1. Jazz History (vol. I)
Jeff Gardner - piano, synths, vocals *
Linley Marthe - electric bass *
Karim Ziad- drums *
Pierre Comblat - computer programming
2. God is Great
Jeff Gardner - piano *
Samir – vocals *
Karim Ziad- drums *
Pierre Comblat - computer programming
3. Nobody Moves
Jeff Gardner - piano, synths, keyboard bass *
Sergio Leon Ruffin – vocals, vocal percussion *
Fifi Chayeb – electric bass *
Pierre Comblat - computer programming
4. For a Loop
Jeff Gardner - piano *
Fifi Chayeb – electric bass *
Karim Ziad- drums *
Pierre Comblat - computer programming
Influences
JAZZ HISTORY, VOL. I
IT'S A LONG STORY
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT SHORT
KIDS IN THE HOOD,
THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT RAP
ABOUT GROOVE
SOME OF THEM ARE STILL LISTENING
TO ROCK N' ROLL
I GOT SOMETHING ELSE ON MY MIND
A LOVE SUPREME (JOHN COLTRANE)
SPEAK LIKE A CHILD (HERBIE HANCOCK)
UN HUH (CHARLES MINGUS)
POWER TO THE PEOPLE (JOE HENDERSON)
MONEY JUNGLE (DUKE ELLINGTON)
OPEN TO LOVE (PAUL BLEY)
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
UN POCO LOCO (EARL BUD POWELL)
PERO "CON ALMA" (DIZZY GILLESPIE)
NOW'S THE TIME (CHARLIE PARKER)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE (JIMMY SMITH AND WES
MONTGOMERY)
BODY AND SOUL (COLEMAN HAWKINS)
ROUND MIDNIGHT (THELONIOUS MONK)
TALKIN' ABOUT JAZZ HISTORY
CHECK IT, CHECK IT
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING, BILL (BILL EVANS)
KIND OF BLUE, IN A SILENT WAY (LES 2 MILES)
TALKIN' ABOUT
THE FREEDOM SUITE (SONNY ROLLINS)
TALKIN' ABOUT
SPEAK NO EVIL (WAYNE SHORTER)
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
AND BILLIE SINGING
"STRANGE FRUIT" (BILLIE HOLIDAY)
Fruit de la rencontre d’un pianiste virtuose et d’un « sound designer » passionné, ce CD contient onze compositions mixant grooves du Brésil, Cuba, Le Magreb, New York, New Orleans, et l’Afrique : electro, rap, funk, salsa, NuJazz, bossa, baião, rai, hip hop, et paroles en anglais, espagnol, portugais, arabe, et français.
Born from the meeting of a virtuoso pianist and a cutting edge « sound designer », the CD mixes grooves from Brasil, Cuba, Africa,
New Orleans, and New York: electro, rap, funk, salsa, NuJazz, baião, bossa, rai, hip hop, and lyrics in english, portuguese, spanish, arabic, and french.
