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Eric Vloeimans: Bitches and Fairy Tales
ByThe 13 original compositions here are mostly quiet, impressionistic sketches that skirt the boundary between mainstream and avant-garde. Vloeimans plays generally quiet-toned, less-is-more trumpet in a Miles mode, but occcasionally busts loose with more esoteric flourishes that suggest adventurous contemporaries like Dave Douglas. While highly melodic and accessible, Vloeimans has a decidely modernist approach that mixes funk and down-home blues with downtown improv, sometimes within a single tune.
The group interplay here is superb, which is hardly a surprise given the caliber of the rhythm section and some of their current and past associations Taylor with Kenny Wheeler, Johnson with Bill Evans, Baron with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. And all are given ample opportunity to step forward on Vloiemans' spacious compositions. There's some beautiful, thoughtful playing here that should appeal to a wide variety of listeners.
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Eric Vloeimans
trumpetEric Vloeimans; Trumpet: John Taylor; Piano: Marc Johnson; Bass: Joey Baron; Drums.
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Album information
Title: Bitches and Fairy Tales | Year Released: 1999 | Record Label: Challenge Records
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