Regard à la contrebasse, Donald Kontomanou à la batterie et Laurent de Wilde au piano.

Dans New Monk trio, ces derniers proposent une lecture contemporaine du travail du pianiste, prouvant que sa modernité dépasse les limites du temps et continue d’agiter en profondeur les valeurs essentielles de la musique. Seule exception à la règle du répertoire : une composition de Laurent de Wilde en mémoire de Thelonious, Tune for T, qu’il interprète en piano solo. Read more...

Jerry Bergonzi - Dog Star (SAVANT 2017)

Jerry Bergonzi has been making records for decades – yet lately, he seems to be finding an even fresher way forward – with a set like this that can grab us right from the very first note, and having us get excited all over again about his music! Bergonzi's tenor sound is tremendous – that raw tone that's been building up right from the start – but maybe the strongest element here is the group, which seems to have this soaring vision that's even more than the sum of its parts – driven on by this excellent presence on bass from Johnny Aman, whose dark notes really color the music, and open up the moodiest side of Bergonzi's music – alongside the excellent Carl Winther on piano, who wrote songs on the record alongside Jerry – plus Phil Grenadier on trumpet, and Anders Mogensen on drums. The trumpet/tenor pairing, quite familiar in jazz, somehow manages to find all these new places throughout – bursting out beautifully on titles that include "Pleiades", "Dog Star", "Darkness", "Live Stream", "Vertigo", and "Repor-Pa-Int".

1. Pleiades 9:56

2. Dog Star 5:27

3. Vertigo 5:59

4. Live Stream 5:51

5. Repore-Pa-int 10:37

6. Darkness 4:10

7. Separated 8:00

8. Darf 4:39

Jerry Bergonzi, tenor saxophone

Phil Grenadier, trumpet

Carl Winther, piano

Johnny Åman, bass

Anders Mogensen, drums

Playlist for Tom Ossana – The Thin Edge – October 11, 2017 MST 7:00 to 9:00p.m.

http://www.kzmu.org/listen.m3u ~ Use this link to access the show online.

Rachel Therrien Quintet - Why Don't You Try (WDYT) 2017

Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Rachel Therrien already boasts an enviable CV. Known for her very personal signature, she has developed a reputation as a highly-skilled, versatile and creative artist. Winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award, where she presented her second album Home Inspiration, “an emotionally charged show filled improv and exceptional musical orchestration” -FIJM. Therrien just launched “Pensamiento” her new afro-colombian inspired jazz album recorded with 12 musicians in Bogota, Colombia, and she’s starting the production of a third album with her Montreal Quitet.

Native of Rimouski (eastern Quebec, Canada), Rachel is considered one of the most promising jazz musicians in the Québec music scene, playing in a variety of music styles and enriching her talent through experiences from many different cultures. She has shared stages in clubs and concerts all around North and South America as well as the Caribbean with such world-class musicians as Roberto Fonseca, Tony Allen, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Claudio Roditti, Ken Peplowski, Paquito D’Rivera, Bryan Lynch, David Buchbinder, Pedrito Martinez, Julie Lamontagne, Frédéric Alarie, Beth McKenna Big Band, La Wey Segura, Tylor Mitchel, Benito Gonzales, Vic Vogel, Yacouba Sissoko, Geraldo Piloto, Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Michel Legrand, Carole Welsman, Alex Bellegarde, and great music groups as Nomadic Massive, Mariachi Flor de Toloache, Marco Calliari, Yves Lambert, Lynda Tali, Wesli Band, The Franklin Electric, Skah Shah, Klimax, Orquesta Anacaona. She also worked for Canadian TV Show “Belle et Bum” which lead her to share the stage with great artist such as Marie-Josée Lord, Alex Nevsky, Mara Tremblay, Daniel Boucher, Stéphanie Bédard, Lisa Leblanc, Joseph Edgar, and New York based famous folk singer Joseph Arthur. READ MORE...

1. Spectrum 02:26

2. Why Don't You Try 04:25

3. Demi-Nuit 06:44

4. Adirondack Jump 05:12

5. Hayde Santamaria 05:49

6. CRS 05:44

7. Omelette Coleman 03:34

8. I Am Alone 06:11

9. Tomber En Cinq 04:08

10. Rocket Launch 05:35

11. Miroé 04:38

Rachel Therrien - Trumpet & Composition (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8) 

Benjamin Deschamps - Sax & Composition (3) 

Charles Trudel - Piano & Composition (10) 

Simon Page - Bass & Composition (7, 9) 

Alain Bourgeois - Drum & Composition (11)

Recording: Robert Langlois, Studio 270. 

