Jean-Michel Proust est une figure incontournable du jazz hexagonal. Celui qui a été la voix du jazz de France Inter et TSF Jazz, chef d’orchestre, producteur, directeur artistique est aussi un saxophoniste accompli. Il rend, en deux volets, un hommage délicat à l’esprit de Barney Wilen, saxophoniste parmi les plus sensibles, qui sut comme personne porter au firmament les mélodies du répertoire. Ce premier volume revisite des standards de Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Henri Mancini, Tom Jobim ou John Lewis. Le saxophoniste, accompagné par une section rythmique épatante, part à la recherche de la fameuse note bleue et déploie sur son parcours une riche palette d’émotions. Augustin BONDOUX / Patrick FRÉMEAUX
Jean-Michel Proust is a household name in French jazz, not only because he was the voice of jazz on national radio (France Inter) and on the station TSF Jazz, but because he has also been a bandleader, producer, artistic director… and an accomplished saxophonist. This album is the first of two chapters that pay a delicate tribute to the spirit that moved Barney Wilen, one of the most sensitive tenors, whose versions of jazz classics took melody to the stars. This volume revisits standards by Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Henri Mancini, Tom Jobim and John Lewis, with the saxophone, accompanied by a sparkling rhythm section, continuing the search for that famous “blue note” in an incredibly rich palette of emotions. Augustin BONDOUX / Patrick FRÉMEAUX
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (HENRI MANCINI) • SOMETIME AGO (SERGIO MIHANOVICH) • RETRATO EM BRANCO E PRETO (ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM & CHICO BUARQUE) • NO PROBLEM (DUKE JORDAN) • TWO DEGREES EAST, THREE DEGREES WEST (JOHN LEWIS) • SOLAR (MILES DAVIS) • PASSION (DAVID BAKER) • BLACK THURSDAY (DAVID BAKER) • OLD DEVIL MOON (BURTON LANE) • TRES PALABRAS (OSVALDO FARRES) • BLUESETTE (TOOTS THIELEMANS) • NO PROBLEM T.2 (DUKE JORDAN).
Jean-Michel PROUST: tenor sax Jean-Philippe BORDIER: guitar Raphaël DEVER: double bass Mourad BENHAMMOU: drums
Production Big Blue Records pour Frémeaux & Associés
Egalement disponible : To Barney Wilen vol 2 (sortie avril 2022)
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