Jazz Articles about Olivier Collette

Olivier Collette: De l'Aube au Crepuscule

by Michael P. Gladstone
February 1, 2004

De l'Aube au Crepuscule is a most thoroughly Belgian release, with all liner note information in French, so I can't provide you with any background on the musicians or compositions. However, previous mental conditioning is linking “Crepescule" with “Nellie" (Thelonious Monk, 1946) and advising me that this record is worthy of your attention.

Pianist Olivier Collette is the composer and arranger of these thirteen songs. His ten piece combo is augmented with strings on a few tracks. The ...