Mix: Olivier St-Pierre, Studio Tone Bender. 

Mastering: Francois Chauvette. 

Picture Front Cover: Pascale Méthot. 

Picture Back Cover: Nicolas Boulay. 

Design: Gwendal Creurer. 

« Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada et au Grand Prix TD 2015 du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ». 

(C) 2017 Rachel Therrien. All right reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited. Made in Canada. 

Toni Vaquer and The Voodoo Children Collective · Volume 1 (FRESH SOUND RECORDS 2017)

The Voodoo Children Collective es una orquestra que nace de la mano de Toni Vaquer en Boston y tiene como objetivo principal la exploración en profundidad del sonido de big band. Abriendo el abanico de influencias e inspirándose en contextos musicales fuera del jazz, la banda busca narrar una pequeña historia en cada pieza. The VCC germina en la primavera de 2014 en Boston fruto de la colaboración entre artistas del New England Conservatory y del Berklee College of Music. Posteriormente, Vaquer traslada el proyecto a Barcelona donde ha grabado el CD “Voodoo Kids Vol. 1”.

01. The Voodoo Kids (Toni Vaquer) 9:48

Solos: Vicent Pérez & Joan Mas

02. Nosferatu (Albert Bover) 11:51

Solos: Albert Bover & Marco Mezquida

03. Preludio (Natsuko Sugao) 9:08

Conducting: Iván González

Solo: Natsuko Sugao 

04. Not Just the Blues (Pau Sala) 10:05

Solos: Pol Padrós, Marcel·lí Bayer, Enrique Olive & Albert Bover

05. La hormiga y las mariposas (Jorge Rossy) 6:46

Solos: Jorge & Félix Rossy

06. Hora Fèrtil (Marco Mezquida) 6:41

Conducting: Julián Sánchez

Solos: Marco Mezquida, Miguel 'Pintxo' Villar & Santi De la Rubia

07. Cincuatres (Jaume Llombart) 5:43

Solo: Jaume Llombart 

08. El mar está agitado (Amaiur González) 11:12

Conducting: Albert Cirera

Solos: Albert Cirera, Ramon Prats & Amaiur González

09. Doni Doni (Toni Vaquer) 5:06

Solos: Enrique Oliver & Santi De la Rubia

Toni Vaquer arranger and conductor

Personnel:
Pep Garau, Julián Sánchez, Iván González, Pol Padrós, Natsuko Sugao (trumpets & flugelhorns), Vicent Pérez, Aram Montagut, Rita Payés (trombones), Amaiur González (tuba), Joan Mas (ato sax), Miguel 'Pintxo' Villar (soprano, alto & tenor sax) Gorka Garay (clarinet, flute, alto flute), Albert Cirera, Santi De la Rubia (soprano & tenor saxes), Marcel·lí Bayer (ato & baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), Luís Rocha (bass clarinet) Jaume Llombart (guitar), Albert Bover, Marco Mezquida (piano, keyboard), Marc Cuevas, Pau Sala (bass), Ramon Prats, Roger Gutiérrez (drums).

Guests: Enrique Oliver (tenor sax on #1,4 & 5), Jorge Rossy (vibes on #1 & 5, drums on #6), Félix Rossy (trumpet on #5).

Recorded at Sala Omega, Taller de Músics, Barcelona, January 4 & 5, 2017

Recording engineer: David Casamitjana

Assistant: Marc Sangés

Mixed & mastered by David Casamitjana & Toni Castaño at Espai Sonor Montoliu, Montoliu de Segarra, June 2017

Artwork: Ana Golobart

Photography: Alexandra Garzón

Produced by Toni Vaquer

Executive producer: Jordi Pujol

George Cables - You Don't Know Me, Vol. 2 (2017)

1 Here's One 4:37

2 Go Down Moses 5:08

3 Going Home 4:42

4 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:46

5 Señorita De Aranjuez 7:44

6 Looking for the Light 7:20

7 Waltz for Debby 5:27

8 Stella by Starlight 4:22

9 Morning Song 6:20

10 Ana Marie 5:20

11 The Way We Were 7:33

George Cables, piano