Louis Sclavis, Aldo Romano, Henri Texier at the London Jazz Festival 2008
Jez Nelson presents a set recorded at LSO St Luke's as part of the London Jazz Festival 2008, revisiting Sclavis/Romano/Texier's much lauded African Flashbacks album.
Jez Nelson presents a set recorded at LSO St Luke's as part of the 2008 London Jazz Festival by a group considered by some to be one of the most exciting in European Jazz. Revisiting the much-lauded 2006 African Flashbacks album, Italian drummer Aldo Romano teams up with long-time Parisian associates, bassist Henri Texier and reedsman Louis Sclavis in an homage to the diverse atmosphere of the African continent, widely proclaimed one of the festival highlights.
PLAYLIST
Aldo Romano, Henri Texier & Louis Sclavis
Recorded live at the 2008 London Jazz Festival
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Peggy Sutton
SIGNATURE TUNE
Artist Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn 鈥 trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams 鈥 reeds, Andre Heyward 鈥 trombone, Chieli Minucci 鈥 guitar, James Hurt 鈥 keyboards, Rodney Jordan 鈥 bass, Woody Williams 鈥 drums, Khalil Kwame Bell 鈥 percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables)
Track Title Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer Joe Zawinul
Album Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1
EXCERPT FROM ROMANO/TEXIER/SCLAVIS, 鈥淪URREAL POLITIK鈥 (Texier),
EXCERPT FROM ORNETTE COLEMAN鈥漇 鈥淪ILENCE鈥 FROM FEATURE ON HIS 1965 CROYDON CONCERT
CD TRACK:
Artist Freddy Hubbard
Title Open Sesame
Composer Freddy Hubbard
Album Title Open Sesame
Label Blue Note
ROMANO/TEXIER/SCLAVIS RECORDED LIVE AT LSO ST. LUKE鈥橲 ON NOVEMBER 18TH 2008
LINE UP:
Aldo Romano 鈥 drums, percussion
Henri Texier 鈥 bass
Louis Sclavis 鈥 clarinet, saxophone
SET LIST:
1) Daoulagad (Texier)
2) Berbere (Texier)
3) Le Long du Temps (Sclavis)
4) Look the Lobis (Romano)
5) Annobon (Romano)
6) Surreal Politik (Texier)
7) Dieu N鈥橢xiste Pas (Sclavis)
8) Standing Ovation for Mandela (Romano)
9) Les Petits Lits Blanc (Sclavis)
10) Faux Lion (Texier)
The album 鈥淎FRICAN FLASHBACK鈥 is out now on Label Bleu: www.label-bleu.com
BRIAN PRIESTLEY PRESENTS A FEATURE ON ORNETTE COLEMAN鈥橲 FIRST EUROPEAN PERFORMANCE IN CROYDON, AUGUST 1965.
MUSIC FEATURED:
Artist: Ornette Coleman (Ornette Coleman 鈥 saxophone, David Izenzon 鈥 bass, Charles Moffat 鈥 drums)
Title: Clergyman鈥檚 Dream
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
Artist: Virtuoso Ensemble
Title: Sounds & Forms for Wind Quintet (in Ten Movements)
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Title: Sadness
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Title: Silence
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Title: Falling Stars
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Title: Doughnuts
Composer: Ornette Coleman
Album Title: Ornette Coleman in Europe Vol 1
Label: Polydor / Freedom
The album 鈥淥RNETTE COLEMAN: CROYDON CONCERT 1965鈥 is out now on the Free Factory label