The Gil Evans Paris Workshop – Spoonful (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 1:59:36 minutes | 644 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Leading an all-star big band composed of some of the most talent musicians from the new breed of the French jazz scene, composer and arranger Laurent Cugny is back leading a new orchestra to celebrate the spirit and the music of his mentor, the legendary Gil Evans. Bringing back to the light some of Evans’ classics as well as interpreting new arrangements especially written for that band, Cugny releases a stunning double album which confirms that, 30 years after their collaboration, he is the principal disciple of Miles Davis’ most famous arranger. A la tête d’un big band en forme de all-stars de la nouvelle génération du jazz hexagonal, l’arrangeur et compositeur Laurent Cugny revient à la musique en célébrant l’esprit et l’œuvre de son mentor Gil Evans. Entre classiques revisités et nouveau répertoire, il signe avec son « orchestre atelier » un double album éblouissant qui confirme que, trente ans après leur collaboration, il reste le principal héritier en Europe de l’arrangeur attitré de Miles Davis.
Tracklist
DISC 1 – “La Vie Facile” – Music by Laurent Cugny:
01 – Krikor
02 – Lilia
03 – My Man’s Gone Now
04 – Liviore
05 – La Vie facile
06 – Short Stories
07 – Manoir de mes rêves
08 – Louisville
09 – L’État des choses
DISC 2 – “Time Of The Barracudas” – Music by Gil Evans:
10 – King Porter Stomp
11 – Sunken Treasure
12 – Spoonful
13 – Zee Zee
14 – Time of the Barracudas
15 – The Barbara Song
16 – Bud and Bird
17 – London
18 – Boogie Stop Shuffle
19 – Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
20 – Blues in Orbit
21 – The Barbara Song
Arranged & Directed by Laurent Cugny.
Recorded at Studio de Meudon in 2016.
16-bit recording, sold as 24-bit.
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