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Olivier Calmel Electro Couac Quintet Releases 'Sha-Docks'

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New album of Olivier Calmel's band upcoming on Septembre 2009.

Olivier Calmel Electro Couac Quintet

Christophe PANZANI (soprano & tenor saxophones)
Frdric EYMARD (viola)
Olivier CALMEL (piano, keyboards)
Bruno SCHORP (double bass, electric bass)
Frdric DELESTRE (drums)
Vincent PEIRANI (accordion on Z trail OMT)
Rmi MERLET (percussions on Z trail OMT)
Karl JANNUSKA (percussions on Z trail OMT)

All compositions by Olivier CALMEL 2009

1. Z trail OMT
2. Pompier Pyromane
3. Mystery Tatto Shadock
4. Shadock Incandescent
5. Prologue en forme de prelude
6. La generosite n attend pas
7. Le temps du trajet
8. Resonances
9. Tribute to Earth
10. Le mot de la fin ?

Recorded november 2008 by Thomas Vingtrinier at Studio Sequenza
Editing, mixing and mastering february 2009 by Thomas Vingtrinier<

“The great variety exhibited on this recording is shown brilliantly in “Traveling Mafate.” It opens with a Jean-Luc Ponty fusionish melody performed by the acoustic ensemble. Their non-pulsive take on a driven melody moves into a quasi-Eastern inspired modal section giving Frederic Eymard room to stretch out. Then a hard-driving vocalized and accordion augmented technically difficult section recalls the opening fusion section before a loose and freely rubato ending wraps it all up splendidly.

The sectional nature of the composition plays well into the hands of these experienced musicians like warm butter spread on toast; they cover all the crevasses and make the amalgamation more than the sum of its parts.

As a performer Calmel excels. He has ample technique and the good taste in knowing how and when to apply it to best effect. He solos in long phrases that enchant and never seems to run out of improvised ideas. Watching and listening to the further developments of this artist will be exciting."
Thomas R. Erdmann -JazzReview.com

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