Fred Escoffier, Palm Unit – Figures (2021) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Fred Escoffier, Palm Unit – Figures (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 36:09 minutes | 437 MBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cristal records

Palm Unit (whose name comes from the Palm label created by Jef Gilson). The core group is made up of saxophonist Lionel Martin, keyboardist Fred Escoffier, with whom they dynamited ethio-jazz in Ukandanz, and drummer Philippe Pipon Garcia, particularly recognized with Erik Truffaz (who previously played in Land then Cosmic Connexion with Fred Escoffier). For the Figures album, drummer Jean Joly joined the band on bass.
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Fred Escoffier, Palm Unit – Figures (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 36:09 minutes | 437 MBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cristal records

Palm Unit (whose name comes from the Palm label created by Jef Gilson). The core group is made up of saxophonist Lionel Martin, keyboardist Fred Escoffier, with whom they dynamited ethio-jazz in Ukandanz, and drummer Philippe Pipon Garcia, particularly recognized with Erik Truffaz (who previously played in Land then Cosmic Connexion with Fred Escoffier). For the Figures album, drummer Jean Joly joined the band on bass.

Two discs precede the opus Figures. The first Tribute to Jef Gilson (2018) on the Super Sonic jazz label and the second Don’t Buy Ivory Anymore (2019) on the music of Henri Texier on the Komos label.

The Tribute to Jef Gilson album featured Del Rabenja as a guest and Don’t Buy Ivory Anymore was developed with percussionist Abraham Mansfaroll.

After three years of playing these tribute repertoires on European stages, Fred Escoffier decided to take over from the group, this time offering his own compositions.

This project is a real challenge for Fred Escoffier who seeks to produce a new musical style. He tries a new approach in the composition process since he creates with computer machines then perfects with pen and then presents his compositions to his group. His way of composing for this project is new to him. He renovates music, experiments and then writes to give birth to original and elaborate compositions, embellished with popular references.

He will offer the group more than 20 compositions to finally keep only 7 and thus obtain a very dense repertoire.

Tracklist:

01. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Marie Isa – Fig. 08 (06:32)
02. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Black Smith – Fig. 14 (05:08)
03. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Appolo Theater – Fig.18 (06:22)
04. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Appolonia 11 – Fig. 17 (05:16)
05. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Rogers West – Fig. 19 (04:46)
06. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – 03 / 03 / 1972 – Fig. 15 (05:07)
07. Fred Escoffier & Palm Unit – Over the Rainbow (02:56)

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