All tunes are originals except Can It Be Done by Wilson 'Willie Tee' Turbinton, Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter and Barcelona by Mark Turner **** 257 Church St. and Laurent's Mood are from the Blowing Trio new album The Thing To Share (Cristal Records 2007) featuring Olivier Zanot on alto sax, David El-Malek on tenor sax and special guest Laurence Allison on vocal **** The song CAN IT BE DONE is from the WEATHER REPORT album Domino Theory and was originally sung by Carl Anderson. This arrangement - featuring the Blowing Trio and the great DAVID LINX - is a tribute to the late JOE ZAWINUL who will always shine as one of the most inspiring figure of this art form **** Members on The Crowd Pleaser and Speak No Evil (bonus track not featured on the album) are Reuben Rogers on bass and Otis Brown III on drums from the album Spinnin' (Cristal Records 2005) **** Members on Barcelona (bonus track not featured on the album) are Jérôme Sabbagh on tenor, Brandon Owens on bass and Damion Reid on drums from the album Like A Tree In The City (Cristal Records/Sunnyside 2003) ****
Influences
I'm influenced by a wide range of musicians and music and will try and name a few : Thelonious S. Monk, Herbie Hanckock, Art Tatum, Earl Hines, Count Basie, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Andrew Hill, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Bruce Barth, Wynton Kelly, Brad Mehldau, Billy Strayhorn, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Childs, Mal Waldron, Larry Goldings, Kenny Barron, Lennie Tristano, Joe Zawinul, Red Garland, Duke Ellington, Cedar Walton, Sonny Clark, Ethan Iverson, Paul Bley, Bud Powell, Keith Jarrett, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Hank Jones, Randy Weston, Oscar Peterson, Edward Simon, Phineas Newborn, Kenny Drew, Ellis Marsalis, Fred Hersch, Geri Allen, Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Roberts, Mulgrew Miller, Vijay Iyer, Gonzalo Rublcaba, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Charie Parker, Myron Walden, Lee Konitz, Wayne Shorter, Marc Turner, Chris Cheek, Sam Rivers, Miguel Zenon, Eddie Harris, Joe Hendreson, Bill McHenry, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Dolphy, Stan Getz, Joe Lovano, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, J.D.Allen, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Paul Gonzalves, Rolland Kirk, David Biney, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Lester Young, Jackie McClean, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell, Woody Shaw, Thad Jones, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Chet Baker, Clark Terry, Booker Little, Ed Blackwell, Sean Rickman, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Philly Jo Jones, Art Taylor, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Joe Chambers, Brian Blade, John Hollenbeck, Jeff Tain Watts, Damion Reid, Billy Higgins, Jeff Ballard, Sam Woodyard, Eric Harland, Greg Hutchison, Paul Motion, Charlie Haden, Scott Lafaro, Ben Street, Bob Hurst, Reginal Veal, Reid Anderson, Dave Holland, Anthony Tidd, Chris McBride, Larry Grenadier, Chris Lightcap, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scoffield, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, Grant Green, Ben Monder, Pat Metheny, Guillermo Klein, Rebecca Martin, Shirley Horn, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Elis Regina, Joni Mitchell, Mark Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Dina Washington, Nat King Cole, Kate Mc Garry, Billie Holliday, Bobby Hutcherson, Common, Earth Wind & Fire, The Beatles, RadioHead, Quite Sane, Bjork, Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Mickael Brecker, Caetano Veloso, Tom Jobim, Joyce, Bebo Valdes, Maraca, Chaka Khan, Prince, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, James Brown, Leo Ferre, Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, Lewis Taylor, Massive Attack, Meshel Ndegeocello, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common, Outkast, Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Curtis Mayfield, Sly and The Family Stones, Shuggie Otis, Talvin Singh, The Fugees, The Roots, The Claudia Quintet, Take 6, Nittin Shawney, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Maurice Durufle, Jean Sebastien Bach, W.A.Mozart, Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Pierre Boulez, Rachmanninoff, Glen Gould, Samson Francois,
Yo, I was gonna call you tomorrow. I got the cd's and some of this stuff is really killing. Haven't listened to the whole thing yet. Coutance was really killing, saw Wayne and got to hang with him and the rest of the band at dinner!! Hung with Donald too....he's a cool guy. We'll definitley have to hang a little while you're here. Take care and I'll talk to you soon....
Surtout me le dis pas que tu passes à Aix le 18 mai ... je risquerai de venir t'écouter ! d't'façon, je n'écouterai que Sophie Alour, à chaque fois que tu joueras tu entendras quelqu'un éternuer sans discontinuer, même pas dans le beat (j'y comprend rien en plus ...) C'est vraiment un monde ça ! C'est Paris qui fait ça ? ... euh dis moi, la Sophie Chloé juste au dessous, tu la connais bien ? pas besoin d'un sax ? choriste ? Accordéoniste ? Accordeur de machine à café ? Porteur de pims ? Bon beh sinon, je t'embrasse. John.
un grooooooooooooooooooooooos bisous laurent et un grand bravo pour ce que tu fais.....continue a nous faire rever.....tu es le roi des accords magiques... elisa...
bonjour, on ne se connait absolument pas mais je suis fan de ce que vous faites!!oui dit comme ça , ca fait assez crétin!Mais c 'est sincère!Le titre composé pour Élisabeth Kontomanou ( the bird in me) est juste à tomber.Bonne continuation!Fred
You da best....!! Definitely look you up when I come to Paris (who knows when that'll be) soon, hopefully. We're almost finished with the GAIA record so maybe we'll start working soon. 'Til then....Peace,
Hey man....Thanks for your words...The feeling is mutual; you posess a very distinct vision and the music is extremely imaginative as well as challenging. It means a lot to me that you find inspiration in what I (try to) do. That inspires me, so thank you again. Love,
