Simon Legault - Misrememberings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Simon Legault - Science Wielded By Love [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2013

A Singular Blend of Dynamic Post- Pop & Electronic Production Featuring The Vibraphonist's Remarkable Quartet Special Guests Gerald Clayton and Marquis Hill Named One Of Downbeat's 25 For The Future InchHis music is fresh, it speaks to everyone. Never heard anyone play vibes like that before.Inch - Herbie Hancock InchBest vibes player I've heard...Inch - Quincy Jones In discussing Elements of Light, his fifth album as a leader, the vibraphonist- composer Simon Moullier often returns to a specific term unfolding. InchThis is an important word - the unfolding of a song,Inch says Moullier, who was born in France and lives in New York. InchIt's something I'm very attached to, and something I'm always working on.Inch Even the most serious intellectual musical concepts are rendered with a directness, a simplicity that can captivate a general audience. InchFor me, no matter how complex an idea can get,Inch he says, Inchclarity is always key.Inch That's a mature, evolved outlook for a millennial jazz musician to embrace, and it's shared among Moullier's youthful quartet featuring pianist Lex Korten, bassist Rick Rosato and drummer Jongkuk InchJKInch Kim. What's more, these musicians of astonishing technical facility interact with the selflessness and good taste that Moullier's song- focused music requires; to say it another way, they use their virtuosity to make the bandleader's compositions sound as human and affecting as possible - never to preen.

Simon Phillips, drummer & producer extraordinaire has upped the ante with his newest instrumental recording PROTOCOL 4. Building on his past PROTOCOL projects, Simon has again enlisted the highly talented bassist Ernest Tibbs along with PROTOCOL newcomers, the superb veteran guitar shredder Greg Howe and keyboard virtuoso Dennis Hamm. All compositions were written by Simon while on tour. InchThe first time I've really been able to concentrate on writing material on the road. Lots of creativity on airplanes and in hotel and backstage dressing roomsInch, says Phillips. Perhaps the vibe and energy of touring accounts for the slightly more Inchmetallic edgeInch to this new album. But, as is always the case, Simon's music defies specific labels as he fuses elements of rock, jazz, funk, classical and even world music into the mix. A case in point being the track InchCeltic RunInch combining a Celtic rhythmic motif with blazing guitar and synthesizer leads all held together with Phillips signature ultra-tight drumming and Tibbs ever solid bass work. InchPassage to AgraInch is a rhythmic musical excursion to an exotic foreign land. The tracks InchPentangleInch and InchSolitaireInch both contain some super funky grooves underlying jaw dropping metallic jazz/rock soloing. Greg Howe's guitar work shines throughout the recording, perhaps no more so than the plaintive and anthem-like track InchPhantom VoyageInch. Dennis Hamm's keyboard work is stunning on each and every track, whether he's soloing or adding rich orchestration. The album concludes with the monster high energy fusion track InchAzorezInch. In addition to awesome musicianship, Simon's impeccable production and recording technique shine once more on this album. PROTOCOL 4 is certain to please longstanding Simon Phillips aficionados and is certain to also bring new PROTOCOL fans into the fold.