Jeff Gardner et Pierre Comblat entreprennent un tour du monde
musical avec des musiciens tels que :
- Rick Margitza (Miles Davis, Maria Schneider, Eddie Gomez)
- Nelson Veras (Michel Petrucciani, Steve Coleman, Mark Turner)
- Linley Marthe (Joe Zawinul, Bobby McFerrin, Trilok Gurtu)
- Karim Ziad (Cheb Mami, Joe Zawinul, Nguyen Lê)
- Flaco Nuñez (Orishas)
- Miguel « Anga » Diaz (Irakere, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargrove)
- Carlos Balla (Djavan, Maria Bethania)
- Sidinho Moreira (Gal Costa, Paul Simon)
- Fifi Chayeb (Michel Legrand, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford)
- Sergio Leon Ruffin (Sergent Garcia, Mad Sheer Kahan)
- Samir (Cheb Kader)
- Marcia Kern
Jeff Gardner and Pierre Comblat take us on a world tour of the
music scene with stellar musicians such as:
- Rick Margitza (Miles Davis, Maria Schneider, Eddie Gomez)
- Nelson Veras (Michel Petrucciani, Steve Coleman, Mark Turner)
- Linley Marthe (Joe Zawinul, Bobby McFerrin, Trilok Gurtu)
- Karim Ziad (Cheb Mami, Joe Zawinul, Nguyen Lê)
- Flaco Nuñez (Orishas)
- Miguel « Anga » Diaz (Irakere, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargrove)
- Carlos Balla (Djavan, Gal Costa, Maria Bethania)
- Sidinho Moreira (Gal Costa, Djavan, Paul Simon)
- Fifi Chayeb (Michel Legrand, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford)
- Sergio Leon Ruffin (Sergent Garcia, Mad Sheer Khan)
- Samir (Cheb Kader)
- Marcia Kern
Pierre Comblat a travaillé comme ingénieur/réalisateur avec :
Manu Dibango, Khaled, Lee Konitz, Brigitte Fontaine, Cesarius Alvim, Eddie Gomez, Paco Sery, Duduka Da Fonseca, Jean-Marie Ekay, Guy N'sangé, Cheb Kader, Tonton David, Carole Fredericks, Stone Age, Princesse Erika, Le Tone, Daniel Levy, Cheikha Rimiti, Los Jaivas, Olivier Hutman, Jimmy Drouillard, Thierry Eliez, Mino Cinelu, l'orchestre de Radio France, etc..
Il a également composé et realisé plusieurs génériques TV (ex : « Bouillon de Culture » Anne Sinclair) et bandes sonores.
Jeff Gardner, 17 albums a son actif, a tourné et enregistré avec :
Gilberto Gil, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Steve Lacy, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Bob Sheppard, Paulo Moura, Dori Caymmi, Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart, Gary Peacock, Rick Margitza, Anga, Maraca, Julio Barreto, Felipe Cabrera, Ingrid Jensen, Drew Gress, Anthony Pinciotti, Karim Ziad, Riccardo del Fra, Simon Goubert, J. F. Jenny Clark, André Ceccarelli, Hein van de Geyn, Nelson Veras, Carlos Balla, et le Piano Quartet avec Jaki Byard, Martial Solal et Paul Bley.
Pierre Comblathas worked as engineer and producer with:
Manu Dibango, Khaled, Lee Konitz, Brigitte Fontaine, Cesarius Alvim, Eddie Gomez, Paco Sery, Duduka Da Fonseca, Jean-Marie Ekay, Guy N'sangé, Cheb Kader, Tonton David, Carole Fredericks, Stone Age, Princesse Erika, Le Tone, Daniel Levy, Cheikha Rimiti, Los Jaivas, Olivier Hutman, Jeff Gardner, Thierry Eliez, Mino Cinelu, Radio France Orchestra, etc.. He has also composed and done sound design for numerous TV and movie scores.
Jeff Gardner has released 17 Cds as a leader and has toured and recorded with:
Gilberto Gil, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Steve Lacy, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Bob Sheppard, Paulo Moura, Dori Caymmi, Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart, Gary Peacock, Rick Margitza, Anga, Maraca, Julio Barreto, Felipe Cabrera, Ingrid Jensen, Drew Gress, Anthony Pinciotti, Karim Ziad, Riccardo del Fra, Simon Goubert, J. F. Jenny Clark, André Ceccarelli, Hein van de Geyn, Nelson Veras, Carlos Balla, and the Piano Quartet with Jaki Byard, Martial Solal et Paul Bley.
Pas de commentaire sur ta page...? Bon alors, permets-moi de te souhaiter la bienvenue sur myspace :-) La dernière fois qu'on s'est vu c'était il y a bien une quinzaine d'années je crois... Mais j'avais régulièrement des nouvelles par Charles et Bibi... Beau travail tout ça ! Subtil mélange d'ethno et de jazz, bravo c'est réussi !!!
