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Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra: Hot Town

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra e la sua Ghost Train Orchestra proseguono la meritevole opera di recupero e talvolta di riscoperta della musica americana della prima metà del secolo scorso. Se nel precedente Book of Rhapsody l'attenzione era rivolta a quegli autori -Alec Wilder, John Kirby tra gli altri -alla ricerca di una via che apparentasse il jazz tradizionale con la musica classica, in questo Hot Town ci si tuffa senza indugi nei ruggenti anni venti dando seguito al repertorio già immortalato in Hothouse Stomp.

Le ricche note di copertina introducono con dovizia di particolari autori, genesi dei brani e contesto storico e faranno la gioia di specialisti e appassionati del genere. Per limitarci alla musica contenuta in Hot Town possiamo evidenziare la ricchezza degli arrangiamenti, la pertinenza degli assoli, l'abilità nel ricreare le atmosfere di un epoca diventata mito, l'energia, la gioia, il rispetto nell'interpretarla.

Certo un po' di effetto revival aleggia nell'aria ma l'impiego di musicisti in gran parte attivi nella scena creativa di Brooklyn -Curtis Hasselbring, Rob Garcia, Colin Stetson, Andy Laster -fa brillare in maniera attuale alcune ottime composizioni troppo spesso dimenticate.


Track Listing

Hot Town; Mo'lasses; Skag-A-Lag; Harlem Drag; You Ain't the One; Down Yonder; Bright Boy Blues; Springfield Stomp; Alligator Crawl; Friction; You Can't Go Wrong; Charleston Is the Best Dance After All.

Personnel

Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra

Brian Carpenter: tromba, armonica; Dennis Lichtman: clarinetto; Andy Lester: sax alto, sax baritono; Petr Cancura: sax tenore, sax alto, clarinetto; Curtis Hasselbring: trombone; Mazz Swift: violini, voce; Cynthia Sayer: banjo; Ron Caswell: tuba; Rob Garcia: batteria; Jordan Voelker: viola; Colin Stetson: sax basso; Andrew Stern: banjo tenore.

Album information

Title: Hot Town | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Accurate Records


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