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"Sanctified" unfolds like a panorama seen from the window of a train
Each track of Sanctified unfolds like a panorama seen from the window of a train, beginning with the idyll of “Aaricia’s Moods.” The opening moments feature J.B. Biesmans on flute, blowing alone, then over filmy, free-tempo chords on bass and Rhodes.
When the groove kicks in, we’re into a five-beat vamp, E-minor to F, back and forth, that rolls us toward the ’60s. The title song follows, with another two-chord pattern played dreamily on electric piano—until a seven-bar horn line blares over a trudging beat and what sounds like a bunch of guys getting punched in the gut. A vocal line, accessible melodically but cryptic lyrically, threads after that from straightforward verses into a diminished-chord bridge and back, as if from sunlight into mist and sunlight again.
And so it goes. The instrumentals take us to the retro-funk well again and again, with themes stated by horns in unison or octaves. Presumably Biesmans plays these simultaneously, given their bellow and bray in the fashion of Rahsaan Les McCann and bossa nova on “Las Niñas De La Mancha” or milking the wah-wah pedal on “Brownies For Dinner,” the instrumentals maintain an aggressively retro reference.
The vocals, though, are less predictable. “The Dun” is ominous, filled with shadowy silences between a thumping tom, a scraped bass ostinato and an elusive story about a “man on a silver mountain.” Things get darker still on “The Wake,” again with bowed upright and muffled drums, this time framing a tale of ... More at Downbeat magazine our at www.tb4q.com
"TB4Q succeeds in 'getting that feeling'."
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The Big “Four” does not reflect the number of musicians in the band but refers to the characteristic second-line beat of New Orleans music. And that’s just a little hint for what to expect. TB4Q is generally rooted in New Orleans Also The knowledge of the jazz history allowed TB4Q to draw on many elements of the music's past, from ragtime to swing and free jazz ,free-style grooves and a lot of spontaneity and you’ll get TB4Q at full speed .
In 2008 The Big Four Quintet released their first album ‘The Congregation Session (TTR001) which was very well received by the international music press. For example: The American Jazz site All About Jazz wrote: “The band's The Congregation Sessions is a joy from start to finish …”OOR Magazine wrote: “A world class Killer-record”. The website Jazz and soul mentioned: “They would easily fit in on any Jazz event, Blues Festival, etc. The Big Four will be a band that will gain visibility and tons of fans in a very short time. Fantastic work.”. The album stayed in the top 10 of the OOR-Magazine/VPRO-Radio chart “De Moordlijst” for 10 weeks. Not bad considering this is a pop-chart …
“Okay, so maybe you’ve listened to ‘The Congregation Sessions’. That was what TB4Q was all about! .. sort of.. Because there is this darker, hidden, mysterious, almost postmodern–Creole side of TB4Q that was aching to find itself a way out. During live shows, people in the audience started to become aware of this inevitable new dimension to the music of the Big Four (Quintet). And with the new album, “Sanctified” the cat is out of the bag. All original, TB4Q are finally doing their own thing all the way.. We are going to take you by the hand. We are going to go for a little walk. We are going to show you what TB4Q is REALLY about. This new album is –essentially– a closer walk with TB4Q. A walk we want to take with YOU. Paradoxically in style with the New Orleans tradition, it is ‘A Closer Walk With Thee’…”
In recent years The Big Four Quintet (a.k.a. The Big Four) played on several Jazz ,Blues and R&R stages across Europe they even played a show for the King of Belgium.
So Break with convention book us or join us at our gigs to bust out of your safety zone like we do … TB4Q THE BIG FOUR QUINTET
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TB4Q "Sanctified" in December issue of DOWNBEAT magazine
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Album Reviews 1One horny album! - Rootsville 2.A captivating jazz record - Keys & Chords 3.International breakthrough - Bobtjeblues 4 Fourteen fabulous songs - Rootstime 5.Irresistible all along - Mazzmusikas 6.Musical maturity unheard of - Back to the Roots 7.Makes your heart go faster - Bertus 8.World class Killer record - Oor Magazine 9. Honneur au jazz belge - Music in Belgium
Hey Guys, It was great to see y'all again... I've been diggin' your new CD... Thanks again... It was fun to play with y'all... I hope y'all had a smooth trip home... Happy Trails LV
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