Various Artists - Voice of Generations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Voice The-The Originals [COMPACT DISCS] Australia - Import date 04/30/2013

Hardly anyone knows Damia today, a famous French singer and actress who is considered the model of later world stars such as Edith Piaf, Barbara or Juliette Greco. In her chansons, Damia almost exclusively sang the life that in her case had tragic elements, which is why she received the nickname Inchla tragedienne de la chansonInch (the tragic figure of the chanson). The singer was idolized between the world wars, but increasingly forgotten after the occupation of France by the Germans. InchDamia's story and her repertoire touched me very deeply. She had her own style and was the first 'Chanteuse realiste' in our country,Inch Elodie Lauton explained the motives for InchOriginis,Inch her second album after the much-respected crossover project InchTerminal B,Inch which she released in 2012 with the group Goldamour. For the homage to her idol Damia, Elodie assembled a number of outstanding European musicians. The result touches and goes directly to your heart. Chansons in her native language with this very special, subtly swinging jazz touch.

Pieces' is the meeting of two generations - The experienced and mature the trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg and the guitarist Bjarne Roupé and the two young and ready Anton Langebæk on bass and the percussionist Benjamin Barfod. Bjarne Roupé Trio had been with Langebæk and Barfod for a while, and when Palle Mikkelborg was set to play a concert for Jazz Grooves at JB10 in Næstved, it was obvious that the four musicians worked together this evening. It became a success and the musicians took the initiative to use the recordings for this . Here it is 'Pieces Generations at Sunrise' - five well-chosen compositions with Roupé's overview and broad sounds, Langebæk's pulsating bass, Barfod's distinctive percussion and Mikkelborg's trumpet and flugelhorn on top. We get extremely personal renditions of John Coltrane's InchNaimaInch and the Abez classic InchNature BoyInch. A Swedish folk melody, InchSaudiInch, with a beautiful guitar intro and more of the same sonorous element in the opening track InchWitchi-tai-toInch, which is carried on by Barfod's gubal. The fine little theme is presented only at the end. Coltrane's great ballad InchNaimaInch is performed for the first time in the history of music with sansula. In the collectively composed and arranged InchPiecesInch, there are fanfares with electronics underneath, and Langebæk rounds off with a very solid bass solo. InchNature boyInch gets new and very beautiful life with Mikkelborg's horn followed by a very well playing Roupé.