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Umlaut Big Band: Euro Swing Vol. 2
ByNeedless to say, jazz became a thriving art form in Europe with its own big bands and orchestras. For instance, there is a marvelous reissue series Jazz In Italy from Riviera Jazz Records that remasters Italian jazz from the 1930, 40s and 50s. Like much of the original music of the 1920s through 1950s, the recording quality leaves much to your imagination. Just listening to Ellington or Armstrong's 78s from the 1930s makes most modern fans either nostalgic or wanting.
Never fear. The Umlaut Big Band rejuvenates the music of the swing era with its 14-piece ensemble. Like Chicago's The Fat Babies, who specialize in 1920s and 30s Dixieland, the UBB recreates an era without irony or satire.
On their first recording
UBB director Pierre-Antoine Badaroux tracked down the old recordings and has brought them to life, gloriously. It's not difficult to imagine that this is exactly how the music sounded back in the day. The band's music is presented with a meticulous rigor. Just as Ellington would rehearse constantly to obtain a precision to his sound, the UBB is punctilious, and in that punctiliousness an infectious swing is born. To quote Fats Waller, "yeaaaah."
Track Listing
Blue room; Hyde Park;Swinging At The Chez Florence; Blue Interlude; Bull Frog Stomp; Honeysuckle Rose; Sax Appeal; Shanghai Shuffle; Piccadilly Strut; Sweet Madness; Serenade To Sweden; I Wanna Go Places And Do Things; I’m Coming Virginia; I Got Rhythm; Farewell Blues.
Personnel
Umlaut Big Band
band / ensemble / orchestraPierre-Antoine Badaroux: direction, alto saxophone; Antonin-Tri Hoang: alto saxophone alto, clarinet; Jean Dousteyssier,: tenor saxophone tenor, clarinet; Geoffroy Gesser: tenor saxophone tenor, clarinet; Benjamin Dousteyssier: alto saxophone, baryton; Brice Pichard: trumpet; Louis Laurain: trumpet; Emil Strandberg: trumpet; Fidel Fourneyron: trombone ; Michaël Ballue: trombone; Nicolas Grymonprez: trombone; Romain Vuillemin: guitar; Bruno Ruder: piano; Sébastien Beliah: double bass; Antonin Gerbal: drums.
Album information
Title: Euro Swing Vol. 2 | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Umlaut Records
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