DUKE & THELONIOUS (2 vinyls)

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After "Le salut à Georges Brassens" by Les Etrangers Familiers, Denis Charolles and Les Musiques à Ouïr offer a fabulous journey into the heart of Jazz music history, with their characteristic joyful creativity. Monk and Ellington, two pianists, two great composers: Ellington, alias the Duke, elegance made swing and melody, the luxuriance of the Big Band... Thelonious Sphere Monk, absolute originality, harshness made poetry... More than a reinterpretation, Denis Charolles invites us to a celebration, a dance step, a tightrope walker's chase amidst the jewels of this music. A melody, a rhythm and our memory races: In a Sentimental Mood, Crépuscule With Nellie, Epistrophy, Sophisticated Lady, Braggin'n Brass, Concerto for Cootie! Denis Charolles and his companions live music with fierce appetite, a strong and contagious relationship with the audience. "A BEAUTIFUL DISCOVERY, THIS DOUBLE TRIBUTE TO THELONIOUS MONK AND DUKE ELLINGTON, ADMIRABLY DISTANCED." Jazz Magazine "A CREATIVE MADNESS AT THE SERVICE OF JAZZ LEGENDS...." L'Humanité Dimanche